5th Place: Brave Browser
Performance: Brave is the third fastest browser in comparison with 28.5 ± 1.3 and is just ahead of Firefox and just behind Edge. In the test, Brave was the most economical browser: With 0.95 – 1.0 GB of RAM with 10 tabs, no other browser uses so little.
Security: Brave offers basic security features, including a built-in ad blocker, a password manager, tracking protection, and a script blocker. The Brave browser can also automatically switch your connection to a more secure HTTPS.
Brave relies on an internal advertising platform to display ads. This is controversial and may not be to everyone’s liking. However, allegedly, the data collected by Brave never leaves the device and is stored locally on the PC.
Moreover, Brave is said to have redirected searches to certain crypto websites via partner links to financially benefit from this.
The browser is open source.
Settings: Brave comes with numerous features that are already integrated: In addition to its own cryptocurrency system, which is linked to internal advertising, there is also access to the Tor network. You can access the entire add-on catalog of Chromium-based browsers. However, with Manifest 3.0, many add-ons may no longer function.
User Experience: Compared to Chrome, Brave appears very cluttered. Brave wants to show you all the features it offers at once: Brave Rewards, Brave Wallet, and Brave Shields, to name just a few.
In principle, the idea is good to show what measures are being taken against tracking, but it makes the browser confusing and not very intuitive.
However, the browser is hopelessly overloaded and anything but user-friendly. Its own cryptocurrency is also a thorn in my side.
On the next page, we continue with 4th place.
