Sorry for the poor quality / lack of screenshot, this is from my work computer which I isolate from my personal devices, so I just took a picture.

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    AdGuard being ran by a for-profit company and some of the functionality being locked behind a paywall probably doesn’t help its case compared to uBlock Origin, though AdGuard is definitely the next best option currently. I also just find uBlock Origin supports more advanced features.

    (Edit: Apparantly the paywall only applies to the Safari extension and their desktop app, but not the extension on most platforms, see the reply below, my other points still stand)

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      I also just find uBlock Origin supports more advanced features.

      Googling it and according to one answer the only difference between uBlock Origin and AdGuard browser extensions is that uBlock has a feature where they can hide stuff instead of completely blocking it. Two comments said AdGuard was the more techy one, and most users would prefer uBlock Origin because of that. A bunch of comments are people who obviously havent tried them both. Some are confusion about the difference between AdGuard desktop program and AdGuard browser extensions.

      Maybe better if I just test it for myself.

      some of the functionality being locked behind a paywall

      The entire desktop app, yes. That does DNS blocking. Not the browser extensions, no blocked features there.

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        Googling it and according to one answer the only difference between uBlock Origin and AdGuard browser extensions is that uBlock has a feature where they can hide stuff instead of completely blocking it.

        Does AdGuard have anything equivalent to uBlock Origin’s advanced blocking modes? That’s mainly what I meant by “advanced features”.

        The entire desktop app, yes. That does DNS blocking. Not the browser extensions, no blocked features there.

        I know their Safari extension has some blocked functionality without paying, but fair enough, it may be different for other platforms, I’ll edit my reply then. Thanks for the correction. I stand by the other point though, I think uBlock Origin has an inherent advantage and added trust by being non-profit and fully community driven vs. AdGuard being ran by a for-profit company.