Alternatives to AdGuard DNS (public + personal encrypted DNS)
Same kind, comparable, ranked by evidence - not by commission.
iCloud Private Relay
5.1/10 · United States
Apple's dual-hop proxy for Safari traffic; 'not a VPN' by Apple's own words - no region choice, no full-device coverage.
Lantern (Brave New Software)
5/10 · United States
Verified live 2026-09-27 ('free version has a daily' cap visible). Nonprofit-branded anti-censorship tool with a freemium funnel.
Psiphon
5/10 · Canada
Verified live 2026-09-27. Real anti-censorship engineering; free tier ad-supported, throughput-boosts paid via PsiCash.
Snowflake (Tor bridges via volunteer WebRTC proxies)
5/10 ·
Verified live 2026-09-27; browser-based pluggable transport for censorship circumvention.