The Best Next DNS Config Alternatives in 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Configure DNS filtering with DNSWarden, a resolver that supports allow and block lists and encrypted DNS protocols.

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

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

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

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

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

This arkenfox GitHub issue asks about Firefox's Enhanced Tracking Protection setting for suspected fingerprinting and its behavior.

Remove tracking elements from URLs automatically with the ClearURLs browser extension.

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

SB.js brings SponsorBlock to a bookmarklet or userscript for restrictive environments, with loader and standalone usage options.

uBlock Origin is a content blocker for Chromium and Firefox browsers, described by its project as efficient, fast, and lean.

Technitium DNS Server is a DNS server project with source code and repository information hosted on GitHub.

The uAssets repository provides filter lists for uBlock Origin and uBlock Origin Lite, with its issue tracker hosted on GitHub.

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

AdGuard's Popup Blocker is a userscript that blocks unwanted pop-up and pop-under windows in browsers that support a userscript manager.

Popup Blocker (strict) prevents popup windows in a browser extension and includes a history feature.

For Firefox, Chameleon reduces fingerprinting signals using per-origin deterministic noise across browser fingerprinting surfaces.