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BNet Nanny vs Qustodio
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Net Nanny if…
- you want the lower entry price ($3.33/mo vs $5/mo)
- you work on Windows, macOS, iOS
- you're in its core audience: parents, families with multiple devices
Q
Choose Qustodio if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you work on Web
- you're in its core audience: parents, families with several devices
Side by side
Feature Net Nanny Qustodio
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price$3.33/mo$5/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWindows, macOS, iOSWeb
CompanySafeToNet Limited · since 1994Qustodio LLC
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
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.
Net Nanny · netnanny.com
Qustodio · qustodio.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
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)
Qustodio
FreeFree
Basic$59.95/year (same as $5.00/month)
Complete$104.95/year (same as $8.75/month)
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
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 9, 2026. Editorial policy