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24 alternatives to XIP

Wildcard DNS for everyone

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. XIP launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Wildcard Browser▲246

   Card browser for the native mobile internet

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   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 →

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   I've created the fastest open-source DNS bruteforcer using XF_ADP▲15

   An experimental high-performance DNS query bruteforce tool built with AF_XDP for extremely fast and accurate bulk DNS lookups. - c3l3si4n/pugdns

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   NsLookup▲72

   A simple and powerful tool for querying DNS records

   2020 · nslookup.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   "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 →

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   I built a DNS resolver from scratch in Rust – no DNS libraries▲115

   I built a DNS resolver that lets me use https://frontend.numa instead of localhost:5173 — auto-generated TLS certs, WebSocket passthrough, path routing. No mkcert, no nginx, no /etc/hosts.

   Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Wildcard (Pre-launch)▲92

   Your filter to meet the most interesting people at events

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8GW
   Get Wildcard Subdomain Instantly▲8

   2025 · wildcard.jolly-ops.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sinkzone DNS – Forwarder that blocks everything except your allowlist▲96

   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 →

10. 10
    WildCard▲31

    seamless replacement for the Internet on your phone

    2014 · forsale.godaddy.com · 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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    Freenom▲7

    A fast and anonymous Public DNS resolver

    2017 · freenom.world · its alternatives →

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

    2023 · eighty-twenty.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Wildcard▲20

    Fast, new way of browsing the Internet on your phone

    2014 · forsale.godaddy.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    zeit.world▲7

    Free global DNS

    2016 · vercel.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    A DNS server that removes the top million domains▲48

    2012 · millionshort.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    What's My DNS▲4

    Global DNS Propagation Checker

    2016 · whatsmydns.net · its alternatives →

18. 18
    DNS Dumpster▲5

    Discover obscure subdomains w/ this DNS recon tool 4 hackerz

    2016 · dnsdumpster.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    DNSFilter▲4

    Disruptively priced web filtering and security

    2016 · dnsfilter.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Roll your own dynamic DNS service with Amazon Route53▲6

    The blog of an engineer from Canada

    2014 · willwarren.com · its alternatives →

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    DNS Watch▲5

    No censorship. No Bullsh*t. Just DNS.

    2015 · dns.watch · its alternatives →

22. 22DC
    DNSWhore.com Domain Suggestions▲8

    2011 · dnswhore.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Comodo PremiumSSL Wildcard▲2

    Secure primary domain and all subdomains

    2023 · cheapsslweb.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ViewDNS▲6

    Your one source for DNS related tools!

    2017 · viewdns.info · its alternatives →

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