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Pi-hole vs OpenWrt adblock: catalog facts
Pi-hole	OpenWrt adblock
Free Free and open source under the European Union Public Licence 1.2, funded by donations and…	Free Free package from the OpenWrt community feeds.
Linux, Self-hosted, Web	Linux, Command line
Blocks advertising in mobile apps and on smart televisions, not just browsers Covers every device on the network with nothing installed on them	Filters ads for every device behind the router Installed from the standard OpenWrt package feeds
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	Requires a router running OpenWrt Setup assumes familiarity with router administration
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: EUPL-1.2	License not stated
No account needed	No account 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 23, 2026

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