{"id":155,"date":"2022-11-16T21:05:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T21:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanbrowsing.org\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=155"},"modified":"2025-07-31T22:53:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T22:53:56","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-the-cleanbrowsing-free-and-paid-service","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/cleanbrowsing.org\/help\/docs\/what-is-the-difference-between-the-cleanbrowsing-free-and-paid-service\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Difference Between the CleanBrowsing Free and Paid Service?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are two ways to use the CleanBrowsing service, the Free or Paid option. A common question we get is around the difference between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #ed7d31; color: #ffffff; padding: 30px; border-radius: 10px; text-align: center;\">\n  <h3 style=\"font-size: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 700;\">\n    \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f CleanBrowsing: Internet Safety Made Simple\n  <\/h3>\n  <p style=\"color: #fffaf5; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n    Filter harmful websites, block adult content, and protect your entire network. All with fast, privacy-respecting DNS.\n  <\/p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/cleanbrowsing.org\/pricing?utm_source=cleanbrowsinghelp-posts&#038;utm_medium=cta&#038;utm_campaign=explore-filters\" \n     style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 12px 24px; background-color: #d35400; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 6px;\">\n    Start Filtering Here \u2192\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This article provides answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"free-vs-paid-the-difference\"><strong>Free vs Paid \u2013 The Difference<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The key difference between the Free and Paid plan is control and visibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The free service is fixed, it doesn\u2019t allow you to tune your network to your specific needs. With the Free service, if you don\u2019t like a categorization, you can request it be reviewed, but you are otherwise stuck with how we\u2019ve defined the category. The paid plan allows you to tune the filters to better conform with your beliefs and network needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a logical grouping of differentiating features that help paint a more complete picture of the differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Category<\/th><th>Free<\/th><th>Paid<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Account<\/td><td>None required<\/td><td>Account Required<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Filters<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanbrowsing.org\/filters\">3 Available Filters<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanbrowsing.org\/help\/docs\/the-cleanbrowsing-paid-filters\/\">21 Available Filters<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Customizations<\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dashboard<\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Custom Block Pages<\/td><td>No<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanbrowsing.org\/help\/docs\/how-to-create-block-pages-with-cleanbrowsing\/\">Yes<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Custom Block Domains<\/td><td>No<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanbrowsing.org\/help\/docs\/how-to-create-block-pages-with-cleanbrowsing\/\">Yes<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Custom Allow Domains<\/td><td>No<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanbrowsing.org\/help\/docs\/allow-specific-domains\/\">Yes<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Activity Reporting<\/td><td>No<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanbrowsing.org\/help\/docs\/how-to-monitor-dns-activity\/\">Yes<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Group Users (Profiles)<\/td><td>No<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanbrowsing.org\/help\/docs\/how-to-group-devices-with-profiles\/\">Yes<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Data Retention<\/td><td>No<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanbrowsing.org\/help\/docs\/data-retention-logs\/\">Yes<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How the Free Service Differentiates from the Paid plan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d like to learn more about the CleanBrowsing dashboard, here is a short demo video to help orient you to what you can expect as a paid customer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CleanBrowsing Orientation Video\" width=\"643\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/szd_SR1VYOo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope this helps, and if you have any questions please send them to support@cleanbrowsing.org.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #253b5c; color: #ffffff; padding: 30px; border-radius: 10px; text-align: center;\">\n  <h3 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: 700;\">\n    \ud83d\ude80 Power Your Web Infrastructure with NOC\n  <\/h3>\n  <p style=\"color: #e0f0ff; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n    NOC combines authoritative DNS, a global CDN, and an intelligent WAF into one high-performance platform. Protect your sites, reduce latency, and gain full control over your delivery stack.\n  <\/p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/noc.org?utm_source=cleanbrowsinghelp-posts&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_campaign=web-infrastructure\" \n     style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 12px 24px; background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8c42, #ff5e57); color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 6px;\">\n    Visit NOC \u2192\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two ways to use the CleanBrowsing service, the Free or Paid option. A common question we get is around the difference between the two. This article provides answers. Free vs Paid \u2013 The Difference The key difference between the Free and Paid plan is control and visibility. 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