At home I am using PiHole but “on the road” I also what a good solution like PiHole. So a few days ago I read that NextDNS is a good option and in some cases even better then PiHole. So that is, why I’m now here to get some opiniond from you gals and guys :)
Worked well for me, used it for couple of months, maybe an entire year. Re-installed my OS and didn’t put it back.
I use PiHole and installed Wireguard on my RaspPi. Works really well, and I can bring the PiHole-functionality everywhere while easily toggle it on and off.
Used it for a few months. Never had any problem but now moved to adguard DNS. Got a great deal for 5 years, way cheaper than nextdns when i pay yearly. Includes adguard adguard block, vpn and dns.
If both cost the same i would choose nextdns. Nextdns feels a little bit faster.
I dont like ControlD. The webui is a mess, for me personally. NextDNS webui is easier to understand.
Unless I’m grandfathered in or something (I haven’t heard of any price changes), ND is like $20 a year. Is AG like $5 a year or something? o.O
Yeah. $20 for a year but i bought AG for $35 for 5 years. I got adguard blocker, vpn and personal dns to boot. Its on sale on something. Im a cheap bastard.
But Nextdns is a bit faster on DNS side. If the price werent so cheap. I’d stick with nextdns.
I like it, the interface is super easy to use and I like that you can put a suffix in the url to separate a device name for custom rules or filtering.
I’ve been using NextDNS for about 1.5 years as a paid customer.
Sometimes I run into these weird connection issues where nothing loads. I turn off private DNS on Android then turn it back on and pages start loading again. I haven’t had this issue on iPadOS and Windows.
I don’t know if it’s an Android thing or a NextDNS thing.
I wish there was an easier way to enable/disable it on their website as sometimes you need to access a website blocked by your filters and it can be cumbersome to remove private DNS in Windows’ settings.
Other than that it’s worked well.
Using ND for 3y now, have not had your issue with loading. Pixel 8 Pro, graphene. Family is also on Pixels, stock, no issues. All on ND, of course.
Yes. And I’m using Tasker to automatically switch the Android setting to use Private DNS when not connected to my Wifi SSID. That way I have never used up the free usage of 300,000 queries.
I use CloudFlare Zero Trust instead which is better.
