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CAdGuard DNS vs NextDNS
Price, audits and jurisdiction and who each one suits, side by side.
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Choose AdGuard DNS if…
- you're in its core audience: privacy-minded individuals, parents
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Choose NextDNS if…
- you're in its core audience: privacy-conscious individuals, parents
Side by side
Feature AdGuard DNS NextDNS
Cost over 2 years—$39.82
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, AndroidWeb
CompanyAdGuardNextDNS Inc.
Full feature lists
A AdGuard DNS
- Network-level blocking of ads, trackers, malware and phishing
- Family protection mode with adult-content blocking and Safe Search
- Parental control with screen-time scheduling
- Real-time DNS request stats by device, date and country
- Custom per-device block and allow lists
- DNSCrypt, DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-QUIC support
- DNSSEC validation
- 100+ servers in 15+ locations
N NextDNS
- Blocks malware, phishing, cryptojacking and typosquatting domains
- Ad and tracker blocklists updated in real time
- Native Tracking Protection for OS-level trackers
- Parental controls with SafeSearch and YouTube Restricted Mode
- Recreation Time schedules for apps and websites
- Configurable log retention and log storage region
- DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS and DNSSEC support
- Custom denylist, allowlist and DNS rewrites
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | AdGuard DNS | NextDNS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | no published plan | $1.66 Pro |
| 5 people | no published plan | $16.58 Business |
| 20 people | no published plan | $16.58 Business |
All plans and prices
AdGuard DNS
Public DNSFree
Private DNS serverPaid
Enterprise DNSCustom
NextDNS
FreeFree
Pro$1.99/month or $19.90/year
Business$19.90/month or $199/year
Education$19.90/month or $199/year
Strengths and limitations
AdGuard DNS
- Public servers are free
- Supports DNSCrypt, DoH, DoT, DoQ and DNSSEC
- Works with any device, including routers
- Code published on GitHub
- DNS-level blocking works only on whole domains
- Dashboard, stats and custom filtering need a paid private server
NextDNS
- Free plan includes all features and 300,000 queries a month
- Unlimited devices and configurations on every plan
- Logs can be turned off completely or kept from one hour up to two years
- Accepts cards, PayPal and cryptocurrency
- Pro and Free plans get community support only
- Prices are listed in EUR
- Filtering stops on the free plan once the monthly quota is used up
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QQ
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Free trial
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Ad, tracker and phishing blocker for desktop, mobile, browsers and networks
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 8, 2026. Editorial policy