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SmartDNS vs mosdns: catalog facts
SmartDNS	mosdns
Free Free to use, with source code published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Linux, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Command line
Picks the fastest upstream answer rather than the first reply Supports DoT, DoH, DoQ and DoH3 upstreams	Rule-based routing of domains to different upstreams Supports DoT, DoH and DoQ
Main readme is in Chinese, with a separate English version Needs manual configuration with no graphical interface	Documentation is in Chinese Configuration requires editing plugin rules by hand
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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