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Best DNS Server Software in 2026

  1. 01 AdGuard

    AdGuard suits people looking to filter unwanted content across desktop and mobile devices, including households that want network-wide coverage through AdGuard Home.

    Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS
    8.5 Visit Specs
  2. 02 Acrylic DNS Proxy
    Free plan Windows · Self-hosted
    8.1 Visit Specs
  3. 03 BIND 9
    Free plan macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.1 Visit Specs
  4. 04 Blocky
    Free plan macOS · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.1 Visit Specs
  5. 05 dnsmasq
    Free plan macOS · Linux · Android · Self-hosted
    8.1 Visit Specs
  6. 06 PowerDNS Authoritative Server
    From $816.67/mo Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.0 Visit Specs
  7. 07 CoreDNS
    Free plan Linux · Self-hosted
    7.8 Visit Specs
  8. 08 djbdns
    Free plan Self-hosted
    7.7 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Knot DNS
    Free plan macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.7 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Knot Resolver
    Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.7 Visit Specs
  11. 11 NSD (Name Server Daemon)
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.7 Visit Specs
  12. 12 MaraDNS
    Free plan Windows · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.6 Visit Specs
  13. 13 Pi-hole
    Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.6 Visit Specs
  14. 14 PowerDNS Recursor
    Free plan macOS · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.6 Visit Specs
  15. 15 Simple DNS Plus
    Free trial Windows · API · Self-hosted
    7.6 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Technitium DNS Server
    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.6 Visit Specs
  17. 17 haneWIN DNS Server
    Free trial Windows
    7.5 Visit Specs
  18. 18 EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI

    It suits network and DevOps teams managing DDI across on-premises and cloud environments.

    Web · API · Self-hosted
    7.4 Visit Specs
  19. 19 YADIFA
    Free plan macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.3 Visit Specs
  20. 20 BlueCat Integrity
    Web
    6.0 Visit Specs
  21. 21 F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager
    5.7 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Infoblox NIOS
    Web
    5.7 Visit Specs
  23. 23 Unbound
    Windows · macOS · Linux
    5.4 Visit Specs
How this list is ordered. Specifiction scores each tool on how fully its maker documents it, whether its prices are published, where the research puts it, the platforms it runs on and whether it can be tried for free (how we rank). Makers can also buy a numbered place (how Specifiction is paid for).

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