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Desktop

 		Brave Logo
Brave 		Chrome Logo
Chrome 		Duckduckgo Logo
Duckduckgo 		Edge Logo
Edge 		Firefox Logo
Firefox 		Librewolf Logo
Librewolf 		Mullvad Browser Logo
Mullvad 		Safari Logo
Safari 		Tor Browser Logo
Tor 		Ungoogled Chromium Logo
Ungoogled
Engine
 Chromium Chromium Webkit
Blink		 Chromium Gecko Gecko Gecko Webkit Gecko Chromium
Privacy
Open Source check cross check cross check check check cross check check
Default Global Privacy Control check cross cross cross cross check check cross check cross
Default Private Search
check mark Brave Search
cross Google
check mark Duckduckgo
cross Bing
cross Google
check mark Duckduckgo
cross Google
check mark Duckduckgo
cross No default
search
engine
On-device website translation cross cross cross cross check check cross cross cross cross
Private website translation check cross cross cross check check cross check cross cross
Local Ai Model Support check cross cross cross cross cross cross cross cross cross
Delete Data When Site Closes check cross cross cross cross cross cross cross cross cross
Localhost Resource Permission check cross cross cross cross cross cross check cross cross
Redirect AMP Sites check cross check cross cross cross cross cross cross cross
Prevent Bounce Tracking check cross cross cross check check check check cross

Blocking
Default Tracker Blocker check cross check check check check check check check cross
Adblocking by default check cross cross cross cross check check cross cross cross
Individual Script Blocking check cross cross cross cross check check cross check cross

Security
Proxied Google Safe Browsing check
cross Not proxied
cross Disabled
Completely
cross Not proxied
check check check check
Google Safe Browsing check check
cross Disabled
Completely
check Uses their own service
check check check check
Containers cross cross cross
yellow dash only with
extension
check
yellow dash only with
extension
cross
yellow dash only with
extension
cross
Profiles check check cross check check check

Networking
HTTPS Upgrading check check check check
dash Not by default
check check check check check
HTTPS by Default HTTPS by default is a feature that automatically upgrades connections to HTTPS, then falls back to HTTP if HTTPS is not available.
check check check check check check check check
Tor Enabled cross cross cross cross cross cross cross cross check cross
Tor Mode check cross cross cross cross cross cross cross cross cross
ECH enabled check check cross check cross cross cross cross cross check
Supports DNS over HTTPS check mark check mark cross check check mark check mark check mark cross check mark check
DNS over HTTPS enabled cross cross cross cross cross cross check mark cross check mark cross

Maintains Openness
Copyleft License Copyleft licenses are a type of open-source license that aim to ensure software remains free and open through requiring any derivative works to use the same license.
check MPL 2.0 maintains openness for individual files
cross cross
check MPL 2.0 maintains openness for individual files
check MPL 2.0 maintains openness for individual files
check MPL 2.0 maintains openness for individual files
cross
check MPL 2.0 maintains openness for individual files
No CLA A Client License Agreement is an agreement that contributors have to sign in order to contribute to a project. This agreement gives the licensee the rights to relicense the project as well as sublicense the software under different licenses.

Freedom
Change Search Engine check check cross check check check check
dash Only Google, Yahoo, Bing, Duckduckgo and Ecosia
check check

Convenience
Cookie Banner Blocking check cross check cross cross cross check cross cross cross
Autoplay Blocking check cross cross check check check check check check cross
Vertical Tabs check cross cross check cross cross cross cross
Tab Groups check check cross check check check check
Website Translation check check cross check check check cross check cross cross
Ai Chatbot check cross cross check check cross cross cross cross cross
Reader View check dash cross check check check check check check dash
Split View check cross cross check cross cross cross cross cross cross
PDF Editing cross cross cross check check check check cross check cross
Workspaces cross cross cross check cross cross cross cross cross cross
Built-In Screenshot check dash cross check check check check cross check dash
Browser Sync check check check check check
check Uses Firefox Sync
cross check cross cross

Ethics
Pays Users check cross cross cross cross cross cross cross cross
Donates to Charity cross check check check cross
dash No source
of income
check check
dash Operates as a non-profit, Donate Here
cross No source
of income
Carbon Neutral cross
check Duckduckgo is carbon negative
cross cross cross cross
Carbon Negative cross cross
check Duckduckgo is carbon negative
cross cross cross cross cross cross cross

iOS

 		Brave Logo
Brave 		Chrome Logo
Chrome 		Duckduckgo Logo
Duckduckgo 		Edge Logo
Edge 		Firefox Logo
Firefox 		Firefox Focus Logo
Focus 		Safari Logo
Safari
Engine WebKit Webkit WebKit WebKit WebKit WebKit WebKit
Privacy
Open Source check cross check cross check check cross
Default Tracker Blocker check cross check check check check check
Default Adblock check cross cross cross cross check cross
Default Global Privacy Control check cross check cross cross cross cross
Default Private Search
check mark Brave Search
cross Google
check mark Duckduckgo
cross Bing
cross Google
cross Google
cross Google
On-device Website Translation check cross cross
Private Website Translation check cross cross
Individual Script Blocking check cross cross cross cross cross cross
Delete Data When Site Closes check cross cross cross cross cross cross

Security
Proxied Google Safe Browsing check
cross Not proxied
cross Disabled completely
cross Not proxied
check check check
Google Safe Browsing check check
cross Disabled completely
check check check check

Networking
HTTPS Upgrading check check check cross check check check
Always Upgrade HTTPS check cross cross cross cross cross cross
Tor Enabled cross cross cross cross cross cross cross
ECH enabled cross cross cross cross cross cross cross
Supports DNS over HTTPS
DNS over HTTPS enabled cross cross cross cross cross cross cross

Trust
Copyleft License Copyleft licenses are a type of open-source license that aim to ensure software remains free and open through requiring any derivative works to use the same license.
check MPL 2.0 maintains openness for individual files
cross cross
check MPL 2.0 maintains openness for individual files
check MPL 2.0 maintains openness for individual files
cross

Freedom
Change Search Engine check check cross check check check
dash Only Google, Yahoo, Bing, Duckduckgo and Ecosia

Convenience
Cookie Banner Blocking check cross check cross cross cross cross
Autoplay Blocking cross cross cross cross cross cross cross
Reader View check cross cross check check cross check
Bottom Bar check check check check check cross check
Browser Sync check check check check check check check

Ethics
Pays Users cross cross cross cross cross
Donates to Charity cross check check check cross cross check
Carbon Neutral cross
check Duckduckgo is carbon negative
Carbon Negative cross cross
check Duckduckgo is carbon negative
cross cross cross cross

Android

 		Brave Logo
Brave 		Chrome Logo
Chrome 		Duckduckgo Logo
Duckduckgo 		Edge Logo
Edge 		Firefox Logo
Firefox 		Firefox Focus Logo
Focus 		Tor Browser Logo
Tor
Engine Chromium Chromium Blink Chromium Gecko Gecko Gecko
Privacy
Open Source check cross check cross check check check
Default Tracker Blocker check cross check check check check check
Default Adblock check cross cross cross cross check cross
Default Global Privacy Control check cross cross check cross cross check
Default Private Search
check mark Brave Search
cross Google
check mark Duckduckgo
cross Bing
cross Google
cross Google
check mark Duckduckgo
Works Without Google Play Services check check check check check
Individual Script Blocking check cross cross cross cross cross check
Delete Data When Site Closes check cross cross cross cross cross cross

Security
Site Isolation check check check check cross cross cross
Internal Sandboxing check check check check cross cross cross
Per-Site JIT Toggle cross cross cross cross cross cross cross
Proxied Google Safe Browsing check
cross Not proxied
cross Disabled completely
cross check check check
Google Safe Browsing check check
cross Disabled completely
check check check check

Networking
HTTPS Upgrading check check check check check check check
Always Upgrade HTTPS check check cross check cross check check
Tor Enabled cross cross cross cross cross cross check
ECH enabled check check cross cross cross
cross if DNS over HTTPS is enabled
cross
Supports DNS over HTTPS check check cross cross cross cross check
DNS over HTTPS enabled cross cross cross cross cross cross check

Trust
Copyleft License Copyleft licenses are a type of open-source license that aim to ensure software remains free and open through requiring any derivative works to use the same license.
check MPL 2.0 maintains openness for individual files
cross cross
check MPL 2.0 maintains openness for individual files
check MPL 2.0 maintains openness for individual files
check MPL 2.0 maintains openness for individual files

Freedom
Change Search Engine check check cross check check check check

Convenience
Cookie Banner Blocking check cross check cross cross cross cross
Autoplay Blocking check cross cross cross check cross check
Reader View cross cross cross check check cross check
Bottom Bar
dash Can be enabled in brave://flags/ #android-bottom-toolbar
cross check cross check cross check
Browser Sync check check check check check check cross

Ethics
Pays Users check cross cross cross cross cross
Donates to Charity cross check check check cross cross
dash Operates as a non-profit, Donate Here
Carbon Neutral cross
check Duckduckgo is carbon negative
cross
Carbon Negative cross cross
check Duckduckgo is carbon negative
cross cross cross cross