The biggest difference between uBlock Origin and Pi-Hole is the scope of each solution's blocking abilities. It's frequently mentioned alongside other compatible solutions such as Unbound, a self-hostable encrypted DNS client, and other trusted DNS service providers such as Quad9 or NextDNS.
In the general privacy community, you'll find Pi-Hole mentioned frequently as a recommendation for those looking for a network adblocking solution. While you're at it (or if you already have Pi-Hole installed), be sure to check out our curation of the best Pi-hole blocklists!.
#ADBLOCK VS UBLOCK HOW TO#
If you're curious about figuring out how to install Pi-Hole, then feel free to check out the avoidthehack guide for installing and configuring Pi-hole. Simply put, it allows you to block ads and malicious domains on your network by preventing DNS queries for domains known to be associated with malware/advertising/tracking. Pi-Hole is a free and open source project that turns your (Linux) device into a local filtered DNS for your entire network. You can sometimes find some version or derivative of uBlock Origin being used for browsers other browsers, such as Falkon, that feature their "own" ad and tracker blocking capabilities. You'll also find that privacy browsers, such as Librewolf, ship out with uBlock Origin pre-installed as the default ad and tracker blocking solution. In fact, you could probably run only uBlock Origin in your browser and receive the most comprehensive tracker blocking available in a browser. UBlock Origin is very often highly recommended in the privacy community for tracker blocking on the browser level. It's available as a plugin for most browsers you can install uBlock Origin as an add-on for Gecko based browsers like Firefox or as an extension for Chromium based browsers. UBlock Origin is a free and open source adblocker - but more specifically, a wide-spectrum tracker blocker - for browsers. NOTE: Not to be confused with the commercial option, "uBlock!"
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