# A Pi-hole alternative that needs no hardware · Blokada

**URL:** <https://community.blokada.org/t/a-pi-hole-alternative-that-needs-no-hardware-blokada/41126>\
**Category:** Guides\
**Created:** [September 23, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/a-pi-hole-alternative-that-needs-no-hardware-blokada/41126 "2026-09-23T13:39:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/system/32/7003_2.png) [@system](https://community.blokada.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/a-pi-hole-alternative-that-needs-no-hardware-blokada/41126/1 "2026-09-23T13:39:17Z")

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A Pi-hole blocks ads for every device on your network, as long as the Raspberry Pi is running, updated and at home. Blokada Cloud does the same job from our servers:

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://blokada.org/guides/switch-from-pihole/](https://blokada.org/guides/switch-from-pihole/)

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**Author:** ![Karol](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/karol/32/13_2.png) [@Karol](https://community.blokada.org/u/Karol)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/a-pi-hole-alternative-that-needs-no-hardware-blokada/41126/2 "2026-09-29T15:05:51Z")

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