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AdGuard Home vs Wazuh
A side-by-side editorial comparison of AdGuard Home and Wazuh — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
AdGuard Home vs Wazuh: at a glance
What is AdGuard Home?
AdGuard Home's 1.0 beta matches stable's security fixes and reworks client settings
AdGuard Home v0.107.80 is a security release on the stable line: a Go update for the 1.27.3 fixes, Multipath TCP disabled for CVE-2026-98432 and macOS 13 dropped. The beta channel moved to the new UI and v1.0.0 numbering at the end of September; v1.0.0-b.2 on November 5 carries the same security changes, splits per-client global settings so blocked services have their own switch, and fixes a run of DHCP and client ID validation bugs.
What is Wazuh?
Wazuh hardens its 4.14 line while 5.0 rebuilds how agents talk to the manager.
Wazuh ships 4.14 patch releases roughly every two to three weeks, and almost all of the content is security hardening: path traversal and command injection fixes, input validation in the cluster code, connection deadlines and memory leak fixes. 4.14.10 also added memory limits for oversized rulesets and queue warnings for the vulnerability scanner. In parallel, 5.0.0 reached its second release candidate on October 30.
AdGuard Home vs Wazuh: editorial side-by-side
AdGuard Home
5.0INFRA · APIS
AdGuard Home's 1.0 beta matches stable's security fixes and reworks client settings
◆ Current state
AdGuard Home v0.107.80 is a security release on the stable line: a Go update for the 1.27.3 fixes, Multipath TCP disabled for CVE-2026-98432 and macOS 13 dropped. The beta channel moved to the new UI and v1.0.0 numbering at the end of September; v1.0.0-b.2 on November 5 carries the same security changes, splits per-client global settings so blocked services have their own switch, and fixes a run of DHCP and client ID validation bugs.
◆ Where it's heading
The two lines are now patched in step on security, while the 1.0 beta absorbs UI corrections and validation fixes ahead of a stable switch. The beta fixes are mostly about settings that did not save or validate correctly, which is the cleanup a new UI needs before it replaces the old one.
◆ Prediction
Expect more 1.0 betas fixing settings and validation in the new UI; the entries give no date for 1.0 stable.
Wazuh
5.0INFRA · APIS
Wazuh hardens its 4.14 line while 5.0 rebuilds how agents talk to the manager.
◆ Current state
Wazuh ships 4.14 patch releases roughly every two to three weeks, and almost all of the content is security hardening: path traversal and command injection fixes, input validation in the cluster code, connection deadlines and memory leak fixes. 4.14.10 also added memory limits for oversized rulesets and queue warnings for the vulnerability scanner. In parallel, 5.0.0 reached its second release candidate on October 30.
◆ Where it's heading
5.0 is the real change: agents move to HTTPS for talking to the manager, a new detection engine replaces the 4.x analysis daemon, and every server install becomes a cluster node. The 4.14 branch, meanwhile, reads like a security audit being worked through release by release, which keeps current installs safe while 5.0 settles.
◆ Prediction
More 5.0 release candidates are likely before a final release, and 4.14 patch releases with security fixes should keep coming every few weeks; a 5.0 GA date is not stated in these entries.
Alternatives to AdGuard Home and Wazuh
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Shuffle
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KrakenD
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Recent activity from AdGuard Home and Wazuh
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2d agoWazuhWazuh 4.14.11 RC1 tightens group paths and agent enrollment
- 5d agoWazuhWazuh 4.14.10 adds ruleset memory limits and closes a root injection
- 9d agoAdGuard Home1.0.0-b.2: security fixes, per-client settings split, DHCP fixes
- 10d agoAdGuard Home0.107.80 disables Multipath TCP for a CVE and drops macOS 13
- 14d agoWazuhWazuh 5.0 RC2 swaps in a new detection engine
- 29d agoWazuhWazuh 4.14.9 adds compiler hardening to Linux binaries
- 1mo agoWazuhWazuh 5.0 RC1 moves agents to HTTPS and makes every server a cluster
- 1mo agoAdGuard HomeBeta channel moves to the new UI as v1.0.0-b.1
- 1mo agoAdGuard HomeBeta b.91 fixes DHCP lease persistence and DNS64 chains
- 1mo agoWazuhWazuh 4.14.8 fixes an alert-stopping deadlock
- 2mo agoAdGuard HomeAdGuard Home 0.107.79 hardens DNS-over-QUIC against exhaustion
- 3mo agoAdGuard HomeBeta b.90 carries the DNS-over-QUIC exhaustion fix
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between AdGuard Home and Wazuh?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. AdGuard Home and Wazuh are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is AdGuard Home better than Wazuh?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. AdGuard Home and Wazuh are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to AdGuard Home?
Top AdGuard Home alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "AdGuard Home alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/adguard-home for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Wazuh?
Top Wazuh alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Wazuh alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/wazuh for the full list with editorial commentary on each.