Browser Comparison
Compare privacy features across different browsers to find the best option for your privacy needs.
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| Browser | Editorial reference rating | Fingerprinting Protection | Tracking Protection | Cookie Management | Third-Party Blocking | Telemetry | Extensions | Updates | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tor Browser The Tor Project | 95 | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Good | |
LibreWolf LibreWolf Community | 93 | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | |
Mullvad Browser Mullvad VPN | 92 | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | |
Brave Brave Software Note: Brave includes cryptocurrency features (BAT token) that may not be desired by all users. | 90 | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Excellent | |
Zen Browser Zen Browser | 88 | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Excellent | |
Bromite Bromite Project | 88 | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Good | |
Floorp Floorp Project | 87 | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | |
Firefox Mozilla | 85 | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Excellent | |
Ungoogled Chromium Ungoogled Chromium | 85 | Good | Excellent | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Good | |
Waterfox Waterfox Limited | 80 | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Good | |
Safari Apple | 75 | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Fair | Excellent | |
LadybirdIn Development SerenityOS Note: Ladybird is currently in active development and may not support all websites yet. | 75 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | Fair | Good | |
Vivaldi Vivaldi Technologies | 70 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | |
Opera Opera Software | 60 | Fair | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Good | Excellent | |
Edge Microsoft | 50 | Fair | Fair | Good | Fair | Fair | Excellent | Excellent | |
Chrome | 40 | Poor | Poor | Fair | Poor | Poor | Excellent | Excellent |
Tor Browser
The Tor Project
Maximum privacy browser that routes traffic through Tor network
Key Features
- Tor network routing
- Maximum anonymity
- Fingerprinting resistance
- No tracking
- Open source
LibreWolf
LibreWolf Community
Independent Firefox fork focused on privacy and security
Key Features
- Firefox fork
- No telemetry
- Enhanced privacy
- Independent builds
- Open source
Mullvad Browser
Mullvad VPN
Privacy-focused browser based on Firefox with enhanced privacy features
Key Features
- Based on Firefox
- Enhanced privacy defaults
- No telemetry
- Fingerprinting protection
- Open source
Brave
Brave Software
Privacy-first browser with built-in ad blocking and tracking protection
Key Features
- Built-in ad blocker
- Shields privacy protection
- Fingerprinting protection
- Tor integration available
- Minimal telemetry
Zen Browser
Zen Browser
Privacy-focused browser with built-in VPN and ad blocking
Key Features
- Built-in VPN
- Ad blocker
- No telemetry
- Privacy-focused
- Chromium-based
Bromite
Bromite Project
Privacy-focused Chromium fork with ad blocking built-in
Key Features
- Chromium fork
- Built-in ad blocker
- No telemetry
- Privacy-focused
- Android-focused
Floorp
Floorp Project
Privacy-focused Firefox fork with enhanced features and customization
Key Features
- Firefox fork
- Enhanced privacy
- No telemetry
- Customizable UI
- Open source
Firefox
Mozilla
Privacy-focused browser by Mozilla with strong tracking protection
Key Features
- Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP)
- Strict cookie blocking
- Fingerprinting protection
- Open source
- Strong extension ecosystem
Ungoogled Chromium
Ungoogled Chromium
Chromium browser with Google services removed for privacy
Key Features
- Chromium without Google
- No telemetry
- Privacy-focused
- All Chrome extensions work
- Open source
Waterfox
Waterfox Limited
Privacy-focused Firefox fork with legacy extension support
Key Features
- Firefox fork
- Legacy extension support
- No telemetry
- Privacy-focused
- Open source
Safari
Apple
Apple's browser with strong privacy features on macOS and iOS
Key Features
- Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP)
- Privacy Report
- App Tracking Transparency
- Strong cookie blocking
- Apple ecosystem integration
Ladybird
In DevelopmentSerenityOS
Independent browser engine and browser in active development
Key Features
- Independent engine
- No telemetry
- Privacy-focused
- Open source
- Active development
Vivaldi
Vivaldi Technologies
Privacy-focused browser with extensive customization options
Key Features
- No telemetry
- Highly customizable
- Privacy-focused
- Chromium-based
- Open source UI
Opera
Opera Software
Feature-rich browser with built-in VPN and ad blocker
Key Features
- Built-in VPN
- Ad blocker
- Free VPN service
- Chromium-based
- Moderate privacy
Edge
Microsoft
Microsoft's browser based on Chromium with privacy features
Key Features
- Tracking Prevention
- Collections feature
- Microsoft integration
- Chromium-based
- Moderate privacy