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pfBlockerNG vs Pi-hole: catalog facts
pfBlockerNG	Pi-hole
Free Installed as a package within pfSense software; the documentation lists no separate…	Free Free and open source under the European Union Public Licence 1.2, funded by donations and…
Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Network-wide IP and DNS blocklists from the firewall Country and IP range blocking	Blocks advertising in mobile apps and on smart televisions, not just browsers Covers every device on the network with nothing installed on them
Only runs on pfSense Many options make setup involved for newcomers	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
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Closed 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 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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