Ad and tracker blockers
AdGuard Home privacy rating
Self-hosted DNS server that blocks ads and trackers for every device on a network. Includes a web dashboard, encrypted DNS support and parental controls.
Summary
AdGuard Home scores 88 out of 100 (grade B) on the ad and tracker blockers criteria. It meets 6 of 7 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, effective by default, no browsing data collected and custom filters. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in Cyprus: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR).
Score 88 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
Collects no usage statistics and uses no web services unless configured to.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Free and open source with no ads. Developed by AdGuard, which sells other products.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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Yes
Effective by default Weight 3 of 3
Does it block ads and trackers with its default settings, without paid tiers?
The AdGuard DNS filter is enabled in the default configuration, for free.
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Yes
No browsing data collected Weight 3 of 3
Does it work without sending browsing data to the developer?
Filtering runs on the user's own server, and no usage statistics are sent to the developer.
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Yes
Custom filters Weight 1 of 3
Can users add their own filter lists and rules?
Supports additional filter lists and user-defined filtering rules.