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dnsmasq

Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP server.

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to dnsmasq

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PowerDNS Pi-hole NextDNS Technitium DNS Server Simple DNSCrypt dhcpcd Let's Encrypt logit.io AdGuard Home

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to dnsmasq are PowerDNS, Pi-hole, and NextDNS. 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. PowerDNS offers open source DNS software, services, and support.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Cloud Computing #Domain Names #Domain Name Registrar 1 social mentions

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

    #Threat Detection And Prevention #Security & Privacy #Web Browsers 1196 social mentions

  3. Block ads, trackers and malicious websites on all your devices.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #DNS #Threat Detection And Prevention #Security & Privacy 510 social mentions

  4. 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

    #Threat Detection And Prevention #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers 31 social mentions

  5. A simple management tool for dnscrypt-proxy.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #DNS #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers 15 social mentions

  6. Improve your security and privacy by blocking ads, tracking and malware domains.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Threat Detection And Prevention #Security & Privacy #Web Browsers 1 social mentions

  7. 7
    dhcpcd is an implementation of the DHCP client specified in RFC2131.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Monitoring Tools #Digital Drawing And Painting #DNS Services

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

    #Two Factor Authentication #Identity And Access Management #Security & Privacy 339 social mentions

  9. Logit.io provides complete observability of logs, metrics and traces. The platform also offers alerting & monitoring, as well as Prometheus, OpenSearch & Grafana. Ingest any type of data to see real-time insights about your applications and services
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Paid
    • Free Trial
    • $0.74 (per GB per day)

    #APM #Log Management #Security Information And Event Management (SIEM)

  10. Powerful network-wide tool against ads & tracking
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Monitoring Tools #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers 20 social mentions

  11. 11
    Track, record, alert and visualize performance and availability of IT resources
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Free

    #Log Management #Performance Monitoring #Monitoring Tools 5 social mentions

  12. Popular and efficient blocker for Chromium, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Thunderbird.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Threat Detection And Prevention #Security & Privacy #Privacy 3 social mentions

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