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DNS Comparison

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Providers Tested

Let's compare them and see how fast they are from across the world. Those were the top 8 free DNS providers that we chose to evaluate:
  • Google 8.8.8.8: Private and unfiltered. Most popular option.
  • CloudFlare 1.1.1.1: Private and unfiltered. New player.
  • Quad9 9.9.9.9: Private and security aware. New player that blocks access to malicious domains.
  • OpenDNS 208.67.222.222: Old player that blocks malicious domains and offers the option to block adult content.
  • Norton DNS 199.85.126.20: Old player that blocks malicious domains and is integrated with their Antivirus.
  • CleanBrowsing 185.228.168.168: Private and security aware. New player that blocks access to adult content.
  • Yandex DNS 77.88.8.7: Old player that blocks malicious domains. Very popular in Russia.
  • Comodo DNS 8.26.56.26: Old player that blocks malicious domains.
That's a quick feature breakdown between them regarding their privacy options:
 Privacy options comparison
The Privacy option above is based on the providers promise to do not log or share your DNS requests.
This Analytics and Comparison I use: https://www.dnsperf.com/#!dns-resolvers
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