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Best nFilter Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from internet filtering software ranked against nFilter on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    AdGuard DNS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free8.0
    nFilter vs AdGuard DNS
  2. 2
    Control D Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $2/mo7.6
    nFilter vs Control D
  3. 3
    NextDNS Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux £1.79/mo7.5
    nFilter vs NextDNS
  4. 4
    NxFilter Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $5/mo7.5
    nFilter vs NxFilter
  5. 5
    SafeDNS Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $1.20/mo7.4
    nFilter vs SafeDNS
  6. 6
    UnveilDNS Free plan AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb $16.58/mo7.4
    nFilter vs UnveilDNS
  7. 7
    Cisco Secure Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.3
    nFilter vs Cisco Secure Access
  8. 8
    Cloudflare Gateway Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo7.3
    nFilter vs Cloudflare Gateway
  9. 9
    Safe Surfer Free trial AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb 7.3
    nFilter vs Safe Surfer
  10. 10
    SkyDNS Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxself-hostedWeb RUB 150/mo7.3
    nFilter vs SkyDNS
  11. 11
    WatchGuard FireCloud Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $8.15/mo7.3
    nFilter vs WatchGuard FireCloud
  12. 12
    AdGuard AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 7.2
    nFilter vs AdGuard
  13. 13
    CleanBrowsing AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $6.25/mo7.2
    nFilter vs CleanBrowsing
  14. 14
    DNSFilter Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSMac 7.2
    nFilter vs DNSFilter
  15. 15
    Senso.cloud Free trial iOSMacWebWin £0.08/mo7.1
    nFilter vs Senso.cloud
  16. 16
    CIRA Anycast DNS AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.0
    nFilter vs CIRA Anycast DNS
  17. 17
    Classwize extensioniOSMacWebWin 7.0
    nFilter vs Classwize
  18. 18
    Jamf Safe Internet Free trial iOSMacWebWin 7.0
    nFilter vs Jamf Safe Internet
  19. 19
    Lightspeed Classroom AndroidiOSMacWebWin 7.0
    nFilter vs Lightspeed Classroom
  20. 20
    Technitium DNS Server Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    nFilter vs Technitium DNS Server

nFilter alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AdGuard DNS8.0Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Control D7.6No$2/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3NextDNS7.5Free plan£1.79/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4NxFilter7.5Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5SafeDNS7.4No$1.20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6UnveilDNS7.4Free plan$16.58/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Cisco Secure Access7.3No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Cloudflare Gateway7.3Free plan$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9Safe Surfer7.3No—Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
10SkyDNS7.3NoRUB 150/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11WatchGuard FireCloud7.3No$8.15/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12AdGuard7.2No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
13CleanBrowsing7.2No$6.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14DNSFilter7.2No—Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
15Senso.cloud7.1No£0.08/moiOS, Mac, Web, Windows
16CIRA Anycast DNS7.0No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Classwize7.0No—Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
18Jamf Safe Internet7.0No—iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
19Lightspeed Classroom7.0No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
20Technitium DNS Server7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about nFilter alternatives

What is the best alternative to nFilter?

AdGuard DNS, number 1 in internet filtering software with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Control D, NextDNS, NxFilter and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to nFilter?

AdGuard DNS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.