Category: DNS Privacy & Filtering

6 European alternatives to Quad9 — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.

Swiss non-profit DNS service with focus on security and privacy

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Facts

Headquarters: CH (EU)
Category: DNS Privacy & Filtering
Type: Product
GDPR-compliant: Yes
Open-source: No
Data hosting: EU

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Quad9

AdGuard DNS
DNS service by AdGuard (based in Cyprus) with ad and tracker blocking
CY · commercial
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AdGuard Home
Open-source DNS server for blocking ads and tracking at network level
CY · open-source
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Blocky
Lightweight open-source DNS proxy and blocker written in Go
DE · open-source
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dnscrypt-proxy
Open-source DNS proxy with support for encrypted DNS protocols
FR · open-source
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Mullvad DNS
Swedish privacy-friendlye DNS service by Mullvad VPN without logging
SE · commercial
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Unbound
Open-source validating, recursive and caching DNS resolver by NLnet Labs
NL · open-source
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Quad9?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Quad9 include AdGuard DNS, AdGuard Home and Blocky. On this page you can compare 6 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Quad9?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Quad9 include AdGuard Home, Blocky, dnscrypt-proxy and Unbound. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Quad9 GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Quad9 is headquartered in CH (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Quad9 an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

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