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Blocky vs NextDNS

Blocky

0xerr0r.github.io

NextDNS

nextdns.io

Side by side

FigureBlockyNextDNS
Price fromFree£1.79/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source—Yes
Web—Yes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
iOS—Yes
Android—Yes
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published15
Spec score · Internet Filtering Software8.2 (#16)9.0 (#5)
SupportThe project welcomes issues, feature suggestions, and pull requests on GitHub, and asks users who find Blocky useful to consider contributing.The pricing page lists community support for Free and Pro, and email support for Business and Education.

Plans

Blocky

  • FreeFree

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NextDNS

  • FreeFree
  • FreeFree
  • Pro£1.79 a month
  • Business£17.90 a month
  • Education£17.90 a month

NextDNS pricing →

In their own words

Blocky

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NextDNS

NextDNS filters internet traffic to block security threats, ads, and trackers, and offers controls for supervising children's access across devices and networks. Its listed threat protections include malware, phishing, cryptojacking, DNS rebinding, lookalike domains, typosquatting, domain generation algorithms, and newly registered domains. Parental controls include category blocking, SafeSearch, YouTube Restricted Mode, and blocks for specific sites, apps, and games, plus scheduled Recreation Time. DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS provide encrypted DNS connections. Users can disable logging or choose retention from one hour to two years and select storage in the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, or Switzerland. The free plan costs nothing and includes 300,000 queries per month; after the limit, it continues answering as a non-blocking DNS service. Pro costs £1.79 a month. Business and Education each cost £17.90 a month, for every 50 employees or 250 students respectively. Free and Pro list community support; Business and Education list email support.

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