Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to GateDNS
Self-host level DNS control: Protect privacy & block ads.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.
2019 · nextdns.io · its alternatives →
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Tired of companies snooping through your DNS traffic? Don't you wish you could get advertisements with your DNS records? Today we're introducing the innovative, privacy-focused, ad-supported DNS resolver - DN$! Traditional DNS resolvers provided by your internet service provider, cloudflare, or google could be tracking your internet activity and selling it to third-party data vendors. We at DN$ want to fix that and cut out these nefarious actors (until we've amassed a critical number of users to exploit). In order to support such a radically new business model, our service needs to serve…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The 1.1.1.1 App▲689Faster, more private internet by Cloudflare, now on mobile
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The Internet’s fastest, privacy-first DNS resolver
2018 · one.one.one.one · its alternatives →
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2024 · privacy-dns.pw · its alternatives →
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Every privacy-focused DNS service requires an account: NextDNS, Cloudflare for Families, Apple's iCloud Private Relay (paid, iOS-only). The protocol that doesn’t require one - ODoH - had basically one well-known public relay operator (Frank Denis on Fastly Compute, default in dnscrypt-proxy). I built a second one and the client to talk to it.
May 2026 · numa.rs · its alternatives →
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Most site blockers work by blacklisting distractions. That never worked for me, the internet is too big, and there’s always something new to waste time on. I wanted the opposite: allowlist‑only browsing. Block everything by default, and explicitly allow only what I need. So I built Sinkzone: a local DNS forwarder with two modes: Monitor mode: lets all traffic through, but logs every domain so you can decide what to allow. Focus mode: only allowlisted domains resolve; everything else is blocked (NXDOMAIN). It’s open source, written in Go, and runs locally on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Works a…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · sirendns.com · its alternatives →
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Next DNS▲9Block ads, trackers, and malicious websites. Out of beta now
2020 · nextdns.io · its alternatives →
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WiFi router for home with a focus on security and privacy
2023 · pcwrt.com · its alternatives →
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Block ads and unwanted connections on Android without root
May 2026 · shielddns.us · its alternatives →
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AdBlock VPN▲96Safe, simple, affordable no-log VPN service from AdBlock
2022 · getadblock.com · its alternatives →
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1-click, self-hosted deployment of OpenVPN with DNS ad blocking sinkhole - ezaquarii/vpn-at-home
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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DNS ads block for gamer, better ping, fewer ads
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Threat protection & content filtering with DNSLayer security
2024 · glorydns.com · its alternatives →
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Ad Blocking for Any Device... Without an App, VPN or Proxy!
2019 · blockerdns.com · its alternatives →
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