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ANextDNS vs Qustodio
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose NextDNS if…
- you want the lower entry price ($1.99/mo vs $5/mo)
- you're in its core audience: privacy-conscious individuals, parents
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Choose Qustodio if…
- you're in its core audience: parents, families with several devices
Side by side
Feature NextDNS Qustodio
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$1.99/mo$5/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWebWeb
CategorySmart DNS & DNS privacyParental controls
CompanyNextDNS Inc.Qustodio LLC
Full feature lists
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
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
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | NextDNS | Qustodio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $1.66 Pro | $5 Basic |
| 5 people | $16.58 Business | $5 Basic |
| 20 people | $16.58 Business | $5 Basic |
Work it out for your team
All plans and prices
NextDNS
FreeFree
Pro$1.99/month or $19.90/year
Business$19.90/month or $199/year
Education$19.90/month or $199/year
Qustodio
FreeFree
Basic$59.95/year (same as $5.00/month)
Complete$104.95/year (same as $8.75/month)
Strengths and limitations
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
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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Self-hosted DNS sinkhole that blocks ads and trackers for your whole network
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QQ
Free
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Free public DNS resolver that blocks malicious domains and logs no IP addresses
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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