What's the consensus on AdGuard?

I've been using AdGuard's DNS resolver on my Android phone for a couple of months, and I'm pretty satisfied with it.

The idea is that it filters out ad networks at the DNS level, so there is no need to root the phone (nor to install any app). You just put dns.adguard-dns.com in your "private DNS" settings and that's it.

Recently, though, I've seen a couple of people around here mentioning how Adguard is not trustworthy, or "kinda shady". What's your take on them? Their privacy policy seems OK to me, but I'd be interested to know more about them.

zwekihoyy ,

it was good when I used it but I switched to nextdns and have liked it a bit more. adguard is based in Russia (I trust the company but who knows what laws could come about) and nextdns has been way more performant for me.

note: nextdns is based in the US so you're not really winning there but I choose to trust them so far

forked_bytes ,
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No opinion on AdGuard, but there are several options for ad blocking DoH:

mishimaenjoyer ,
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Add ProtonVPN‘s NetShield to the list. Also blocks trackers.

9krpm ,

protonmail has been seen sharing it's users data with 3rth parties. I assume that extends to all their services if necessary.

zwekihoyy ,

you're gonna have to provide a source if you wanna spread FUD, chief.

9krpm ,

no.

svamp ,

I have no idea if adGuard is trustworthy or not, I personally use adAway which is open source and under a GPLv3 license. Perfectly satisfied with it.

ominouslemon OP ,

I was using AdAway before switching to Adguard. I loved it, but my problem with it was that it kept disconnecting randomly.

jmp242 ,

Huh, that's my complaint with the latest AdGuard - now it seems to just... go away... on my phone pretty frequently. The older version didn't ever stop unless I stopped it. I paid for a lifetime on my current phone, but when I get a new one I'll be checking out the free options before paying yearly for AdGuard.

cheese_greater ,

Not sure how relevant it is but it is a Russian company, I believe. Take from that what you will.

UprisingVoltage ,

It was founded in Russia in 2009, then moved its headquarters from Moscow to Cyprus almost 10 years ago, in 2014 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AdGuard

They've been a solid presence in the privacy scene for years now, contributing to spread privacy awareness and not incurring in a single major controvesy/scandal so far.

They're legit imo, and they provide solid services

Not sure about the basis for the claims of "shadiness"

lcb ,

Well this part with Russian company it is so lol. I am more comfortable giving my dns requests to russia and not to my goverment

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