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Stubby vs RouteDNS: catalog facts
Stubby	RouteDNS
Free Free and open source under the BSD licence.	Free Free to download and run.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Encrypts the last mile of DNS for the whole machine, not just one browser Strict profile refuses to fall back to unencrypted DNS	Supports DoT, DoH, DoQ and DTLS upstreams Flexible routing of queries between resolvers
Configuration is a YAML file with no interface Only protects the path to the resolver; the resolver still sees your queries	Configured through files, no graphical interface Takes DNS knowledge to set up well
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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