# AdGuard Home vs Pi-hole 2026 – DNS on a VPS

Compare AdGuard Home and Pi-hole: blocklists, DoH, port 53, whether a public VPS makes sense, Tailscale DNS, GDPR.

**Quick answer:** **AdGuard Home** and **Pi-hole** are DNS filters. On a VPS **never open port 53 to the world** – LAN, your IPs, or [Tailscale](/en/root-v-server/tailscale) only.

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