OpenNIC VS NextDNS

OpenNIC

An organization of hobbyists who run an alternative DNS network, also provides access to domains not administered by ICANN. People also askWhat is OpenNIC?Which is the fastest DNS server?What is DNS by Comodo?

NextDNS

Block ads, trackers and malicious websites on all your devices.

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OpenNIC

Categories	Security & Privacy DNS DNS Tools Ad Blockers
Website	opennic.org
Pricing URL	-
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NextDNS

Categories	Security & Privacy Threat Detection And Prevention Ad Blockers DNS Tools DNS
Website	nextdns.io
Pricing URL	Official NextDNS Pricing
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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to OpenNIC and NextDNS)

OpenNIC

NextDNS

DNS Tools

100 100%

DNS Tools

0% 0

Security & Privacy

6 6%

Security & Privacy

94% 94

DNS

10 10%

DNS

90% 90

Ad Blockers

3 3%

Ad Blockers

97% 97

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Reviews

These are some of the external sources and on-site user reviews we've used to compare OpenNIC and NextDNS

OpenNIC Reviews

Best DNS Servers to Use for Free in 2022

OpenNIC is a great choice for users who don’t want to figure out where is the closest server to their location.

Source: jv16powertools.com

Best free DNS servers: 14 options to check out

At its core, OpenNIC is an attempt to combat censorship. Volunteer-run, this free DNS server makes the entire web accessible to everyone. They also prevent “DNS hijacking” which is when an ISP takes over commonly mistyped URLs.

Source: www.allconnect.com

NextDNS Reviews

22 NextDNS Alternatives

NextDNS app intuitively encrypts all DNS queries on all networks and manages settings from your cell phones and tablets. NextDNS brings next-level protection from almost all kinds of security threats while blocking ads and trackers on applications as well as websites. This significant tool brings safe and supervised internet for kids on almost all networks and devices.

Source: www.justalternativeto.com

Free Privacy App for Any Device.

The other option is to host your own PiHole. NextDNS’s service is modelled on PiHole, and openly admit this in their FAQ. I personally host my own PiHole on a RaspberryPi 3b+ and have my traffic in my apartment routed through this. I trust NextDNS to protect me while I am on my mobile data, or in a coffee shop, but at home, I enjoy knowing that I have 100% control over my...

Source: medium.com

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, NextDNS seems to be a lot more popular than OpenNIC. While we know about 498 links to NextDNS, we've tracked only 2 mentions of OpenNIC. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

OpenNIC mentions (2)

Not all TLDs are Created Equal
OpenNIC is a project that replaces and extends the official DNS root maintained by Verisign. http://opennic.org. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago
Which dns should i use to protect my privacy?
Go for opennic.org, its a alternative Root-DNS with mostly no logging (atleast mine is for sure not :)). Source: about 3 years ago

NextDNS mentions (498)

Ask HN: Which tools are the best for internet safety for kids?
I've tried hosted Pi-Hole and AdGuard Home. They are good as long as I'm around to fix stuffs. Then I tested something which can be global (home) and also for individual devices -- Control-D, NextDNS, and Adguard DNS. All of them works pretty well. If I really have to choose, then it would be in the order of NextDNS > Control-D > AdGuard DNS. Affiliated with none, and have decided to subscribe to all three to... - Source: Hacker News / 15 days ago
Ask HN: Which tools are the best for internet safety for kids?
I really like NextDNS. It's very cheap ($1.99/mo) and has an app (macOS/Windows/iOS/Android) that provides filtering/monitoring on the go, even when they aren't at home. https://nextdns.io. - Source: Hacker News / 15 days ago
Runs on your OpenWrt box: AdGuard Home is network-wide blocking ads and tracking
Okay but NextDNS' own homepage says it "blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps" - https://nextdns.io. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago
Runs on your OpenWrt box: AdGuard Home is network-wide blocking ads and tracking
I used Pi-Hole, then went to NextDNS, then to AdGuard DNS, tinkered with AdGuard Home, and currently testing Control-D. They are all actually pretty good, similar features, and it has become just a matter of personal choice. In all fairness, when I have some time and can invest in decent hardwares, I might go back to AdGuard Home with one of the paid services as backup for travel, and when for the other family... - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago
Runs on your OpenWrt box: AdGuard Home is network-wide blocking ads and tracking
I ran a competing project[0] on my home network for a few years before I discovered NextDNS[1]. What I lost in performance (requests don't leave my house) I gained in portability: ALL my devices can take advantage – at home and away – and time-saved. PiHole works 90% of the time, but when it did stop working, I'd have to spend a bit of time fixing it. At $20/year, I simply couldn't compete with NextDNS. Note: This... - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago