AdGuard Home

Network-wide software for blocking ads and trackers

About AdGuard Home

AdGuard Home is a self-hosted, network-wide ad and tracker blocking solution that runs as a DNS server on a router, Raspberry Pi, or home server. Once installed, it filters ads and tracking domains for every device on the network, including phones, smart TVs, and IoT gadgets, without client software on each device. It adds parental controls, safe search enforcement, custom filtering rules, and detailed query statistics for the household.

AdGuard Home website preview

Live preview of adguard.com via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

AdGuard Home: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers ad blocking, dns, privacy, self hosted, open source — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 879 tools in the Utilities & Security category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

AdGuard Home pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	adguard.com

AdGuard Home key facts

Category: Utilities & Security
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: ad blocking, dns, privacy, self hosted, open source
Official site: adguard.com

AdGuard Home FAQ

How much does AdGuard Home cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (adguard.com).

What is AdGuard Home used for?

Network-wide software for blocking ads and trackers Its focus areas in the Utilities & Security category: ad blocking, dns, privacy, self hosted, open source.

Where can I try AdGuard Home?

On its official site, adguard.com — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

AdGuard Home vs alternatives

	AdGuard Home	Pi-hole	Technitium DNS Server	Maza ad blocking
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	ad blocking, dns, privacy, self hosted, open source	ad blocking, dns, self hosted, open source, privacy	dns, ad blocking, self hosted, open source, privacy	ad blocking, privacy, dns, open source
Official site	adguard.com	pi-hole.net	technitium.com	maza-ad-blocking.andros.dev
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Utilities & Security category

Password managers, cloud storage, and VPNs for everyday digital security. The Utilities & Security category on Tools Hub currently lists 879 tools. Alongside AdGuard Home, it includes Lidarr, Passit, Pi-hole, ProjectSend.

FreeUtilities & Securityad-blockingdnsprivacyself-hostedopen-source

Alternatives to AdGuard Home

Tools in the same Utilities & Security category that share focus areas with AdGuard Home — worth comparing before you commit:

Utilities & Security

Pi-hole

Network-wide ad blocking for every device on your network

Freead-blockingdnsself-hostedopen-source

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Technitium DNS Server

Self host a DNS server for privacy and security

Freednsad-blockingself-hostedopen-source

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Maza ad blocking

Local ad blocker, like Pi-hole but on your own machine

Freead-blockingprivacydnsopen-source

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Blocky

DNS proxy with ad and tracker blocking

Freednsad-blockingproxyprivacy

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Dawarich

Private location history timeline, an open-source Google Timeline alternative

Freemiumlocation-historyprivacymapsself-hosted

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Mere Medical

Free personal health record that unifies your patient portal data

Freehealth-recordsprivacyoffline-firstself-hosted

More in Utilities & Security

Comparing tools in the Utilities & Security category? These related listings are worth a look: Lidarr — Automated music collection manager for your library; Passit — Open-source password manager with group sharing; Pi-hole — Network-wide ad blocking for every device on your network.