# DNS clients privacy ratings

Software that encrypts DNS lookups on a device.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [DNScrypt-proxy 2](https://privacyratings.com/dns-clients/dnscrypt-proxy-2/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | DNS proxy supporting encrypted DNS protocols including DNSCrypt v2, DNS-over-HTTPS, Oblivious DoH and Anonymized DNSCrypt. |
| [Stubby](https://privacyratings.com/dns-clients/stubby/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Local DNS privacy stub resolver that encrypts DNS queries from a desktop or laptop to DNS-over-TLS resolvers. |
| [Nebulo](https://privacyratings.com/dns-clients/nebulo/) | D (50/100) | Unknown | Android DNS changer that sends queries over DNS-over-HTTPS or DNS-over-TLS without root, using Android's VPN interface by default. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/dns-clients/