Known DNS Providers

List of DNS Providers

• AdGuard DNS
  • Default
  • Family Protection
  • Non-filtering
• Mullvad
  • Non-filtering
  • Ad blocking
• Google DNS
• Cloudflare DNS
  • Standard
  • Malware blocking only
  • Malware and adult content blocking
• Quad9 DNS
  • Standard
  • Unsecured
  • ECS support
• Yandex DNS
  • Basic
  • Safe
  • Family
• CleanBrowsing
  • Family Filter
  • Adult Filter
  • Security Filter
• Comodo Secure DNS
• Neustar Recursive DNS
  • Reliability & Performance 1
  • Reliability & Performance 2*
  • Threat Protection
  • Family Secure
  • Business Secure
• Cisco OpenDNS
  • Standard
  • FamilyShield
• Verisign Public DNS
• SWITCH DNS
• Dyn DNS
• DNS.WATCH
• FutureDNS
• SkyDNS RU
• Comss.one DNS
  • West DNS Server Main
  • East DNS Server Siberia and Far East
• Safe DNS
• CIRA Canadian Shield DNS
  • Private
  • Protected
  • Family
• OpenNIC DNS
• BlahDNS
  • Finland DNS Server
  • Japan DNS Server
  • Germany DNS Server
• Snopyta DNS
• DNS for Family
• CZ.NIC ODVR
• Ali DNS
• CFIEC Public DNS
• Nawala Childprotection DNS
• Secure DNS
• IIJ.JP DNS
• DNSPod Public DNS+
• DNS
  • Normal
  • Safe
  • Family
• Quad101
• OneDNS
  • Pure Edition
  • Block Edition
• Privacy-First DNS
  • Singapore DNS Server
  • Japan DNS Server
• FreeDNS
• Freenom World
• OSZX DNS
  • OSZX server
  • PumpleX server
• Applied Privacy DNS
• Strongarm DNS
• SafeSurfer DNS
• DeCloudUs DNS
• Lelux DNS
• Captnemo DNS
• DNS.SB
• DNS Forge
• Fondation Restena DNS
• fvz DNS
• FFMUC DNS
• Digitale Gesellschaft DNS
• LibreDNS
• ibksturm DNS
• DNS Privacy
• AhaDNS
  • Blitz
  • Netherlands
  • India
  • Los Angeles
  • New York
  • Poland
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Norway
  • Chicago
• Seby DNS
  • DNS Server 1
• puntCAT DNS
• DNSlify DNS
  • Default
  • Safe
  • Family
• NextDNS
  • Ultra-low latency
  • Anycast
• RethinkDNS
  • Non-filtering
• ControlD
  • Non-filtering
  • Block malware
    • Block malware + ads
    • Block malware + ads + social
• Small personal resolvers
  • Arapurayil
  • Dandelion Sprout’s Official DNS Server

AdGuard DNS

AdGuard DNS is an alternative solution for ad blocking, privacy protection, and parental control. It provides the necessary number of protection features against online ads, trackers, and phishing, no matter what platform and device you use.

Default

These servers block ads, tracking, and phishing.

Family Protection

These servers provide the Default features + Blocking adult websites + Safe search.

Non-filtering

Each of these servers provides a secure and reliable connection, but unlike the “Standard” and “Family Protection” servers, they don’t filter anything.

Mullvad

Mullvad provides publicly accessible DNS with QNAME minimization, endpoints located in Australia, Germany, Singapore, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States (New York and Los Angeles).

Non-filtering

Ad blocking

Google DNS

Google DNS is a free, global DNS resolution service that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider.

Cloudflare DNS

Cloudflare DNS is a free and fast DNS service which functions as a recursive name server providing domain name resolution for any host on the Internet.

Standard

Malware blocking only

Malware and adult content blocking

Quad9 DNS

Quad9 DNS is a free, recursive, anycast DNS platform that provides high-performance, privacy, and security protection from phishing and spyware. Quad9 servers don’t provide a censoring component.

Standard

Regular DNS servers which provide protection from phishing and spyware. They include blocklists, DNSSEC validation, and other security features.

Unsecured

Unsecured DNS servers don’t provide security blocklists, DNSSEC, or EDNS Client Subnet.

ECS support

EDNS Client Subnet is a method that includes components of end-user IP address data in requests that are sent to authoritative DNS servers. It provides security blocklist, DNSSEC, EDNS Client Subnet.

Yandex DNS

Yandex.DNS is a free recursive DNS service. Yandex.DNS’ servers are located in Russia, CIS countries, and Western Europe. Users’ requests are processed by the nearest data center which provides high connection speeds.

Basic

In “Basic” mode, there is no traffic filtering.

Safe

In “Safe” mode, protection from infected and fraudulent sites is provided.

Family

In “Family” mode, protection from infected, fraudulent and adult sites is provided.

CleanBrowsing

CleanBrowsing is a DNS service which provides customizable filtering. This service offers a safe way to browse the web without inappropriate content.

Family Filter

Blocks access to all adult, pornographic and explicit sites, including proxy & VPN domains and mixed content sites.

Adult Filter

Less restrictive than the Family filter, it only blocks access to adult content and malicious and phishing domains.

Security Filter

Blocks phishing, spam and malicious domains.

Comodo Secure DNS

Comodo Secure DNS is a domain name resolution service that resolves your DNS requests through worldwide network of DNS servers. Removes excessive ads and protects from phishing and spyware.

Neustar Recursive DNS

Neustar Recursive DNS is a free cloud-based recursive DNS service that delivers fast and reliable access to sites and online applications with built-in security and threat intelligence.

Reliability & Performance 1

These servers provide reliable and fast DNS lookups without blocking any specific categories.

Reliability & Performance 2*

These servers provide reliable and fast DNS lookups without blocking any specific categories and also prevent redirecting NXDomain (non-existent domain) responses to landing pages.

Threat Protection

These servers provide protection against malicious domains and also include “Reliability & Performance” features.

Family Secure

These servers provide adult content blocking and also include “Reliability & Performance” + “Threat Protection” features.

Business Secure

These servers provide blocking unwanted and time-wasting content and also include “Reliability & Performance” + “Threat Protection” + “Family Secure” features.

Cisco OpenDNS

Cisco OpenDNS is a service which extends the DNS by incorporating features such as content filtering and phishing protection with a zero downtime.

Standard

DNS servers with custom filtering that protects your device from malware.

FamilyShield

OpenDNS servers that provide adult content blocking.

Verisign Public DNS

Verisign Public DNS is a free DNS service that offers improved DNS stability and security over other alternatives. Verisign respects users’ privacy: they neither sell public DNS data to third parties nor redirect users’ queries to serve them ads.

SWITCH DNS

SWITCH DNS is a Swiss public DNS service provided by switch.ch.

Dyn DNS

Dyn DNS is a free alternative DNS service by Dyn.

DNS.WATCH

DNS.WATCH is a fast and free server without logging with a privacy protection feature.

FutureDNS

FutureDNS is a privacy-friendly DNS service with OpenNIC support that blocks ads, trackers, malware and does not log any data.

SkyDNS RU

SkyDNS solutions for content filtering and internet security.

Comss.one DNS

Comss.one DNS is a fast and secure DNS service with protection against ads, tracking, and phishing.

West DNS Server (Main)

East DNS Server (Siberia and Far East)

Safe DNS

Safe DNS is a global anycast network which consists of servers located throughout the world — both Americas, Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Far East to ensure a fast and reliable DNS resolving from any point worldwide.

CIRA Canadian Shield DNS

CIRA Shield DNS protects against theft of personal and financial data. Keep viruses, ransomware, and other malware out of your home.

Private

In “Private” mode, DNS resolution only.

Protected

In “Protected” mode, malware and phishing protection.

Family

In “Family” mode, Protected + blocking adult content.

OpenNIC DNS

OpenNIC DNS is a free alternative DNS service by OpenNIC Project.

BlahDNS

BlahDNS A small hobby DNS project. No logs, Ethereum Name Service, DNSSEC ready & Filtered ads, trackers, malwares.

Finland DNS Server

Japan DNS Server

Germany DNS Server

Snopyta DNS

Snopyta DNS is a privacy friendly DNS service run by Noah Seefried.

DNS for Family

DNS for Family aims to block adult websites. It enables children and adults to surf the Internet safely without worrying about being tracked by malicious websites.

CZ.NIC ODVR

CZ.NIC ODVR CZ.NIC ODVR are Open DNSSEC Validating Resolvers. CZ.NIC neither collect any personal data nor gather information on pages where devices sends personal data.

Ali DNS

Ali DNS is a free recursive DNS service that committed to providing fast, stable and secure DNS resolution for the majority of Internet users. It includes AliGuard facility to protect users from various attacks and threats.

CFIEC Public DNS

IPv6-based anycast DNS service with strong security capabilities and protection from spyware, malicious websites. It supports DNS64 to provide domain name resolution only for IPv6 users.

Nawala Childprotection DNS

Nawala Childprotection DNS is an anycast Internet filtering system that protects children from inappropriate websites and abusive contents.

360 Secure DNS

360 Secure DNS is a industry-leading recursive DNS service with advanced network security threat protection.

IIJ.JP DNS

IIJ.JP is a public DNS service operated by Internet Initiative Japan. It also blocks child abuse content.

DNSPod Public DNS+

DNSPod Public DNS+ is a privacy-friendly DNS provider with years of experience in domain name resolution services development, it aims to provide users more rapid, accurate and stable recursive resolution service.

114DNS

114DNS is a professional and high-reliability DNS service.

Normal

Block ads and annoying websites.

Safe

Blocks phishing, malicious and other unsafe websites.

Family

These servers block adult websites and inappropriate contents.

Quad101

Quad101 is a free alternative DNS service without logging by TWNIC (Taiwan Network Information Center).

OneDNS

OneDNS is a secure, fast, free niche DNS service with malicious domains blocking facility.

Pure Edition

Block Edition

Privacy-First DNS

Privacy-First DNS blocks over 140K ads, ad-tracking, malware and phishing domains. No logging, no ECS, DNSSEC validation, free!

Singapore DNS Server

Japan DNS Server

FreeDNS

FreeDNS is an open, free and public DNS service. No DNS redirects, no logging.

Freenom World

Freenom World is a free anonymous DNS resolver by Freenom World.

OSZX DNS

OSZX DNS is a small Ad-Blocking DNS hobby project.

OSZX server

These servers provide no ad blocking, keep no logs, and have DNSSEC enabled.

PumpleX server

These servers provide no ad blocking, keep no logs, and have DNSSEC enabled.

Applied Privacy DNS

Applied Privacy DNS operates DNS privacy services to help protect DNS traffic and to help diversify the DNS resolver landscape offering modern protocols.

Strongarm DNS

Strongarm DNS is a DNS service by Strongarm that prevents people from interacting with malicious content.

SafeSurfer DNS

SafeSurfer DNS is a DNS service by SafeSurfer that protects your device from harmful and adult contents.

DeCloudUs DNS

DeCloudUs DNS A secure, private, open-source DNS resolver with malware protection, ad blocking and without logs. Degoogle and Ungoogle your phone, tablet, and computer.

Lelux DNS

Lelux.fi is run by Elias Ojala, Finland.

Captnemo DNS

Captnemo DNS is a server running off of a Digital Ocean droplet in BLR1 region. Maintained by Abhay Rana aka Nemo.

DNS.SB

DNS.SB provide free DNS service with no logging, DNSSEC enabled.

DNS Forge

DNS Forge is a redundant DNS resolver with an ad blocker and no logging provided by adminforge.

Fondation Restena DNS

Restena DNS servers provided by Restena Foundation.

fvz DNS

fvz DNS is a Fusl’s public primary OpenNIC Tier2 Anycast DNS Resolver.

FFMUC DNS

FFMUC free DNS servers provided by Freifunk München.

Digitale Gesellschaft DNS

Digitale Gesellschaft is a public resolver operated by the Digital Society. Hosted in Zurich, Switzerland.

LibreDNS

LibreDNS is a public encrypted DNS service run by LibreOps.

ibksturm DNS

ibksturm DNS testing servers provided by ibksturm. OPENNIC, DNSSEC, no filtering, no logging.

DNS Privacy

A collaborative open project to promote, implement and deploy DNS Privacy.

DNS servers run by the Stubby developers.

Other DNS servers with ’no logging’ policy.

DNS servers with minimal logging/restrictions. These servers use some logging, self-signed certs or no support for strict mode.

AhaDNS

AhaDNS A zero-logging and ad-blocking DNS service provided by Fredrik Pettersson.

Blitz

Configurable filtering worldwide DoH-only variant.

Netherlands

India

Los Angeles

New York

Poland

Italy

Spain

Norway

Chicago

Seby DNS

Seby DNS is a privacy focused DNS service provided by Sebastian Schmidt. No Logging, DNSSEC validation.

DNS Server 1

puntCAT DNS

puntCAT is physically located near Barcelona, Spain. puntCAT offers a public DNS service, free, secure, close and that respects your privacy.

DNSlify DNS

DNSlify DNS operate public DNS resolvers to speed up requests, increase redundancy. The service is provided by Peerix

Default

These servers provide DNS resolution without traffic filtering.

Safe

Safe mode guard against infected, fraudulent or bot sites.

Family

Family mode offers protection by “Safe” resolvers and blocks adult sites.

NextDNS

NextDNS provides publicly accessible non-filtering resolvers with no logging in addition to its freemium configurable filtering resolvers with optional logging.

Ultra-low latency

Anycast

RethinkDNS

RethinkDNS provides DNS-over-HTTPS service running as Cloudflare Worker and DNS-over-TLS service running as Fly.io Worker with configurable blocklists.

Non-filtering

ControlD

ControlD is a customizable DNS service with proxy capabilities. This means it not only blocks things (ads, porn, etc.), but can also unblock websites and services.

Non-filtering

Block malware

Block malware + ads

Block malware + ads + social

Small personal resolvers

In this section we list small, mostly personal DNS resolvers. They often have only one or very few servers and worse uptime than ‘big’ providers. We won’t be able to proper monitor their availability. Use them at your own risk!

Arapurayil

Arapurayil is a personal DNS service hosted in Mumbai, India.

Non-logging | Filters ads, trackers, phishing,etc | DNSSEC | QNAME Minimization | No EDNS Client Subnet.

Dandelion Sprout’s Official DNS Server

Dandelion Sprout’s Official DNS Server is a personal DNS service hosted in Trondheim, Norway, using an AdGuard Home infrastructure.

Blocks more ads and malware than AdGuard DNS thanks to more advanced syntax, but goes easier on trackers, and blocks alt-right tabloids and most imageboards. Logging is used to improve its used filterlists (e.g. by unblocking sites that shouldn’t have been blocked), and to determine the least bad times for server system updates.