Not requiring friends/family to use a client to access my services is so much simpler.

I also use Adguard which act a VPN to filter traffic. I dont feel like messing around to get both working.

I use Brave and never had a kneed for AdGuard, specifically because of how it uses VPN. Then I use Wireguard to seamlessly access my home setup. Honestly, I choose security and very little admin anxiety over random ads in other, non-browser apps or sites.