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Alternatives to Brave Browser
23 cybersecurity tools sit alongside Brave Browser in this directory. Below is what separates each from Brave Browser on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 3
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Brave Browser starts at
- Free
Why people look past Brave Browser
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Brave Browser has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Enterprise AI governance and data compliance platform.
- No free tier, where Brave Browser has one.
- Sold on a usage-based model rather than freemium.
Secure email that protects your privacy
Priced and rated the same as Brave Browser on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Secure, green and ad-free. Email to feel good about.
Priced and rated the same as Brave Browser on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than freemium.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
- No free tier, where Brave Browser has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than freemium.
Workforce and customer authentication from a certificate authority
- No free tier, where Brave Browser has one.
- Publishes an entry price of $2/month, where Brave Browser does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than freemium.
Every Brave Browser alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave Browser (this page) | Free | Freemium | - | |
| OneTrustEnterprise AI governance and data compliance platform | On request | Usage-based | 5 | vs Brave Browser |
| Proton MailSecure email that protects your privacy | Free | Freemium | - | vs Brave Browser |
| TutaSecure, green and ad-free. Email to feel good about | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Brave Browser |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Brave Browser |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| Genetec Security Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Brave Browser |
| DTiQ | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| BeyondTrust | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| March Networks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
| Camio | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs Brave Browser |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Brave Browser |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Brave Browser badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (3)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Proton Mail , Free
- Tuta , Free
- Google Authenticator , Free
What you would be giving up
Brave Browser is most often brought in for private web browsing with ad blocking, encrypted search via brave search, privacy-focused web navigation without tracking, ai-powered answers via ask brave. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Brave Browser is broadly right and the question is cost, the Brave Browser pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
Brave Browser runs on windows, macos, linux, android, ios. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Brave Browser alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Brave Browser?
- 23 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by OneTrust, Proton Mail, Tuta, Google Authenticator. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Brave Browser?
- 3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Proton Mail, Tuta, Google Authenticator.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Brave Browser?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Brave Browser has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Brave Browser?
- Brave Browser is most often brought in for private web browsing with ad blocking, encrypted search via brave search, privacy-focused web navigation without tracking, ai-powered answers via ask brave. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Brave Browser?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Brave Browser alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Brave Browser against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Brave Browser covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 23 tools beside Brave Browser. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.