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Technitium DNS Server vs RouteDNS: catalog facts
Technitium DNS Server	RouteDNS
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free to download and run.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	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	Supports DoT, DoH, DoQ and DTLS upstreams Flexible routing of queries between resolvers
Considerably more complex than Pi-hole if all you want is ad blocking Running your own DNS means DNS outages become your problem	Configured through files, no graphical interface Takes DNS knowledge to set up well
Self-hosted, Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	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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