Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to LHDNS

A privacy-preserving naming layer for the internet

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

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   1.1.1.1 by Cloudflare▲871

   The Internet’s fastest, privacy-first DNS resolver

   2018 · one.one.one.one · its alternatives →

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   DN$ – an innovative, ad-supported DNS resolver▲294

   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 →

3. 3PD
   Privacy DNS – free, encrypted, no-logs, DoH, DoT, DoQ, DNSProxy▲14

   2024 · privacy-dns.pw · its alternatives →

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   nextdns.io – A Combination of Cloudflare DNS and Pi-Hole▲372

   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 →

5. 5NA
   NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification"▲537

   We just shipped a new feature in NextDNS: Bypass Age Verification. More and more sites (especially adult ones) are now forcing users to upload IDs or selfies to continue. We think that’s a terrible idea: handing over government documents to random sites is a huge privacy risk. This new setting workarounds those verification flows via DNS tricks. It’s available today to all users, including free accounts. We’re curious how the HN community feels about this. Is it the right way to protect privacy online, or will it just provoke regulators to push harder? https://nextdns.io

   2025 · its alternatives →

6. 6RT
   Running the second public ODoH relay▲125

   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 →

7. 7ZI
   zzzz.io, a free DynDNS replacement I created on the weekend▲156

   2014 · zzzz.io · its alternatives →

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   Handshake (HNS)▲279

   Dismantling the monopoly on top-level domains

   2020 · handshake.org · its alternatives →

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   Dmail▲87

   A privacy focused email provider using Blockchain technology

   2019 · dmail.online · its alternatives →

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    hop.js▲129

    A fast, free, privacy-first CDN for open-source projects

    2025 · hopjs.bunny.net · its alternatives →

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    Pubky Core▲126

    Open-source protocol for a decentralized, user-owned web

    2024 · pubky.org · its alternatives →

12. 12DL
    DNS Live on Handshake▲48

    2020 · live.ix · its alternatives →

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    MassDNS – A high-performance DNS stub resolver in C▲35

    A high-performance DNS stub resolver for bulk lookups and reconnaissance (subdomain enumeration) - blechschmidt/massdns

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    "q", a DNS query tool with support for UDP, TCP, DoT, DoH, DoQ and ODoH▲140

    A tiny command line DNS client with support for UDP, TCP, DoT, DoH, DoQ and ODoH. - natesales/q

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15OH
    One hostname to rule them all▲111

    2017 · onehostname.com · its alternatives →

16. 16DB
    DNS-based alternative to the web for structured data▲59

    2020 · num.uk · its alternatives →

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    A DNS server that removes the top million domains▲48

    2012 · millionshort.com · its alternatives →

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    ControlD▲87

    DNS service from Windscribe VPN

    2021 · controld.com · its alternatives →

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    File distribution over DNS: (ab)using DNS as a CDN▲72

    2023 · eighty-twenty.org · its alternatives →

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    Backname.io – every IP address gets its own domain▲46

    I was setting up tests involving DNS resolution recently, where something like 127.0.0.1.service.foo would have been tremendously useful. Back in the day, I'd have used xip.io - but sadly that service died. Well, every excuse is a good one when it comes to writing a DNS server! Backname.io joins nip.io and sslip.io in the wildcard DNS game.

    2023 · backname.io · its alternatives →

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    Localdots – HTTPS domains for localhost with autoconfig and hot reload▲75

    HTTPS domains for localhost. 🏠. Contribute to lufzle/localdots development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Local development with .local domains and HTTPSfree tier, from $8/mo▲84

    Hi HN! I'm Jarek, and I've built this tool that allows publishing .local domains on the local network using mDNS. It also has a reverse proxy that handles HTTPS termination and port forwarding. I'm working on adding more features, like an index page with all available domains or allowing proxy redirects, so you could redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. Let me know if you have any questions or feedback!

    2023 · localcan.com · its alternatives →

23. 23AD
    A decentralized Internet identity system I'm working on.▲67

    2013 · nameblossom.org · its alternatives →

24. 24SA
    SirenDNS – A Watchtower for Your Domains (Anti-domain-squatting)▲62

    2021 · sirendns.com · its alternatives →

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