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Alternatives to Microsoft Edge
23 technology tools sit alongside Microsoft Edge in this directory. Below is what separates each from Microsoft Edge 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
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Microsoft Edge starts at
- Free
Why people look past Microsoft Edge
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Microsoft Edge 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.
An independent web browser with its own rendering engine, funded almost entirely by search placement deals.
Priced and rated the same as Microsoft Edge on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Apple's WebKit browser, available only on Apple operating systems and updated only with them.
Priced and rated the same as Microsoft Edge on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Google's browser, built on Chromium, with the largest market share and the strictest limits on what extensions may do.
Priced and rated the same as Microsoft Edge on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Microsoft's email and calendar client, in the middle of a transition from the classic Windows application to a web-based replacement.
- Publishes an entry price of $1.99/month, where Microsoft Edge does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than free.
Capture, organize, and analyze product feedback
- Publishes an entry price of $400/month, where Microsoft Edge does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than free.
Cloud storage and file synchronization service
- Publishes an entry price of $9.99/month, where Microsoft Edge does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than free.
Every Microsoft Edge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Edge (this page) | Free | Free | - | |
| Mozilla FirefoxFast, private & safe web browser | Free | - | - | vs Microsoft Edge |
| SafariThe best way to experience the internet on all your Apple devices | Free | Free | - | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Google ChromeFast, secure browser built for the modern web | Free | - | - | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Microsoft OutlookEmail, calendars and contacts in one place, on desktop, mobile and web | Free, then $1.99/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Canny | Free, then $400/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Dropbox | Free, then $9.99/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Amplitude | Free, then $49/month | - | 4 | vs Microsoft Edge |
| ClickUp | Free, then $7/user/month (annual) | - | 5 | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Auth0 | Free, then $35/month | - | 3 | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Docker | Free, then $11/month | - | - | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Apache Spark | Free | Open-source | - | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Asana | Free, then $10.99/month | - | - | vs Microsoft Edge |
| CloudAMQP | Free, then $19/month | Freemium | 6 | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Coda | Free, then $10/month | - | - | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Personetics | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Zeta | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Finxact | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Thought Machine | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Alkami | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Datadog | $15/month | - | 3 | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Drift | $2500/month | - | - | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Dashlane | $4.99/month | - | 1 | vs Microsoft Edge |
| Close | $9/month | - | 4 | vs Microsoft Edge |
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 Microsoft Edge badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (14)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Mozilla Firefox , Free
- Safari , Free
- Google Chrome , Free
- Microsoft Outlook , Free, then $1.99/month
- Canny , Free, then $400/month
- Dropbox , Free, then $9.99/month
- Amplitude , Free, then $49/month
- ClickUp , Free, then $7/user/month (annual)
What you would be giving up
Microsoft Edge is most often brought in for a windows estate with intranet applications that still require internet explorer, where ie mode buys years before a rewrite, microsoft 365 organisations that want browser sessions covered by purview dlp and conditional access without a separate secure browser product, fleets managed through intune that need one browser configured by the same console as the rest of the desktop, users who work with many tabs at once and want vertical tabs and automatic tab suspension without installing extensions. 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 Microsoft Edge is broadly right and the question is cost, the Microsoft Edge pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Technology category lists everything the directory holds, and best technology tools ranks them.
Microsoft Edge runs on not recorded. 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 Microsoft Edge alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Microsoft Edge?
- 23 other technology tools are listed in this directory, led by Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Outlook. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Microsoft Edge?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Outlook, Canny.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Microsoft Edge?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Microsoft Edge 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 Microsoft Edge?
- Microsoft Edge is most often brought in for a windows estate with intranet applications that still require internet explorer, where ie mode buys years before a rewrite, microsoft 365 organisations that want browser sessions covered by purview dlp and conditional access without a separate secure browser product, fleets managed through intune that need one browser configured by the same console as the rest of the desktop, users who work with many tabs at once and want vertical tabs and automatic tab suspension without installing extensions. 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 Microsoft Edge?
- Apache Spark is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Microsoft Edge alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Technology, 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 Microsoft Edge against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Microsoft Edge 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 technology tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Technology category, 23 tools beside Microsoft Edge. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.