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Control D vs Qustodio
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Control D if…
- you want the lower entry price ($2/mo vs $5/mo)
- you need an API to build on
- you work on Windows, macOS, Linux
- you're in its core audience: it and security teams, managed service providers
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Choose Qustodio if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: parents, families with several devices
Side by side
Feature Control D Qustodio
Pricing modelFree trialFreemium
Starting price$2/mo$5/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, APIWeb
CategorySmart DNS & DNS privacyParental controls
CompanyControl D, Inc.Qustodio LLC
Full feature lists
C Control D
- ML-based malware and phishing domain blocking
- 20 content categories plus custom rules
- One-toggle blocking for 1,000+ services
- DoH, DoH/3, DoT, DoQ and legacy DNS support
- Traffic redirection via proxies in 69 countries
- 30-day query logs and 1-year analytics
- SIEM streaming to Splunk or MS Sentinel
- Multi-tenant dashboard with API and CLI
Q Qustodio
- Website and app filtering and blocking
- Screen time limits, scheduled breaks and internet pauses
- Custom routines for study and bedtime
- Social message monitoring for WhatsApp, Instagram and Line
- Call and message tracking with contact blocking
- Family location tracking with arrival and departure alerts
- AI alerts for risky in-game voice chat
- Daily and weekly activity reports
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Control D · controld.com
Qustodio · qustodio.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | Control D | Qustodio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $2 SMB | $5 Basic |
| 5 people | $10 SMB | $5 Basic |
| 20 people | $40 SMB | $5 Basic |
Work it out for your team
All plans and prices
Control D
SMB$2/endpoint/month
School / Non-profitCustom
MSP / ChannelCustom
EnterpriseCustom
Qustodio
FreeFree
Basic$59.95/year (same as $5.00/month)
Complete$104.95/year (same as $8.75/month)
Strengths and limitations
Control D
- Low self-serve price of $2 per endpoint per month
- 14-day free trial with no credit card
- Native clients for all major desktop and mobile OSes
- API access and 30-day query logs on every plan
- MSP, school and enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
- Live engineer sessions, Slack support and migration help are limited to higher tiers
- Custom storage regions cost extra
Qustodio
- Free account includes a Premium trial with no credit card required
- Works on smartphones, tablets, desktops and Chromebooks
- Monitors social messages, calls and location as well as filtering content
- Panic Button is Android-only
- Call and message monitoring on iOS requires a Windows or Mac computer
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 8, 2026. Editorial policy