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Pi-hole
Blackhole for Internet advertisements with a GUI for management and monitoring.
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Open source alternatives to Pi-hole Cloud
We track 5 open-source Pi-hole Cloud alternatives, of which 4 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 4 ship a Docker image. Pi-hole leads on health at 99/100 with 67 commits in the last 90 days; across all 5 projects you are choosing between Apache-2.0, EUPL-1.2, GPL-3.0.
updated Oct 2026 5 alternatives best health 99 ★ 119k combined 400 commits / 90d 4 with Docker
Top picks to replace Pi-hole Cloud
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Healthiest
Health 99/100: 67 commits in 90 days, latest release v6.5, Docker image available.
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Most active
169 commits in the last 90 days, more than any other option here.
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Permissive licence
Apache-2.0, so you can fork or embed it without publishing changes; health 95/100.
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All 5 Pi-hole Cloud alternatives, ranked by health
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AdGuard Home
User-friendly ads & trackers blocking DNS server.
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Technitium DNS Server
Authoritative/recursive DNS server with ad blocking functionality.
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blocky
Fast and lightweight DNS proxy as ad-blocker for local network with many features (alternative to Pi-hole).
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Maza ad blocking
Local ad blocker. Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system.
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Pi-hole Cloud alternatives compared
Pi-hole edges AdGuard Home 99 to 98. AdGuard Home is the busier codebase, though, with 70 commits in 90 days to 67. Pi-hole also has the largest following, at 62k stars.
The most recent release is Pi-hole v6.5, published 13 days ago. Maza ad blocking publishes no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. Maza ad blocking scores under 40, so check recent activity before adopting it. By stack, Shell (2), C# (1) and Go (1) are the most common. blocky and Maza ad blocking are permissively licensed; Pi-hole, AdGuard Home and Technitium DNS Server are copyleft.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| Pi-hole Up 9 points since 11 Sep | 99 | 62k | EUPL-1.2 | 3 days ago | Yes |
| AdGuard Home Steady at 98 since 11 Sep | 98 | 38k | GPL-3.0 | 3 days ago | Yes |
| Technitium DNS Server Steady at 96 since 11 Sep | 96 | 10k | GPL-3.0 | 6 days ago | Yes |
| blocky Steady at 95 since 11 Sep | 95 | 7.1k | Apache-2.0 | 2 days ago | Yes |
| Maza ad blocking Steady at 25 since 11 Sep, no tagged release | 25 | 1.9k | Apache-2.0 | 3 months ago | No |
Pi-hole Cloud alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to Pi-hole Cloud?
Pi-hole scores highest at 99/100, with 67 commits in the last 90 days, 62k stars on GitHub and its latest release (v6.5) published 13 days ago. Technitium DNS Server has the most raw commit activity at 169 commits in 90 days.
Which Pi-hole Cloud alternatives use a permissive licence?
2 of 5 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): blocky (Apache-2.0), Maza ad blocking (Apache-2.0). 3 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which Pi-hole Cloud alternatives run in Docker?
4 of 5 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Pi-hole, AdGuard Home, Technitium DNS Server, blocky. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.
Is Pi-hole or AdGuard Home the better Pi-hole Cloud alternative?
On measured health Pi-hole leads, 99 to 98. Pi-hole has 67 commits in 90 days, 62k stars and v6.5 from 13 days ago; AdGuard Home has 70 commits in 90 days, 38k stars and v0.107.79 from 2 months ago. Pi-hole is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the Pi-hole Cloud alternatives still maintained?
4 of the 5 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. Maza ad blocking scores under 40.
What languages are the Pi-hole Cloud alternatives written in?
Shell: Pi-hole and Maza ad blocking. C#: Technitium DNS Server. Go: blocky. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
