Open source alternatives to Pi-hole
2 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what Pi-hole does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.
What Pi-hole does
- Block ads and trackers network-widecore
- Local DNS servercore
- Query logs and dashboard
- Custom blocklists and allowlists
- DHCP server
- Per-device and per-group filtering
Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this
| Project | Covers | Stars | Commits, 12 weeks | Last release | Closed vs opened | Setup | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AdGuardHomeNetwork-wide DNS server that blocks ads and trackers for every device |
Replaces it100% | 38k+220 | 11 days ago | 100% | Needs a server | GPL-3.0 | |
Covers everything on the checklist.See the evidence
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 esp32-c3-adblockPi-hole style DNS ad blocker running on a $2 ESP32-C3 microcontroller |
Replaces it69% | 3.6k+33 | 41 days ago | 56% | For developers | MIT | |
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Query logs and dashboard; Custom blocklists and allowlists; Per-device and per-group filtering. Not shown: DHCP server.See the evidence
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