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AdGuard Home vs Ingress-NGINX

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted reverse proxy & gateways options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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AD AdGuard Home Network-wide DNS ad and tracker blocker VS IN Ingress-NGINX Kubernetes ingress controller using NGINX
FeatureAdGuard HomeIngress-NGINX
CategoryReverse Proxy & GatewaysReverse Proxy & Gateways
LicenseGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
LanguageTypeScriptGo
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM128 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarykubernetes, helm
GitHub stars★ 35,977★ 19,485
First released20182016
ReplacesPi-hole, NextDNSAWS ALB Ingress

Why pick each one

Choose AdGuard Home if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 36k GitHub stars
AdGuard Home details

Choose Ingress-NGINX if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Mature project with 19.5k GitHub stars
  • Written in Go
Ingress-NGINX details

Frequently asked questions

Is AdGuard Home or Ingress-NGINX better?

AdGuard Home is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Ingress-NGINX if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are AdGuard Home and Ingress-NGINX free and open-source?

Yes. AdGuard Home is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Ingress-NGINX under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run AdGuard Home and Ingress-NGINX with Docker?

AdGuard Home: yes. Ingress-NGINX: check the project docs for container support.

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