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ControlD

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Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to ControlD

NextDNS RethinkDNS Pi-hole Blokada TailScale Technitium DNS Server Outline by Alphabet AdAway Windscribe OpenVPN

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to ControlD are NextDNS, RethinkDNS, and Pi-hole. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. Block ads, trackers and malicious websites on all your devices.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Threat Detection And Prevention #Ad Blockers 499 social mentions

  2. 2B+ Android users deserve access to a safer and open Internet.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Monitoring Tools #Ad Blockers 21 social mentions

  3. Pi-hole is a multi-platform, network-wide ad blocker.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 1185 social mentions

  4. The best ad blocker for Android. Free and open source.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 236 social mentions

  5. Private networks made easy Connect all your devices using WireGuard, without the hassle. Tailscale makes it as easy as installing an app and signing in.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #VPN #Security & Privacy #Cloud VPN 503 social mentions

  6. Technitium DNS Server is an open source tool that can be used for self hosting a local DNS server for privacy & security or, used for testing by developers on their computer.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 30 social mentions

  7. Control and build your own VPN 🛠️
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #VPN #Security #Cloud VPN 64 social mentions

  8. 8
    An ad blocker that uses the hosts file. For Android, requires root.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 73 social mentions

  9. Windscribe is a desktop application and browser extension that work together to block ads and trackers, restore access to blocked content and help you safeguard your privacy online.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #VPN #Security #Cloud VPN 140 social mentions

  10. 10
    OpenVPN - The Open Source VPN
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #VPN #Cloud VPN #Security 40 social mentions

  11. A protocol to improve DNS security
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #DNS #DNS Tools 12 social mentions

  12. Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority brought to you by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG).
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Identity And Access Management #Two Factor Authentication #Security & Privacy 311 social mentions

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