Numa
DNS
v0.25.0
Numa is a portable DNS resolver written in Rust that runs as a single ~8MB binary on macOS, Linux, and Windows.todayMITDockerModerate
Self-hosted alternatives to NextDNS
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About these NextDNS alternatives
1 open-source, self-hosted alternatives to NextDNS are listed here, ranked by popularity, maintenance and documentation.
- Highest rated
- Numa (1 952 GitHub stars, MIT license, written in Rust)
- Docker
- 1 of the top 1 ship an official Docker image
- Recently updated
- Numa v0.25.0 on 2026-10-28
NextDNS alternatives compared
| Project | License | Language | Stars | Docker | Setup | Latest release | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numa | MIT | Rust | 1 952 | Yes | Moderate | v0.25.0 | 57 |