Why hackers moved from Pi-hole to Unbound

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

Pi-hole 1 hacker criticizes it
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Unbound 1 hacker recommends it

What hackers said about the move

“Now I switched from PiHole to running unbound on a... Pi!”
TacticalCoder, 2026-01-25original comment ↗

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Pi-hole vs Unbound

Pi-holeUnbound
Hackers who recommend01
Hackers who criticize10
Moved away from it10
Moved to it01

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of Pi-hole

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Praise for Unbound

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