| Price from | Free | $0.21/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 6 |
| Spec score · DNS Filtering Services | 8.1 (#11) | 7.9 (#19) |
| Spec score · DNS Filtering Software | 8.1 (#8) | 7.9 (#14) |
| Audience | The project describes use across home networks, homelabs, and businesses, and its feature list includes client groups such as kids and smart home devices. | ScoutDNS is designed for nonprofit, commercial, education, and managed service provider environments, and does not offer residential or individual plans. |
| Deployment | The project offers a standalone binary and Docker container, with multi-architecture images and a community-supported Helm chart. | Protection can be deployed through WAN forwarding, LAN relays, or desktop agents for roaming devices. |
| Integrations | It provides Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, REST API endpoints, and a CLI tool. | SIEM data export supports Splunk HEC, generic HEC destinations, Huntress SIEM, and Sumo Logic; the feature requires Network 360 or an MSP plan. |
| Support | The maintainer welcomes issues, feature suggestions, and pull requests, and invites users to contribute financially to ongoing development. | The company offers live demos to trial users and free onboarding to new clients. |
