--- title: NextDNS canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/nextdns/ category: Ad Blockers points: 71 rank: 5 of 12 facts_checked: 2026-10-08 --- # NextDNS Cloud DNS service that blocks ads, trackers and malicious domains on every device, with a free plan of 300,000 queries a month. 71 points out of 100. #5 of 12 ad blockers. Vendor: NextDNS. Website: https://nextdns.io/ - The free plan covers 300,000 DNS queries a month [2]. - Pro costs €19.90 a year, or €1.99 a month, with unlimited devices [2]. - After 300,000 queries the free plan becomes a plain resolver with no filtering or logging [9]. - You choose how long logs are kept, from one hour to two years, or turn logging off [1]. - The home page says you can start with no signup [1]. Verdict: NextDNS suits people who want ads, trackers and malware blocked in every program on every device, not only in a browser [1][5]. Pro is about €1.66 a month billed yearly, and the free plan has no time limit but a monthly query cap [2][9]. The catch: it does not accept uploaded custom blocklists, and the free plan stops filtering after 300,000 queries a month [3][9]. Best for: People who want one blocker for every app and device on the network. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Where it blocks | Windows browsers | Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera | 12/12 | The vendor says DNS filtering works a level below browsers, for all applications on a device; a Windows app exists [5][7]. | | Where it blocks | Blocks outside the browser | Yes | 5/5 | The vendor says it works for all applications on your devices, like games; an official Windows app is offered [5][7]. | | Where it blocks | Phone protection | iOS | 3/6 | A configuration-profile page covers iPhone and iPad. Android is not named on the vendor's Apple setup page [6]. | | Blocking | Still works in Chrome after Manifest V2 | Yes | 4/4 | A DNS service, so it blocks outside the Chrome extension system [1]. | | Blocking | Your own block rules | Yes | 7/7 | The home page says you can manually block or allow an unlimited number of domains [1]. | | Blocking | Malicious site blocking | Yes | 5/5 | The home page says threat-intelligence feeds block malware, phishing and cryptojacking [1]. | | Blocking | Cookie pop-up blocking | Not published | 0/4 | Not published on the vendor's home page [1]. | | Blocking | No ad allow-list on by default | Not published | 0/6 | Default blocklist settings are not published on the vendor's home page [1]. | | Privacy and trust | Open source | Not published | 0/10 | Only the command-line client is shown as MIT licensed [8]; the vendor's other apps are not listed as open source in its public repositories [8]. | | Privacy and trust | No browsing history kept | Yes | 6/6 | The home page says you can disable logging completely; the help page says you control how much data is stored [1][4]. | | Privacy and trust | Works without an account | Yes | 4/4 | The home page shows a "Try it now" button with the note "No signup required" [1]. | | Price | Free plan | Yes | 12/12 | Free plan allows 300,000 queries a month with no time limit stated [2][9]. | | Price | Cheapest paid plan | $1.86/mo | 9/12 | Pro, €19.90 a year billed yearly, about €1.66 a month [2]. Converted at €1 = $1.1186 [11]. | | Price | Devices on one paid plan | 99 | 4/4 | Pro lists unlimited devices [2]. | | Price | Money-back guarantee | Not published | 0/3 | Not found on the vendor's pricing page [2]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | Free | Free [2] | $0 | | Pro (yearly) | €19.90/year [2] | $1.85 | | Pro (monthly) | €1.99/month [2] | $2.23 | The pricing page shows euros only. Dollar figures use the ECB reference rate [2]. ## Strengths - Filters at the DNS level, so it covers all applications on a device, including games [5]. - Free plan with 300,000 queries a month; Pro has unlimited devices [2]. - Logging can be turned off, or kept for as little as one hour [1]. - Lets you block or allow an unlimited number of domains by hand [1]. ## Limits - Free filtering stops once the 300,000-query monthly cap is reached [9]. - The vendor does not support uploading your own blocklists [3]. - Only the command-line client is listed as open source, under the MIT licence [8]. ## Vendor claims (not scored) - NextDNS says it does not and never will share any of the data generated [10]. - NextDNS says its service has no impact on device CPU, memory or battery [1]. ## Sources 1. [NextDNS](https://nextdns.io/), NextDNS, accessed 2026-10-08 2. [NextDNS pricing](https://nextdns.io/pricing), NextDNS, accessed 2026-10-08 3. [Custom blocklist support](https://help.nextdns.io/t/q6hmva4/custom-blocklist-support), NextDNS Help Center, accessed 2026-10-08 4. [Does NextDNS collect and store personal data?](https://help.nextdns.io/t/y4hmvar/does-nextdns-collect-and-store-personal-data), NextDNS Help Center, accessed 2026-10-08 5. [How is NextDNS different from traditional adblockers?](https://help.nextdns.io/t/g9hmvap/how-is-nextdns-different-from-traditional-adblockers), NextDNS Help Center, accessed 2026-10-08 6. [NextDNS configuration profile for Apple devices](https://apple.nextdns.io/), NextDNS, accessed 2026-10-08 7. [NextDNS CLI wiki: Windows](https://github.com/nextdns/nextdns/wiki/Windows), GitHub, accessed 2026-10-08 8. [nextdns/nextdns](https://github.com/nextdns/nextdns), GitHub, accessed 2026-10-08 9. [What happens after 300k queries?](https://help.nextdns.io/t/p8hmvaw/what-happens-after-300k-queries), NextDNS Help Center, accessed 2026-10-08 10. [Does NextDNS share the DNS data that is generated?](https://help.nextdns.io/t/83hmva5/does-nextdns-share-the-dns-data-that-is-generated), NextDNS Help Center, accessed 2026-10-08 11. [Euro foreign exchange reference rates: US dollar](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/eurofxref-graph-usd.en.html), European Central Bank, accessed 2026-10-08