Privacy Ratings

Open-source DNS clients

3 DNS clients whose code is public under an OSI-approved license, rated for privacy with evidence. Picks first, then by score.

  1. DNScrypt-proxy 2 Grade B

    DNS proxy supporting encrypted DNS protocols including DNSCrypt v2, DNS-over-HTTPS, Oblivious DoH and Anonymized DNSCrypt.

    ISC. Source code

  2. Stubby Grade B

    Local DNS privacy stub resolver that encrypts DNS queries from a desktop or laptop to DNS-over-TLS resolvers.

    BSD-3-Clause. Source code

  3. Nebulo Grade D

    Android DNS changer that sends queries over DNS-over-HTTPS or DNS-over-TLS without root, using Android's VPN interface by default.

    GPL-3.0. Source code

Compare all 3 DNS clients, open source or not.