AdGuard users can configure any DNS server to be used instead of the system default provided by the router or ISP. In this article you will find a list of popular DNS providers.

• AdGuard DNS
• Yandex DNS
• CleanBrowsing
• Comodo Secure DNS
• Neustar UltraDNS
• Cisco OpenDNS
• Google DNS
• Cloudflare DNS
• Quad9 DNS
• Verisign Public DNS
• SWITCH DNS
• Dyn DNS
• DNS.WATCH
• SkyDNS RU
• Comss.ru DNS
• Safe DNS
• CIRA Shield DNS
• OpenNIC DNS
• BlahDNS
• Snopyta DNS
• DNS for Family
• CZ.NIC ODVR
• Ali DNS
• CFIEC Public DNS
• Nawala Childprotection DNS
• 360 Secure DNS
• IIJ.JP DNS
• DNSPod
• 114DNS
• Quad101
• OneDNS
• Privacy-First DNS
• FreeDNS
• Freenom World
• OSZX DNS
• 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
• PI-DNS
• Seby DNS
• puntCAT DNS
• DNSlify DNS
• NextDNS
• RethinkDNS
• ControlD DNS

AdGuard DNS

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

Default

These servers provide blocking ads, tracking and phishing

Family Protection

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

Non-filtering

These servers provide a secure and reliable connection, but they don't filter anything like the "Default" and "Family protection" servers.

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 UltraDNS

Neustar UltraDNS 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 a landing page

Threat Protection

These servers provide protection against malicious domains and also include "Reliability & Performance" features

Family Secure

These servers provide blocking access to mature content 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

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. It include blocklist, DNSSEC validation, and other security features.

Standard 2

Regular DNS servers which provide protection from phishing and spyware. It include blocklist, DNSSEC validation.

Unsecured

Unsecured DNS servers provide no security blocklist, no DNSSEC, No 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 provide security blocklist, DNSSEC, EDNS Client-Subnet.

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: it doesn't sell public DNS data to third parties and redirect users' queries to serve them any 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.

SkyDNS RU

SkyDNS solutions for content filtering and internet security.

Comss.ru DNS

Comss.one DNS is a fast and secure DNS servers 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 protect 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 websites which are considered as adult related. It helps to children and everyone for safely surf internet without worrying about get followed to harmful 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 include 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 support 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.

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DNSCEPAT

DNSCEPAT DNS is built for Security, Privacy and Fast Connectivity for you.

Asia DNS Server

Eropa DNS Server

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360 Secure DNS

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

IIJ.JP DNS

IIJ.JP is a public DNS service operated by internet initiative japan. It also block child abuse contents.

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

Block phishing, malcious 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 block over 140K ads, ad-tracking, malware and phising domains!. No Logging, No ECS, DNSSEC Validation, Free!

Singapore DNS Server

Japan DNS Server

FreeDNS

FreeDNS is an open, free and public DNS Service provided by Virtexxa cloud services. 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 blocking ads, keeps no logs and DNSSEC enabled

PumpleX server

These servers provide no blocking ads, keeps no logs and DNSSEC enabled

Applied Privacy DNS

Applied Privacy DNS operate 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 no logs, malware protection, ad blocking. 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 out 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 Filter, 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/limitations. These servers use some logging, self-signed certs or no support for strict mode.

PI-DNS

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

Central Europe DNS Server

North Europe DNS Server

West USA DNS Server

East USA DNS Server

East Australia DNS Server

East Asia DNS Server

PI-DNS currently provide a DoH endpoint delivered through Cloudflare’s CDN. This can be used if you don’t want to specify any specific server to connect to. Make sure you understand Cloudflare’s privacy policy before using this endpoint.

(Only this endpoint (doh.pi-dns.com) goes through Cloudflare).

Seby DNS

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

DNS Server 1

DNS Server 2

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 provide by Peerix

Default

These servers provide DNS resoultion without traffic filtering.

Safe

Safe mode guard against infected, fraudulent or bot sites.

Family

Family mode provide family oriented filtering offering the protection of "Safe" resolvers + blocking adult sites.

NextDNS

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

Unfiltered

RethinkDNS

RethinkDNS provides DNS-over-HTTPS service running as Cloudflare Worker with configurable blocklists.

Unfiltered

ControlD DNS

ControlD is a customizable DNS service that can be used to block unwanted categories of sites (like ads or porn), popular online services like Facebook or TikTok, or any domain of your choice.

Unfiltered

Block malware

Block malware + ads

Block malware + ads + social