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Pi-hole vs NextDNS: catalog facts
Pi-hole	NextDNS
Free Free and open source under the European Union Public Licence 1.2, funded by donations and…	Freemium A free tier with a monthly query allowance is available. Paid plans remove the limit.
Linux, Self-hosted, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Blocks advertising in mobile apps and on smart televisions, not just browsers Covers every device on the network with nothing installed on them	Very granular blocklists and per-device profiles with detailed analytics Encrypted DNS support on every platform, including router-level setup
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	Filtering happens on their infrastructure, so they resolve your queries The free tier is limited to a monthly query allowance
Self-hosted	Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: EUPL-1.2	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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