The Best DNSWarden Alternatives in 2026

Configure private DNS and firewall rules on Android with Rethink DNS, including blocklists and request analytics.

Block threats, ads, and trackers across devices and networks with NextDNS, a configurable DNS service.

This privacy DNS project lists filtering for ads, ad tracking, and malware, alongside DNSSEC validation and several DNS protocols.

Choose from 1Hosts blocklists that filter ads, trackers, and malware for devices.

Filter ads, trackers, and malware using 1Hosts, a DNS blocklist collection with variants for different needs.

Block ads, malware, and other sites on devices through Control D’s free public DNS service.

Browse blocklists for ads, trackers, and malicious content in Firebog’s blocklist collection.

This curated blocklist identifies sites with AI-generated imagery for use with uBlock Origin or uBlacklist, including search-engine filtering.

NeoDevHost publishes an ad-blocking hosts list, with repository topics indicating support for tools such as AdAway and Pi-hole.

This repository provides a setup guide for NextDNS, described as a DNS-over-HTTPS proxy with configuration options.

Blacklists and whitelists built by open code, so you know what goes into them.

Scam Blocklist provides a HOSTS-format list of domains described as untrustworthy, with nightly updates that remove dead or invalid domains.

Pi-hole Optimized Blocklists combines deduplicated lists from curated sources for ads, tracking, malware, phishing, suspicious sites, and NSFW domains.

Configure AdGuard DNS to block ads, trackers, and malicious domains or control access to online content.

The ClearURLs web extension automatically removes tracking elements from URLs to help protect privacy while browsing.

HaGeZi publishes DNS blocklists for filtering ads, trackers, malware, and other unwanted domains.

DNS Speed Test is a browser-based tool for measuring DNS over HTTPS server speeds and comparing results for a location.

Use Tiarap’s public DNS resolver to block ads, trackers, malware, scams, and phishing domains.

Filter DNS requests with personalDNSfilter, which supports encrypted DNS and Java-enabled devices including Android.

This article explains ways to filter ads and block popups on iPhone and macOS, including options for Safari and Apple's browser environment.

Block ads across a network with Pi-hole, which filters DNS requests for connected devices.

Block ads and tracking across a home network with AdGuard Home, a network-wide filtering service.

Block ads system-wide on Android with AdAway using hosts-file or VPN-based filtering, without root access.

Block hosts through DNS on Android with DNSNet, a DNS-based filtering app.