Smart, Safe, and Compliant Internet for Schools

Protect students and staff with CleanBrowsing’s reliable DNS filtering — built for education, privacy, and compliance.

Trusted by 10,000+ schools and educational institutions worldwide.

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Why CleanBrowsing

Why Schools Need Smarter Internet Filtering

Schools face increasing pressure to protect students online, prevent distractions, and stay compliant with safety standards like CIPA and HIPAA.

With students using multiple devices for learning, it’s becoming harder to keep networks secure and classrooms focused without slowing things down.

That’s where CleanBrowsing makes a difference. Our DNS filtering provides a powerful yet simple layer of protection that blocks harmful content, prevents digital distractions, and keeps the learning environment safe and focused. With centralized management, category-based filters, and network-wide control, schools can maintain security and compliance while ensuring smooth internet access for every student and teacher.

Pricing plans

Affordable Content Filtering for Every School

Keeping Children Safe Online, Blocking Porn and Internet Compliance.

Basic
$300 /year
< 100 Students
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Midsize
$600 /year
< 500 Students
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Large
$750 /year
< 1,000 Students
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Custom
+ 1,000 Schools
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Need a custom plan? Email sales@cleanbrowsing.org

Benefits

Powerful Features Designed for Education

Everything you need for safe, reliable, and simple internet protection.

Advanced Encryption

Protect your network with encrypted DNS protocols — DoH, DoT, and DNSCrypt — all enabled by default for safer browsing.

Predefined Filters

Instantly apply 19+ ready-made filters to block adult, mixed, or harmful content with just a few clicks.

Custom Allow / Block

Easily manage access by creating personalized “Allow” or “Block” lists for your network domains.

Profiles

Group devices and assign custom filtering rules based on each group’s needs (e.g., Teachers vs Students).

Data Retention

Control how long logs are stored — from privacy-first “no logs” mode to detailed 90-day records.

Activity Monitoring

Track browsing activity through a simple, modern dashboard with real-time usage insights.

DNS Filtering for Schools:

CleanBrowsing's Network-Centric Safety Solutions


CleanBrowsing, your trusted partner in online safety for kids, has harnessed its extensive global experience collaborating with thousands of educational institutions and conducting in-depth analyses of child safety regulations worldwide. The result? A powerful tool tailored exclusively for school administrators — our user-friendly, preconfigured Categories, finely tuned to enhance your students’ online security.

Take control of your school's network security with CleanBrowsing's cutting-edge DNS solutions. Our meticulously crafted predefined Categories, each represented by one of the nine filters you see here — from 'Pornography’ to ‘Proxy & VPNs' — enable you to create a safer online environment for your students. With the click of a button, you can fine-tune access to suit your school's specific needs, promoting responsible web usage while blocking harmful content and potential threats. CleanBrowsing puts you in the driver's seat, ensuring a secure and productive online experience for your educational community.

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Pornography
Blocks access to adult and pornographic content. Enforces Safe Browsing on Google and Bing.
Malicious
Filter blocks access to malicious and blacklisted domains (e.g., malware droppers, phishing, spam).
Proxy & VPNs
Filter blocks access to Proxies and VPN products. Services often used to bypass filters.
Alcohol
Filter blocks access to Beer, Wine and other alcohol-related web sites.
Drugs
Filter blocks access to Smoking, CBD, Cannabis and other Drug-related web sites.
Academic Fraud
Blocks access to sites selling academic fraud services (do my essay or do my homework).
Extremism & Hate
Blocks access to web sites classified as extremist and hate speech. Includes acist, anti-semitism and radicalization web sites.
Partial Nudity
Blocks access to sites with partial nudity. It includes Lingerie, swimsuits and photo stock websites.
Mixed Content
Blocks access to sites that allow implicit access to pornographic content. Includes reddit and image sharing domains.

CIPA Compliance Made Simple

CleanBrowsing helps schools meet Children’s Internet Protection Act requirements.

Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was introduced by the US Congress in 2000 to address concerns regarding children's exposure to explicit or harmful online content, particularly pornography.

CIPA places obligations on educational institutions and public libraries that receive discounts for their internet access or internal network connections through the E-rate program, which aims to make communication services and products more affordable for eligible schools and libraries. The most recent updates to this legislation were enacted in 2011.

How CleanBrowsing Facilitates CIPA Compliance

CleanBrowsing offers protective measures that restrict or filter internet access to content that fall under the following categories: (a) explicit content, (b) child pornography, or (c) content that is deemed harmful to minors, specifically for computers used by students. This aligns with a specific requirement of CIPA, which is intended to ensure a secure online environment for students.

CleanBrowsing also serves the purpose of monitoring the online activities of minors, fulfilling another CIPA stipulation.

We support schools of all sizes. If you need more info, direct inquiries to sales@cleanbrowsing.org.

HIPAA-Ready DNS for Schools

While HIPAA does not prescribe specific DNS products, schools must protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems handling ePHI. CleanBrowsing helps you meet these technical safeguards with a lightweight, privacy-first approach.

How CleanBrowsing Helps

Encrypted DNS

DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) and DNS-over-TLS (DoT) to prevent interception/tampering.

Access Controls

Role-based admin access and configuration-change logging for accountability.

Resiliency

Global Anycast network with optional dedicated deployments for high availability.

Logging & Retention

Flexible options from no-logs to 7 days of query logs by default.

Long-Term Storage

Seamless integration with Trunc (HIPAA-ready SIEM) for extended retention and advanced reporting.

Business Associate Agreement (BAA)

We can execute a BAA upon request.

Covering take-home devices? Push our encrypted endpoints via your MDM so filtering and compliance travel with the device on or off campus.

HIPAA Safeguards at a Glance

Requirement Support HIPAA
Encryption in Transit DoH / DoT 164.312(e)(1)
Auditability Admin activity & query visibility (7-day default) 164.312(b)
Access Control Role-based admin permissions 164.312(a)(1)
Availability Anycast deployments 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(C)
BAA Available for covered entities & business associates 164.308(b)(1)

Are You a Managed Service Provider?

Responsible for managing networks for your customers? The CleanBrowsing Partner Program might be exactly what you’re looking for. It offers the same great benefits as our core plans, plus a centralized management console designed for MSPs.

Starting at just $10/month per customer account.

partners@cleanbrowsing.org

Platform Agnostic Solution

Schools have complex networks and need to be able to support multiple devices and operating systems.

CleanBrowsing helps with this:
  • DNS Based Solution
  • Supports Active Directory
  • Supports ChromeBooks, MacBooks, Windows
  • Can function as a DNS Forwarder

Have a question?

Whether it's sales or support, the best way to reach us is by email.

support@cleanbrowsing.org