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5 self-hosted alternatives to Maza ad blocking (2026)

Local ad blocker. Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system.

License: Apache-2.0 · Language: Shell source code

blocky source

Fast and lightweight DNS proxy as ad-blocker for local network with many features (alternative to Pi-hole).

Apache-2.0Go/Docker

Ad-blocking DNS resolver with DNSSEC-validating recursive resolution, DoH/DoT/Oblivious DoH, ephemeral overrides, and local service domains, in a single Rust binary (alternative to Pi-hole, AdGuard Home, NextDNS).

MITRust/Docker/Nix

AdGuard Home source

User-friendly ads & trackers blocking DNS server.

GPL-3.0Docker

Pi-hole source

Blackhole for Internet advertisements with a GUI for management and monitoring.

EUPL-1.2Shell/PHP/Docker

Technitium DNS Server source

Authoritative/recursive DNS server with ad blocking functionality.

GPL-3.0Docker/C#

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