Alternatives to Ghostery for Linux with any license

uBlock Origin

Popular and efficient blocker for Chromium, Chrome, Edge, Firefox (desktop and Android), Opera, Safari, Thunderbird. Fast and lean.
- Not a tracker blocker. uBlock Origin may be a great ad blocker, but it does nothing to block trackers. ericwaters • Apr 2019 • 2 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Ghostery has its own problems selling data to advertisers. Disconect and uBlock Origin is better. Guest • Apr 2017 • 10 agrees and 2 disagrees
- After Ghostery's new update they no longer allow you to individually block ads or social media trackers. It's now an all or nothing selection. Not liking this. Guest • Apr 2018 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Ghostery is proprietary, the last update does not block all trackers Guest • Mar 2017 • 4 agrees and 4 disagrees
- 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. Guest • Oct 2015 • 17 agrees and 8 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Microsoft Edge ... Vivaldi Browser Chrome Safari Pale Moon Opera Chromium Firefox
Block ads Lightweight Firefox Extensions Customizable ... Configurable Google Chrome Extensions Element blocker Security & Privacy Privacy focused 3rd-party filters Browser extension Custom filters Security focused Block ads Microsoft Edge extension Website whitelisting Add a feature

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Adblock Plus

Popular ad blocking web browser extension that includes an "Acceptable Ads" list enabled by default.
- Adblock Plus focuses on blocking ads, but Ghostery focuses on blocking trackers. Buster_Blue • Nov 2016 • 16 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Adblock Plus is about blocking ads. Ghostery is about blocking trackers. They're complementary. One is not a substitute for the other. Guest • Dec 2017 • 7 agrees and 1 disagrees
- ABP still let some "user friendly" ads unlike uBlock Origin, but both do not block trackers unlike ghostery... but ghostery sell your data OzakI • Jan 2018 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Adblock does what it says on the tin, but it's not a tracker blocker. It is in no way an alternative to Ghostery. ericwaters • Apr 2019
- Adblock Plus focuses on blocking advertisements. While it can block tracking, it doesn't have an interface created for it like Ghostery does. Guest • Feb 2018
- Adblock Plus is the ultimate blocker. Compuitguy • Mar 2016 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux iPhone Chrome OS ... BSD iPad Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer Vivaldi Browser Chrome Safari Yandex.Browser Opera Firefox
Block ads Browser extension Google Chrome Extensions Block ads ... Ad-free Element blocker Firefox Extensions Google Drive integration Internet Explorer extension Microsoft Edge extension No Tracking Opera extension Safari extension Uninstall tracking Add a feature

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Disconnect

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...
- Ghostery drastically hurts the performance of Firefox on my system. Disconnect seems to improve performance. Guest • Mar 2017 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
- 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). JohnFastman • Dec 2016 • 7 agrees and 4 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Chrome ... Safari Opera Firefox
Privacy Protected Tracker Blocking Browser extension No Tracking ... Browser extension Google Chrome Extensions Firefox Extensions Based on OpenVPN Opera extension Privacy focused Safari extension Tcp proxy Add a feature

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uMatrix

Point & click to forbid/allow any class of requests made by your browser. Use it to block scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc. uMatrix: A point-and-click...
- Too complex to use intelligently and effectively for the average browser user. Guest • Jun 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Way more broad than Ghostery, doesn't do exactly what Ghostery does, but gives you more freedom. Guest • Jun 2015 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Chrome Opera ... Chromium Firefox
Block ads Browser based Browser extension Google Chrome Extensions ... Firefox Extensions Opera extension Outbound firewall Request filter Security & Privacy Timer for clearing cache Using public domain lists Add a feature

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Nano Adblocker

NanoCore - Just another adblocker Based on uBlock Origin: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Chrome OS Microsoft Edge ... Chrome Chromium Firefox
Block ads Add a feature

13 Like
Nano Defender

An anti-adblock defuser for Nano Adblocker and uBlock Origin This extension is designed for Nano Adblocker and uBlock Origin and does not work with other adblockers.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Chrome uBlock Origin ... Nano Adblocker Chromium Firefox
Block ads Add a feature

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ScriptSafe

A simple extension that brings some of http://alternativeto .

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Vivaldi Browser Chrome ... Opera Chromium Firefox
Built-in Script Blocker Add a feature

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RequestPolicy

RequestPolicy is an extension for Mozilla browsers that improves the privacy and security of your browsing by giving you control over when cross-site requests are...
- RequestPolicy is for controlling which domains the visited page can contact. While that improves privacy, it's not its primary functionality Guest • Feb 2016
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Firefox
Browser extension Add a feature

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ZenMate Web Firewall

ZenMate Web Firewall is a security solution that blocks malware, trackers and security threats, plus free Ad Blocker against Malvertising!.

Freemium Open Source Mac Windows Linux Chrome
Block ads Google Chrome Extensions Add a feature

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TrackMeNot

TrackMeNot is a lightweight browser extension that helps protect web searchers from surveillance and data-profiling by search engines. It does so not by means of...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Chrome Firefox
Extensions Firefox Firefox Extensions Obfuscation Add a feature

14 Like