{"id":247,"date":"2026-02-26T08:54:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cdbackslash.com\/?p=247"},"modified":"2026-02-26T08:54:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:54:31","slug":"what-is-nextdns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cdbackslash.com\/?p=247","title":{"rendered":"What is NextDNS?"},"content":{"rendered":"

NextDNS<\/strong> is a cloud-based DNS resolver and filtering platform that lets you control what queries get resolved, block trackers\/malware\/phishing, enforce parental controls, and monitor DNS traffic. Technically, it\u2019s like running a tiny cybersecurity command center in front of your devices but without having to manage actual hardware.<\/p>\n

NextDNS resolves DNS requests and lets you apply filtering profiles (privacy, security, content categories) with reporting dashboards.<\/p>\n

It supports DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) and DNS-over-TLS (DoT) for encrypted DNS.<\/p>\n

People choose it because it\u2019s very customizable and more privacy-focused than the default DNS you get from your ISP.<\/p>\n

Table of comparable vendors and details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature \/ Service<\/strong><\/td>\nDNS Resolution<\/strong><\/td>\nEncrypted DNS (DoH\/DoT)<\/strong><\/td>\nContent Filtering \/ Categories<\/strong><\/td>\nMalware\/Threat Blocking<\/strong><\/td>\nParental Controls<\/strong><\/td>\nIdentity \/ Enterprise Integration<\/strong><\/td>\nLogging & Analytics<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NextDNS<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nDetailed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cisco Umbrella<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes (enterprise)<\/td>\nYes (Talos)<\/td>\nOptional<\/td>\nYes (AD\/SSO)<\/td>\nEnterprise SIEM logs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OpenDNS (Home)<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes (partial)<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nBasic logs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quad9<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes (threat intel)<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nMinimal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cloudflare Gateway<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nOptional<\/td>\nYes (Cloudflare Zero Trust)<\/td>\nReports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Google Public DNS<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nOptional protection<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nMinimal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AdGuard DNS<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nLogs Vary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CleanBrowsing<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes (family profiles)<\/td>\nYes (security)<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nBasic logs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ControlD<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nBasic \/ Paid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SafeDNS<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nOptional<\/td>\nStandard logs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DNSFilter<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nOptional<\/td>\nYes (enterprise)<\/td>\nAnalytics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n
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NextDNS is a cloud-based DNS resolver and filtering platform that lets you control what queries get resolved, block trackers\/malware\/phishing, enforce parental controls, and monitor DNS traffic. Technically, it\u2019s like running a tiny cybersecurity command center in front of your devices but without having to manage actual hardware. NextDNS resolves DNS requests and lets you apply … Continue reading “What is NextDNS?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdbackslash.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdbackslash.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdbackslash.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdbackslash.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdbackslash.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdbackslash.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdbackslash.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdbackslash.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdbackslash.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}