Questions & Concerns
Hello! I have been using NextDNS for a while, and I love it. But, I can’t help but think it is too good to be true. Since dns queries and trackers are all sent and blocked through next dns, it is 100% that they could give themselves a sort of monopoly in selling data. Now, I am not accusing of such, but I am concerned such a thing may be so. How is next dns funded? I know there is a pro plan, I just use the free plan. But, the free plan is so good that you don’t even need a pro plan. I haven’t needed to do anything that involves a pro plan! So, how is it free? How can I completely trust it? I trust it, partially, but I can’t get this thought out of my head. Is there potential for anything malicious going on? Please, someone respond and give me proof there is 100% trust, or I cannot use this anymore. Often when things are too good to be true, they are.
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DNS servers barely take any resources, especially at scale. If you check the dnscry [dot] pt server lists, you'll see that a single core 1 GB RAM server can very easily handle a dozen queries per second, that's over 30 million queries a month, or a hundred free users who never cross their threshold. Such servers can be easily rented for 5-6 USD per month, so just about three paying users can cover the server cost.
At scale & with long-term contracts, server rent is even cheaper, and far more users can be handled since the queries likely will have been cached. NextDNS doesn't need many employees (if any) to maintain the servers, and if you check the curl wiki on github for DoH providers, you'll see hundreds of servers, some of them likely maintained by one bored dude/dudette in their free time.
If you're unwilling to trust NextDNS, there are other adblocking DNS that are run by different entities you can try, or just run a PiHole/AdGuardHome yourself.
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