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Quad9

Quad9 is a free, recursive, anycast DNS platform that provides end users robust security protections, high-performance, and privacy. subtitle

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Quad9

NextDNS DNSCrypt Protocol ProtonVPN Pi-hole Blokada Simple DNSCrypt Technitium DNS Server Brave dnsmasq RethinkDNS

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Quad9 are NextDNS, DNSCrypt Protocol, and ProtonVPN. 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. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  7. 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

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    Fast and secure, ad and tracker blocking browser.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Web Browsers #Web Development Tools #Web Tools 577 social mentions

  9. Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP server.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Block Ads 5 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. Extremely simple P2P Encrypted VPN
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #VPN #Security & Privacy #Cloud VPN 35 social mentions

  12. The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Search Engine #Web Search #Internet Search 1666 social mentions

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