The Best Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker AlternativesTop Ad Blockers & Privacy Tools like Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker

Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is described as 'Block ads, cookies, popups & other trackers. Ghostery sets you up for a private, transparent, and fast internet' and is a very popular Ad Blocker in the web browsers category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker for a variety of platforms, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Mac, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker alternative is uBlock Origin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker are Privacy Badger, AdGuard, Disconnect and Adblock Plus.

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  1. uBlock Origin icon

    uBlock Origin

     1814 likes

    This efficient and lightweight browser add-on, developed by Raymond Hill, functions as a wide-spectrum blocker, not just for ads but also trackers and malware. Compatible with Chromium and Firefox, it uses multiple filter lists like EasyList and customizable options, ensuring thorough protection.

    110 uBlock Origin alternatives

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    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Pale Moon
    • Thunderbird
    • Opera
    • Node.JS
    • Chromium
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    uBlock Origin vs Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    7

    Ghostery has its own problems selling data to advertisers. Disconect and uBlock Origin is better.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    7

    The emphasis of one is blocking ads , the other is blocking trackers. There maybe some overlap but you will not get both functions from either program.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Eriko
    Positive
    0

    Ghostery is a data trading company that presents itself as an adblocker. uBlock Origin is a open source Content blocker that blocks trackers and ads.

    3 of 6 comments
    • uBlock Origin is Free and Open SourceGhostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is also Free and Open Source
    • uBlock Origin is Lightweight, Customizable and Security-focusedGhostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is not according to our users
  2. Privacy Badger icon

    Privacy Badger

     316 likes

    Privacy Badger is a browser-add on tool that analyzes sites to detect and disallow content that tracks you in an objectionable, non-consensual manner. When you visit websites, your copy of Privacy Badger keeps note of the "third party" domains that embed images...

    66 Privacy Badger alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Privacy Badger vs Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker Comments
    ericwaters
    Positive
    3

    Made by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Privacy Badger starts good, and then learns as it goes, getting progressively better at blocking trackers. It's open source, and there's no advertisements embedded in it!

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Trackers can only track you better in long term. But Privacy Badger turns the table with heuristics.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Privacy Badger is Free and Open SourceGhostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is also Free and Open Source
    • Privacy Badger is LightweightGhostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is not according to our users
  4. AdGuard icon

    AdGuard

     276 likes

    Ad-blocking solution eliminating intrusive ads and preventing tracking, with malware protection. Filters pop-ups, banners, and more for clean browsing. Works in the background for ad-free surfing, protects data privacy with Spyware filter, and controls ad display in apps.

    122 AdGuard alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Snapcraft
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Android TV
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    AdGuard

    Ad-blocking solution eliminating intrusive ads and preventing tracking, with malware protection. Filters pop-ups, banners, and more for clean browsing. Works in the background for ad-free surfing, protects data privacy with Spywa...

    https://adguard.com
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  6. Disconnect icon

    Disconnect

     126 likes

    Disconnect was founded in 2011 by former Google engineers and a consumer- and privacy-rights attorney. We develop award-winning, user-friendly privacy and security software in San Francisco, California.

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Disconnect vs Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker Comments
    John Fastman
    Positive
    7

    Ditch "free" Ghostery, which sells your browsing data if you don't opt out of GhostRank during setup. Instead, go for these open source alternatives: PrivacyBadger (EFF supported, open source tracker blocker), Disconnect (open source tracker blocker) and uBlock Origin (open source ad blocker).

    Guest
    Positive
    3

    Ghostery drastically hurts the performance of Firefox on my system. Disconnect seems to improve performance.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Disconnect is Paid and Open SourceGhostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is Free and Open Source
  7. Adblock Plus icon

    Adblock Plus

     1745 likes

    Adblock Plus is a free extension that allows you to - among other things - block annoying ads, disable tracking and block domains known to spread malware.

    121 Adblock Plus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Internet Explorer
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Adblock Plus vs Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Compuitguy
    -2

    Adblock Plus is the ultimate blocker.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Buster_Blue
    18

    Adblock Plus focuses on blocking ads, but Ghostery focuses on blocking trackers.

    ericwaters
    Negative
    0

    Adblock does what it says on the tin, but it's not a tracker blocker. It is in no way an alternative to Ghostery.

    3 of 6 comments
    • Adblock Plus is Freemium and Open SourceGhostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is Free and Open Source
    • Adblock Plus is LightweightGhostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is not according to our users
  8. SponsorBlock icon

    SponsorBlock

     128 likes

    SponsorBlock is a browser extension and open API via crowdsource for skipping sponsor segments in YouTube videos. It's open-source. Users submit when a sponsor happens from the extension, and the extension automatically skips sponsors it knows about using a privacy...

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  10. uMatrix icon

    uMatrix

     181 likes

    Point & click to forbid/allow any class of requests made by your browser. Use it to block scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc.

    82 uMatrix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Brave
    • Firefox
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    uMatrix vs Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    2

    Too complex to use intelligently and effectively for the average browser user.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Way more broad than Ghostery, doesn't do exactly what Ghostery does, but gives you more freedom.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • uMatrix is Free and Open SourceGhostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is also Free and Open Source
    • uMatrix is LightweightGhostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is not according to our users
  11. ClearURLs icon

    ClearURLs

     62 likes

    This extension will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy when browse through the Internet.

    35 ClearURLs alternatives

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    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
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  12. AdBlock icon

    AdBlock

     305 likes

    Blocks intrusive ads and trackers to boost browser speed and privacy, supports customizable ad filtering on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari, offers Acceptable Ads whitelisting, works in 30+ languages, with tens of millions of users worldwide.

    102 AdBlock alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  13. uBlock Origin Lite icon

    uBlock Origin Lite

     23 likes

    uBlock Origin Lite, also called uBO Lite or uBOL, is a permission-less MV3-based content blocker.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
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  14. wBlock icon

    wBlock

     11 likes

    wBlock is a powerful content blocker for macOS that cuts through the noise, delivering a clean and private browsing experience without the hassle. Using AdGuard's filters and more, wBlock gives you the best of all worlds: high performance and maximum blocking.

    51 wBlock alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Safari
    • iPad
    • iPhone
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  15. Privacy Possum icon

    Privacy Possum

     23 likes

    Privacy Possum monkey wrenches common commercial tracking methods by reducing and falsifying the data gathered by tracking companies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Privacy Possum For Firefox
     
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    Privacy Possum vs Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker Comments
    ericwaters
    Positive
    0

    Does essentially the same thing, except it's open source and it also falsifies the info trackers are attempting to gather.

    • Privacy Possum is Free and Open SourceGhostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is also Free and Open Source
    • Privacy Possum is LightweightGhostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is not according to our users
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