OpenBLD vs WindowsSpyBlocker
OpenBLD
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| Figure | OpenBLD | WindowsSpyBlocker |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $15/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Internet Filtering Software | 9.0 (#6) | 6.9 (#54) |
| Integrations | Plus integration options may include Active Directory DNS, ClickHouse, VictoriaLogs, Grafana, Prometheus-compatible monitoring, syslog, and SIEM systems. | The project documents blocking-rule formats for Windows firewall, hosts, DNSCrypt, ESET Firewall, Kaspersky Firewall, OpenWrt, Proxifier, and simplewall. |
| Support | OpenBLD Plus includes professional support, while technical questions and general support are directed to Telegram. | Users can raise issues, contribute changes, sponsor the project on GitHub, or donate through PayPal. |
Plans
OpenBLD
- OpenBLD FreeFree
- OpenBLD Plus$15 a month
- OpenBLD Plus enterprise deploymentsPriced on request
In their own words
OpenBLD
OpenBLD provides protective DNS to block malware, phishing, tracking and unwanted domains. It supports classic DNS, DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS. The free service can be configured on phones, browsers, computers and routers without installing an agent or additional software. Its ADA profile is adaptive for most users, while RIC applies stricter filtering that may affect some services. OpenBLD Free is presented for personal use, home networks and small offices, and is billed Free forever with about 100,000 DNS queries per day and a limit of 100 requests per second per IP. OpenBLD Plus is aimed at companies, security teams and managed service providers. It adds organization-specific policies, centralized DNS analytics, security events and corporate DNS integrations. Deployment options are Managed Cloud, Dedicated DNS and On-Premise; the On-Premise option keeps DNS traffic, events and analytics within customer infrastructure. The documentation says there is no Service Level Agreement for OpenBLD DNS, while Plus lists SLA options. The service was founded in 2019.
WindowsSpyBlocker
WindowsSpyBlocker has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.