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QParental control app for filtering content, limiting screen time and tracking kids
Free, from $5/mo
Net Nanny vs NextDNS
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Net Nanny if…
- you work on Windows, macOS, iOS
- you're in its core audience: parents, families with multiple devices
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Choose NextDNS if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you want the lower entry price ($1.99/mo vs $3.33/mo)
- you work on Web
- you're in its core audience: privacy-conscious individuals, parents
Side by side
Feature Net Nanny NextDNS
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price$3.33/mo$1.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWindows, macOS, iOSWeb
CategoryParental controlsSmart DNS & DNS privacy
CompanySafeToNet Limited · since 1994NextDNS Inc.
Full feature lists
N Net Nanny
- Real-time on-device scanning of web content
- Internet filter and pornography blocking
- Website blocker
- App blocking on iOS devices
- Screen time limits and allowed online hours
- Location tracking
- Family Feed with search and alert reporting
- Parent dashboard for managing settings
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 | Net Nanny | NextDNS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $3.33 1 Desktop | $1.66 Pro |
| 5 people | $3.33 1 Desktop | $16.58 Business |
| 20 people | $3.33 1 Desktop | $16.58 Business |
Work it out for your team
All plans and prices
Net Nanny
1 Desktop$39.99/year (regular $49.99)
5 Device Family Protection Pass$54.99/year (regular $79.99)
20 Device Family Protection Pass$89.99/year (regular $129.99)
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
Net Nanny
- On the market since 1994
- Family plans cover up to 20 devices
- Content is scanned in real time on the device
- Alerts for porn, suicide, weapons and drug-related content
- No Android support listed; it runs on Windows, macOS and iOS
- The single-device plan covers desktops only
- App blocking is limited to iOS
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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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 8, 2026. Editorial policy