Category: DNS Privacy & Filtering
8 European alternatives to Andrews & Arnold DNS — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Encrypted DNS service (DoH/DoT) from UK ISP Andrews & Arnold, with no filtering or logging, open to non-customers.
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Facts
- Headquarters
- GB (OTHER)
- EU adequacy decision
- Yes — found adequate by the European Commission
- Sovereignty model
- Vendor-hosted (non-EU)
- Category
- DNS Privacy & Filtering
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- EU, OTHER
Sources
Public sources used in the latest check of this record.
Compliance evidence
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Sovereignty profile of Andrews & Arnold DNS
How this vendor scores on the five dimensions of the Digital Sovereignty Heatmap: 0 is sovereign, 100 is high exposure. These are the same scores the assessment uses.
| Jurisdictional exposure (JES) | Headquartered outside the EU (GB) | 50 |
|---|---|---|
| Data residency (DRS) | EU and non-EU hosting (EU, OTHER) | 50 |
| Cryptographic key sovereignty (CKS) | Key management with a non-European vendor | 60 |
| Platform lock-in (PLS) | Closed source: switching requires data migration | 60 |
| Source & runtime sovereignty (SRS) | Closed source, runtime with the vendor | 70 |
| Average | 58 |
Why digital sovereignty matters with Andrews & Arnold DNS
Andrews & Arnold DNS is headquartered in GB, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor.
Andrews & Arnold DNS hosts data in EU, OTHER. Exactly what stays within the EU — and what does not — is defined by the vendor's data processing agreement and sub-processor list, not by a setting you control yourself; check those documents for the precise scope, including backups, logs and support access.
Andrews & Arnold DNS is closed source and hosted by the vendor. The encryption keys and the runtime sit with the vendor and switching requires data migration. Ask about bring-your-own-key, export options and open standards.
What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Andrews & Arnold DNS together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Andrews & Arnold DNS
The European alternatives to Andrews & Arnold DNS come from our knowledge base of over 3,600 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.
- Digitalcourage DNS↗
German anti-censorship DNS service from the privacy non-profit Digitalcourage e.V. (since 1987), with no query logging.
DE · commercial
- Dismail.de Secure DNS↗
Free DNS resolver with ad, malware and tracking filter from the German privacy provider Dismail.de, run by an individual operator in Münster.
DE · commercial
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Andrews & Arnold DNS?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Andrews & Arnold DNS include AdGuard DNS, AdGuard Home and Blocky. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Andrews & Arnold DNS?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Andrews & Arnold DNS include AdGuard Home, Blocky, DNS.SB and dnscrypt-proxy. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Andrews & Arnold DNS GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Andrews & Arnold DNS is headquartered in GB (OTHER) and hosts data in EU, OTHER. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.
Digital sovereignty in DNS Privacy & Filtering
DNS Privacy & Filtering: Privacy-friendly DNS services, ad blocking and DNS filtering. In this category the choice of vendor determines who has legal access to your data, where that data lives and how easily you can switch later.
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