opendns.com
OpenDNS
Who runs OpenDNS, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest DNS security alternatives.
- Who’s behind it
- Not stated
- Online since
- Unknown
- Trackers
- Couldn’t check
- Prices
- No pricing page
- Last price change
- –
- Closest alternative
- NextDNS
Measured from OpenDNS’s own pages, the Internet Archive and public records. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.
01 · Who’s behind it
Who runs OpenDNS
OpenDNS opendns.com
Wikidata: company
- Company
- No imprint we could read
- Online since
- Not in the Internet Archive
- Audience
02 · Privacy
What OpenDNS tracks
We couldn’t read opendns.com’s homepage (UND_ERR_CONNECT_TIMEOUT), so we can’t say what it loads.
03 · Alternatives
Alternatives to OpenDNS
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to OpenDNS, thumbs down if it isn’t.
We can’t read opendns.com’s homepage (UND_ERR_CONNECT_TIMEOUT), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.
- 01
NextDNS - The new firewall for the modern Internet
NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.
Very close - 02
CleanBrowsing | DNS Content Filtering Service
Affordable DNS filtering that blocks malware, adult content, and unwanted sites. Protect schools, families, and businesses at the network level.
Very close - 03
Best-Rated DNS Filtering Service | DNS Security | DNSFilter
The DNS filtering service trusted by 57,000+ organizations. DNSFilter's DNS security software blocks malware, phishing, and unwanted sites in minutes.
Very close - 04
AdGuard DNS — ad-blocking DNS server
Create your ad-blocking DNS server that will protect your personal data, prevent tracking and allow you to control access to specific content on the Internet.
Very close - 05
Quad9 | A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy
A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy
Very close - 06
Cloudflare: Build for the agent era
Welcome to Cloudflare - Powering the next generation of applications
Very close - 07
Control D | DNS Filtering for Every OS
Encrypted DNS filtering trusted by 100M+ users. Blocks malware and trackers on every OS. Flat fee per endpoint. Start free.
Close - 08
Home
Boost subscriber performance by up to 25% for less than 1% of your overall 5G network investment.
Very close - 09
Sucuri - Complete Website Security, Protection & Monitoring
Website security made simple—Sucuri offers fast malware cleanup, reliable monitoring, and powerful protection for any CMS.
Very close - 10
Advanced Website Protection for Unmatched Cyber Defense
Safeguard your devices with Comodo's advanced endpoint protection and protect your websites from malware and cyber threats. Secure your site now!
Very close - 11
SpamCop.net - Beware of cheap imitations
Beware of cheap imitations! SpamCop has been protecting the internet community since 1998. Automatically file spam reports with the network administrators who can stop unsolicited email at the source. Subscribe, and filter your email before it reaches your inbox.
Very close - 12
Cyber Security Leader | Imperva, Inc.
Imperva provides complete cyber security by protecting what really matters most—your data and applications—whether on-premises or in the cloud.
Very close - 13
Website Security Monitoring & Malware Protection | SiteLock
Secure your website with our security monitoring and protection services. Protect data, prevent cyberattacks, and ensure peace of mind with SiteLock solutions.
Close - 14
Pi-hole – Network-wide Ad Blocking
ad- and tracker-blocking application
Close - 15
DDoS-Guard | Reliable DDoS Protection & Mitigation
DDoS protection for companies and businesses of any level. ✔️ 4 Tbps scrubbing capacity. ✔️882 000+ projects under protection. ✔️ No hidden charges
Close - 16 Very close
- 17
Strengthening trust and safety across the internet | Spamhaus
Strengthening trust and safety online through IP and domain reputation intelligence, expertise, education, and community collaboration.
Very close - 18
AdGuard Ad Blocker — block ads, popups, and trackers
AdGuard is the best way to get rid of annoying ads and online tracking and protect your computer from malware. Make your web surfing fast, safe and ad-free
Close - 19
Cybersecurity Solutions: Email, Apps, Network, Data | Barracuda Networks
Barracuda Networks is the worldwide leader in Email Protection, Application Protection, Network Security, and Data Protection Solutions
Very close - 20 dnspod.cn 4 trackers
DNSPod-免费智能DNS解析服务商-电信_网通_教育网,智能DNS-烟台帝思普网络科技有限公司
DNSPod是国内提供智能DNS产品的网站，致力于为各类网站提供高质量的电信、网通、教育网双线或者三线智能DNS免费解析。目前DNSPod已经是国内最大的免费DNS解析产品提供商
Close
Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles OpenDNS’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones OpenDNS uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.
04 · History
What changed
Price and policy history →No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what OpenDNS adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.
05 · Details
How we measure
Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.
The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 4 technologies
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 9,192
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 31 ms
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to OpenDNS’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
Built with
- Live chat & support
- Zendesk TXT v=spf1 ptr include:_nets.opendns.com include:mail.zendesk.com include…
- Email delivery
- Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 ptr include:_nets.opendns.com include:mail.zendesk.com include…
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- DocuSign TXT docusign=2dcbb085-bb7f-44b2-8cdd-c9a93a8c0514
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=VXNIemKQVGZ9Q3215ANNzcTDK5ZejVDwd6RQsQ2u1GI
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 17/20
- Cloudflare · not on opendns.com 8/20
- Google Workspace · not on opendns.com 8/20
- Google Fonts · not on opendns.com 8/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on opendns.com 8/20
- Zendesk 7/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on opendns.com 7/20
- jQuery · not on opendns.com 6/20
- Vue.js · not on opendns.com 6/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on opendns.com 5/20
- Apple Business · not on opendns.com 5/20
- HubSpot · not on opendns.com 5/20
- PHP · not on opendns.com 5/20
- Font Awesome · not on opendns.com 4/20
- Atlassian · not on opendns.com 4/20
- Salesforce · not on opendns.com 4/20