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Unbound vs Encrypted DNS Server: catalog facts
Unbound	Encrypted DNS Server
Free Free and open source under the BSD licence.	Free Free and open source; the project accepts donations through Open Collective.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
DNSSEC validation and encrypted transports in a small, audited resolver Runs recursively, so no upstream resolver sees your queries	Runs your own DNSCrypt server in front of an existing resolver Supports anonymized DNS relaying
Configuration is a text file with many options No filtering or blocklists of its own; that needs another layer	Requires a server and some networking knowledge to deploy Clients need DNSCrypt support to use it
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: MIT
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 October 2, 2026

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