Brave Alternatives

Brave is described as 'Fast, secure browser with built-in ad block, privacy controls, and global tracking protections. Optimizes data, speed, and battery life' and is a leading Web Browser in the security & privacy category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Brave for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and Android Tablet apps. The best Brave alternative is Mozilla Firefox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Brave are Tor Browser, Zen Browser, Vivaldi and LibreWolf.

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Brave alternatives are mainly Web Browsers, but if you're looking for Ad Blockers or Text to Speech Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Android + Open Source, Windows, Kindle Fire and Android. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Brave.
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  1. IronFox icon
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    IronFox is a fork of DivestOS's Mull Browser based on Firefox. Our goal is to continue the legacy of Mull to provide a secure, hardened and privacy-oriented browser for daily use.

    69 IronFox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  2. Cromite icon
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    Cromite is a Chromium fork focusing on privacy, featuring built-in ad-blocking, user agent customization for privacy, DNS adjustments for security, and anti-fingerprinting measures to ensure user safety throughout browsing sessions.

    47 Cromite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  3. Opera icon
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    A fast, secure web browser with advanced privacy features like a built-in VPN with ad blocking, Speed Dial, smart AI, cloud sync, picture-in-picture mode, and easy extensibility through plugins and extensions.

    230 Opera alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Kindle Fire
    • Flatpak
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • Snapcraft
     
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    Comments about Opera as an Alternative to Brave
    Top Negative Comment
    Lukas Müller
    2

    Opera is a privacy nightmare with a shady company behind it. Please do your research and unse another alternative listed here!

    dabockster
    Negative
    1

    Logs everything you type and every website you visit, to be used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

    RemovedUser
    Negative
    2

    Anti-features, such as: user geolocation requests, facebook/instagram integration, sending data to "partners" and so on.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Opera is a great Brave alternative.

    • Opera is Free and ProprietaryBrave is Free and Open Source
  4. Pale Moon icon
     402 likes
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    This open-source Goanna-based browser for Windows, Linux, Mac, and FreeBSD offers customization, security, and privacy. Forked from Firefox, it's optimized for modern processors, ad-free, and supports unique extensions, community-backed. Comes with a functional status bar, supports NPAPI plugins.

    196 Pale Moon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Comments about Pale Moon as an Alternative to Brave
    dabockster
    Negative
    0

    Very old. Based on Firefox 3.5. Even if it loads a website correctly, it's lack of multiprocess support frequently freezes and crashes the browsre.

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    • Most users think Pale Moon is a great Brave alternative.

    • Pale Moon is Free and Open SourceBrave is also Free and Open Source
    • Pale Moon is LightweightBrave is not according to our users
  5. Microsoft Edge icon
     327 likes
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    Chromium-based web browser for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android with Chrome extension support, smart security, privacy tools, syncing of history and bookmarks, immersive reader, PDF tools, Collections for organizing content, and customizable new tab layouts.

    225 Microsoft Edge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
     
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    Comments about Microsoft Edge as an Alternative to Brave
    Top Positive Comment
    dabockster
    0

    It's good but only after you've configured it with its group policy objects (available to download on Microsoft's business website). Almost all of the bloat can be disabled in that way.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    3

    not privacy focused and has tons of bloat

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    Integrated sync with Microsoft account

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Microsoft Edge is a great Brave alternative, some don't.

    • Microsoft Edge is Free and ProprietaryBrave is Free and Open Source
  6. Fennec F-Droid  icon
     99 likes
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    Browser using the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards.

    199 Fennec F-Droid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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    Comments about Fennec F-Droid as an Alternative to Brave
    MrLegit
    Negative
    1

    This browser IS NOT Privacy focused!

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    • Fennec F-Droid is Free and Open SourceBrave is also Free and Open Source
    • Fennec F-Droid is LightweightBrave is not according to our users
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    Firefox Developer Edition brings you latest features, fast performance, and the development tools you need to build for the open web. Its powerful development tools will extend your ability to work across multiple platforms from one place.

    177 Firefox Developer Edition alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
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  8. Ladybird icon
     54 likes
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    Ladybird is an open-source web browser currently in development, with an alpha version expected to launch in 2026.

    56 Ladybird alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  9. Firefox Focus icon
     108 likes
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    Firefox Focus is the Mozilla-made browser that considers your privacy first and foremost. By default, it blocks ad-trackers and it helps keep things secure by providing easy ways to clear your browsing history, including passwords and cookies.

    124 Firefox Focus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
     
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  10. SeaMonkey icon
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    Web-browser, advanced e-mail, newsgroup and feed client, IRC chat, and HTML editing in one application. Itis built on the open source Mozilla Gecko engine, the same code which underlies Thunderbird and is the base for the Firefox browser.

    186 SeaMonkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    Comments about SeaMonkey as an Alternative to Brave
    dabockster
    Negative
    0

    Older code means that some websites won't work.

    Brave Icon
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    • Most users think SeaMonkey is a great Brave alternative.

    • SeaMonkey is Free and Open SourceBrave is also Free and Open Source
    • SeaMonkey is LightweightBrave is not according to our users
  11. Falkon icon
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    Falkon, formerly QupZilla, is a QtWebEngine based cross-platform web browser.

    It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms.

    Falkon has all standard functions you expect from a web browser. It includes bookmarks, history (both also in sidebar).

    189 Falkon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Snapcraft
     
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    Privacy-focused open-source smartphone browser by DuckDuckGo blocks trackers, enforces encrypted connections, and provides a Privacy Grade. Partners with 'Terms of Service Didn't Read' and offers features like tabs, bookmarks, and autocomplete, keeping search data private.

    174 DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
     
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    Comments about DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser as an Alternative to Brave
    Dr_Ne0Gen3tic
    Positive
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    The DuckDuckGo browser is a fairly new browser that has yet to establish itself on the market. The private antitracking technologies and the very powerful Adblocker are its great strengths. The weaknesses of this browser I see in the RAM management, the not very good and unintuitive design, these aspects cause the browser to work inefficiently and somewhat slowly. But maybe, it will be improved, because from the basic principle, this browser is one of the best alternatives to Brave!

    Brave Icon
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    • Most users think DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser is a great Brave alternative.

    • DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser is Freemium and Open SourceBrave is Free and Open Source
    • DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser is LightweightBrave is not according to our users
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