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OpenWrt adblock vs Pi-hole: catalog facts
OpenWrt adblock	Pi-hole
Free Free package from the OpenWrt community feeds.	Free Free and open source under the European Union Public Licence 1.2, funded by donations and…
Linux, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Filters ads for every device behind the router Installed from the standard OpenWrt package feeds	Blocks advertising in mobile apps and on smart televisions, not just browsers Covers every device on the network with nothing installed on them
Requires a router running OpenWrt Setup assumes familiarity with router administration	Runs on Linux; it is not a program you install on a laptop Over-blocking breaks sites, and someone has to fix it when it does
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: EUPL-1.2
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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