Google Chrome gets a "Brave" Competition
On a mission to fix the web
Much more than a browser, Brave is a new way of thinking about how the web works. Brave is open source and built by a team of privacy focused, performance oriented pioneers of the web.No more data charges to download unwanted content
The average mobile browser user pays as much as $23 a month in data charges to download ads and trackers — that’s $276 a year. Brave blocks ads and trackers, so you don’t pay for them.No more data charges to download unwanted contentREWARD YOUR FAVORITE CREATORS
Earn rewards and give back to your favorite CreatorsSupport your favorite sites with micropayments. Brave features blockchain-based tokens which can be used to reward content creators.
Comparison
Brave vs. Chrome: Which Browser is Better?
Speed
- Unlike Chrome, Brave blocks ads and trackers by default.
- This allows websites on Brave to load noticeably faster than Chrome. Below is a speed test between Brave, Chrome, and Firefox.
- Brave tracks the time it saves you, and displays it when you open the browser.
Privacy
- Brave blocks ads by default (unlike Chrome, which requires a 3rd-party extension such as AdBlock).
- Brave blocks 3rd-party tracking by default.
- On Chrome, mega-advertisers like Google and Facebook use 3rd-party cookies to track your browsing on nearly every website.
- By blocking 3rd-party cookies, Brave limits the amount of data Facebook, Google, and other ad networks can collect about your browsing habits.
- Brave stores all your browsing data locally on your computer, which means you can delete it at any time.
- Brave supports Tor browsing, making it the first all-purpose browser to do so.
Security
- Brave automatically encrypts your website connection when possible (on Chrome, this only occurs with an extension like HTTPS Everywhere).
- Brave now supports all Chrome extensions, including popular password managers like LastPass and 1Password.
Advantage: Brave
Drawbacks of Brave
- Every once in a while, Brave blocks part of a website that you wanted to load.
- When this happens, it's easiest to click the lion icon, and toggle the shield to down.
- Since the latest Brave update, this is rarely necessary (maybe once per week).
Recommendation
- Brave's speed alone is enough to make the switch worthwhile, and the added privacy and security benefits are icing on the cake.
- Not surprisingly, Brave has skyrocketed to popularity, going from 1 million to 4.6 million users in 2018.
- Brave is almost exactly like Chrome, but faster and less sleezy.
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