DNS.SB vs Mullvad

Vergleichen Sie DNS.SB und Mullvad nach Funktionen, Rechtsraum, Nachweisen und Einsatzpassung.

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DNS.SB

Germany· Web Hosting and Cloud Computing

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Shortlist when you want an unfiltered, German-operated public resolver with DoT/DoH and optional city-pinned endpoints. Skip when you need malware blocking, a signed DPA or SLA on the free pool, or a guarantee that queries never leave the EU. Consider Quad9 for threat blocking or run your own recursive resolver when residency must be yours.

EU-operatedNo-logs (claimed)DoT + DoHUnfilteredAnycast + unicast pin
DNS.SB vs Mullvad: Überblick
MerkmalLogo: DNS.SBDNS.SBLogo: MullvadMullvad
HerkunftslandGermanySweden
KategorieWeb Hosting and Cloud ComputingVPN Services
Open SourceNeinJa
Self-HostedNeinNein
HauptsitzGermanyNicht angegeben
RechtsträgerxTom GmbH, Kreuzstraße 60, 40210 Düsseldorf (Amtsgericht Düsseldorf HRB 86779)Nicht angegeben
US-Mutter / KontrolleKeine bekannte US-MutterNicht angegeben
CLOUD-Act-Exposition (indikativ)MittelNicht angegeben
Hosting / ResidenzPrimary: xTom global anycast (operator xTom GmbH, DE) with published unicast DoH cities. Named non-xTom PoP hosts: HostVenom (Chicago), DigitalOcean (Bengaluru), Amazon AWS (Seoul), Servers.com (Moscow), Vultr (Toronto), Misaka (Berlin). Website analytics: self-hosted Plausible. Backup/DR and support SaaS not published. DoH also advertised as a global CDN endpoint.Nicht angegeben
Zusammenfassung

Free public recursive DNS from Düsseldorf-based xTom GmbH, with DoT/DoH, claimed no logs, and optional city-pinned unicast endpoints.

Swedish privacy VPN with numbered accounts (no email), GPL-3 clients, RAM-only relays, and repeated third-party security audits—built for anonymity over enterprise packaging.

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Auf einen Blick: DNS.SB vs Mullvad
Auf einen BlickLogo: DNS.SBDNS.SBLogo: MullvadMullvad
HQDüsseldorf, GermanyNicht angegeben
Legal entityxTom GmbH (HRB 86779)Nicht angegeben
Commercial modelFree for personal and non-commercial use; commercial use needs authorizationNicht angegeben
ProtocolsDNS 53, DoT 853 (dot.sb), DoH 443 (HTTP/3); no native DoQ; no DNS64Nicht angegeben
AnycastClaimed 30+ locations on six continents, including US citiesNicht angegeben
Open sourceResolver stack not disclosed; docs site is on GitHubNicht angegeben
Key capabilities: DNS.SB vs Mullvad
Key capabilitiesLogo: DNS.SBDNS.SBLogo: MullvadMullvad
EU-operatedJaNicht angegeben
No-logs (claimed)JaNicht angegeben
DoT + DoHJaNicht angegeben
UnfilteredJaNicht angegeben
Anycast + unicast pinJaNicht angegeben

DNS.SB

  • Memorable dual-stack public resolvers

    Classic DNS on UDP/TCP 53 at 185.222.222.222 and 45.11.45.11, plus IPv6 2a09:: and 2a11:: (full form published for older stacks). Dual-stack is first-class. There is no account and no client app. Benefit: routers and homelabs can be pointed at addresses people can actually remember. Limit: this is a shared public pool, not a dedicated recursive server.

  • DoT, DoH, and DoH over HTTP/3

    Encrypted DNS over TLS on hostname dot.sb port 853, and DoH at https://doh.dns.sb/dns-query (aliases doh.sb and dns.sb, plus raw IP URLs). The FAQ states DoH supports HTTP/3 (QUIC) and that native DNS-over-QUIC (RFC 9250) is not offered yet. Benefit: OS Private DNS, browsers, and Unbound can encrypt the stub-to-resolver hop. Limit: plaintext port 53 remains available and is still visible to the local network.

  • City-pinned unicast DoH endpoints

    Besides global anycast, the DoH page lists per-city URLs such as de-dus, de-fra, nl-ams, uk-lon, ee-tll, and several non-EU cities. Hosting providers are named per row (mostly xTom, plus HostVenom, DigitalOcean, Amazon AWS, Servers.com, Vultr, Misaka). Benefit: an admin can pin the resolver hop to a chosen metro. Limit: anycast IPs still land on the nearest global node, including US cities, unless you pin unicast.

  • Claimed no-logs resolver with DNSSEC and no ECS

    Privacy policy and FAQ say query names, client IPs, and timestamps are not stored, EDNS Client Subnet is off, query name minimisation (RFC 7816) is on, and the resolver validates DNSSEC. Benefit: less data handed to authoritative servers and, if the claim holds, nothing to disclose. Limit: the software stack is undisclosed and no independent no-logs audit was found.

  • Unfiltered recursion (legal caveats reserved)

    FAQ: no content filtering or blocking; users keep control. A separate FAQ bullet reserves blocking for legal requirements. Benefit: usable as a neutral upstream under a local filter like Pi-hole. Limit: no malware or ad blocklist on the resolver, and legal orders could still force a block.

Mullvad

  • Anonyme Kontonummern

    Keine E-Mail oder persönlichen Daten nötig. Sofort eine 16-stellige Nummer generieren. Kombinierbar mit anonymen Zahlungen wie Bargeld per Post oder Monero – ohne Identitätsbindung. Beseitigt Honeypot-Risiken accountbasierter Dienste.

  • Geprüfte No-Logs-Richtlinie

    Bewiesen bei der Polizeirazzia 2023: keine Nutzerdaten verfügbar. Unabhängige Audits bestätigen: kein IP-Logging, keine Zeitstempel, keine Bandbreitenprotokolle. Server nutzen RAM-Disks, die beim Neustart gelöscht werden.

  • Open-Source-Clients und Protokolle

    Apps für alle großen Plattformen unter GPLv3. Native WireGuard-Implementierung für niedrigen Overhead; OpenVPN als Fallback; Shadowsocks gegen Zensur. Multi-Hop, Bridge-Modus und DAITA schützen vor fortgeschrittener Analyse.

  • Erweiterte Sicherheitswerkzeuge

    Post-Quantum-Verschlüsselung, vollständiger IPv6-Leak-Schutz, anpassbarer Kill-Switch. Mullvad Browser erschwert Fingerprinting in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Tor Project. Öffentlicher DNS blockiert Tracker standardmäßig.

Assurance & compliance: DNS.SB vs Mullvad
Assurance & complianceLogo: DNS.SBDNS.SBLogo: MullvadMullvad
Independent security / no-logs audit
Not found

Vendor claims logging is disabled. Annual transparency reports exist (2019-2025) but are not an independent security or no-logs audit. Resolver software is undisclosed.

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ISO 27001
Not found

No ISO 27001 claim found on dns.sb privacy, FAQ, or xTom imprint pages reviewed.

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SOC 2 / SOC 3
Not found

No SOC 2 or SOC 3 claim found on the official pages reviewed.

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GDPR / EU data protection
Vendor claimed

German controller (xTom GmbH). Privacy policy includes a GDPR rights section and states DNS query data is not collected. Website analytics described as self-hosted Plausible on legitimate interests.

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US CLOUD Act exposure (indicative)
Partial

EU entity and no known US parent, but public unicast list includes US cities and US-group providers (Amazon AWS Seoul, DigitalOcean Bengaluru, Vultr Toronto) plus HostVenom Chicago. Anycast includes the United States. Not legal advice.

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Data processing agreement (B2B)
Not found

No public DPA. Free service is personal/non-commercial; commercial terms are by contact only.

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EU AI Act
Not applicable

Public DNS resolver, not an AI system.

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Considerations & known limitations: DNS.SB vs Mullvad
Considerations & known limitationsLogo: DNS.SBDNS.SBLogo: MullvadMullvad
No-logs policy is unaudited
Medium

Privacy policy and FAQ say query logging is off. There is no independent audit, and the resolver software is not disclosed. Practical impact: you cannot show a third-party report to a security reviewer.

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Global anycast and US-group PoP hosts
Medium

Default anycast can land on US and other non-EU nodes. Published unicast DoH uses Amazon AWS, DigitalOcean, Vultr, HostVenom, Servers.com, and Misaka in addition to xTom. Practical impact: EU-only query residency is not the default and is not contractual.

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Free pool is not a commercial DNS contract
Medium

Terms restrict free use to personal and non-commercial cases. No SLA, no public DPA, services provided as-is. Practical impact: embedding DNS.SB in a product or relying on it for production without a license is out of policy.

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No resolver-side threat blocking
Low

Unfiltered by design, with a legal-requirements caveat. Practical impact: malware and phishing names resolve unless you filter locally or pick a protective resolver.

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No DNS64 and no native DoQ
Low

FAQ: DNS64 is not offered; native DoQ is under evaluation; DoH over HTTP/3 is available. Practical impact: NAT64-only clients and DoQ-only stubs need another resolver.

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Passung

DNS.SB

Best fit when

  • Homelabs and small networks that want a German-operated public resolver with addresses people can remember
  • Teams that already filter locally (Pi-hole, AdGuard Home, Unbound) and need a neutral encrypted upstream
  • Users who want DoT (dot.sb) or DoH without an account or client app
  • Operators who will pin a named EU/UK unicast DoH city instead of trusting global anycast
  • Personal and non-commercial use allowed by the published terms

Poor fit when

  • Regulated or commercial production DNS that needs a signed DPA, SLA, or prior commercial license
  • Anyone who needs resolver-side malware, ads, or family filtering
  • EU-only data residency requirements if you stay on anycast or non-EU unicast cities
  • IPv6-only NAT64 networks that need DNS64
  • Buyers who require an independent no-logs audit or a disclosed resolver software stack

Consider instead when

  • When: You want threat blocking at the resolver, not a neutral recursive cache

    Consider: Quad9 (Swiss foundation, not yet in this catalog) or a protective DNS4EU profile

    DNS.SB documents an unfiltered policy aside from legal requirements.

  • When: You need a signed DPA, SLA, or EU-only query path under contract

    Consider: Self-hosted Unbound or Knot Resolver, or a commercial recursive DNS with a written DPA

    Free DNS.SB is personal/non-commercial; city pins are operational, not a contract.

  • When: You need a full-tunnel VPN plus resolver under one European vendor

    Consider: Mullvad

    Different product class. Mullvad is a VPN, not a standalone public DNS.

Mullvad

Best fit when

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Poor fit when

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Open questions for due diligence

DNS.SB

  • Will xTom sign a DPA and publish a complete subprocessor list for commercial DNS.SB use?
  • Can they contractually pin recursion to named EU cities (not just publish unicast URLs)?
  • Will they commission an independent no-logs or resolver-security audit and name the software?
  • What process would force query logging or blocking beyond the current legal-requirements caveat?
  • What infrastructure sits behind the advertised global DoH CDN endpoint besides the named unicast PoPs?

Mullvad

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