There are many similarities and differences between Control D and other services, but none are like it or offer the same functionality.
Control D | Pi-Hole | NextDNS | AdGuard | Cloudflare | "Smart" DNS | VPNs | |
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Supports All Devices | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ |
No Apps To Install or Run | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Blocks Ads and Trackers | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️/❌ |
Blocks IP Level Threats | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
Service Level Blocking | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
Unblocks Geo-Resticted Services | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Number of Supported Web Services | 300+ | ❌ | 38 | ❌ | ❌ | Variable | ❌ |
No-reconnect Service Unblocking | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Can Proxy All HTTP(S) Traffic | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |
Low Impact on Browsing Speeds | ✔️ | ➖ | ➖ | ➖ | ➖ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Rule Scheduling | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
Protects Activity That Doesn't Use DNS | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |