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Technitium DNS Server vs BIND 9: catalog facts
Technitium DNS Server	BIND 9
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Authoritative and recursive in one server, so it hosts your zones and resolves everything else Blocks ads and malware for every device on the network without per-device setup	dig is a standard tool for DNS troubleshooting Full-featured DNS server with DNSSEC
Considerably more complex than Pi-hole if all you want is ad blocking Running your own DNS means DNS outages become your problem	dig comes as part of the larger BIND package Server configuration has a steep learning curve
Self-hosted, Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MPL-2.0
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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