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OpenNIC

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Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to OpenNIC

NextDNS DNSCrypt Protocol Blokada NameCoin Privacy Badger Pi-hole ProtonVPN DnsWarden Simple DNSCrypt RethinkDNS

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to OpenNIC are NextDNS, DNSCrypt Protocol, and Blokada. 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. A protocol to improve DNS security
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

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

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

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

  4. Namecoin is a distributed domain name system based on the Bitcoin technology.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Domain Names #Cryptocurrencies #Business & Commerce 3 social mentions

  5. Privacy Badger blocks spying ads and invisible trackers. How is Privacy Badger different from Disconnect, Adblock Plus, Ghostery, and other blocking extensions?
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Privacy 84 social mentions

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

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

  7. ProtonVPN is a security focused FREE VPN service, developed by CERN and MIT scientists. Use the web anonymously, unblock websites & encrypt your connection.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #VPN #Cloud VPN #Security 310 social mentions

  8. Your one stop dns resolver for safer internet. Lets you configure to block/allow websites or domains through pre-defined blocklists and whitelists.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #DNS #DNS Tools 1 social mentions

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

    #Security & Privacy #DNS #DNS Tools 15 social mentions

  10. 2B+ Android users deserve access to a safer and open Internet.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

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

  11. NoScript for Firefox pre-emptively blocks malicious scripts and allows JavaScript, Java and other potentially dangerous content only from sites you trust. Download it now for free! - what is it?
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Privacy 53 social mentions

  12. Ka-Block! is a special adblocking extension for the Safari browser so it can be used by the OS X users only.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Privacy 3 social mentions

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