blocky vs Pi-hole
Both are self-hosted dns projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.
| blocky | Pi-hole | |
|---|---|---|
| Health score | 76/100 | 64/100 |
| Commits (11 mo) | 303 | 254 |
| Commits (last 3 mo) | 127 | 29 |
| Stars | 7k | 61k |
| Latest release | 5 Sept 2026 | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | EUPL-1.2 |
| Built with | Go, Docker | Shell, PHP, Docker |
| Typical RAM | 1 GB | 2 GB |
blocky
Fast and lightweight DNS proxy as ad-blocker for local network with many features (alternative to Pi-hole).
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 53% of tracked projects; popularity more than 73%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
Pi-hole
Blackhole for Internet advertisements with a GUI for management and monitoring.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 49% of tracked projects; popularity more than 98%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
How to read this
Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.
What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.
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