Pi-hole comparisons
Pi-hole is compared head-to-head with Cloudflare Gateway, Cisco Umbrella and Jamf Safe Internet and more: 6 head-to-heads in Internet Filtering Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Pi-hole head-to-head
- Pi-hole vs Cloudflare Gateway
- Pi-hole vs Cisco Umbrella
- Pi-hole vs Jamf Safe Internet
- Pi-hole vs CIRA DNS Firewall
- Pi-hole vs Check Point URL Filtering
- Pi-hole vs Fortra Secure Web Gateway
Pi-hole vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Custom blocklists | Safe search controls | Filtering schedules | Activity reports | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Pi-hole | Yes | Free | Yes | Advanced | 9.0 | ||
| 1 | Cloudflare Gateway | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Advanced | 9.2 | |
| 2 | Cisco Umbrella | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Advanced | 9.1 | |
| 4 | Jamf Safe Internet | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Advanced | 8.9 | |
| 5 | CIRA DNS Firewall | No | Yes | Yes | Advanced | 8.8 | ||
| 6 | Check Point URL Filtering | Yes | Yes | Advanced | 8.7 | |||
| 7 | Fortra Secure Web Gateway | Yes | Advanced | 8.6 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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