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Alternatives to uBlock Origin
23 browser extensions tools sit alongside uBlock Origin in this directory. Below is what separates each from uBlock Origin 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
- 23
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- uBlock Origin starts at
- Free
Why people look past uBlock Origin
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the uBlock Origin entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is only one tier
uBlock Origin publishes a single plan, Free at Free. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
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.
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- Starts $4.99 a month dearer, at $4.99/month.
- 2 tiers to uBlock Origin's 1.
Dark mode for every website
Priced and rated the same as uBlock Origin on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Automatically learn to block invisible trackers
Priced and rated the same as uBlock Origin on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
All-in-one bookmark manager
- Starts $38 a year dearer, at $38/year.
- 2 tiers to uBlock Origin's 1.
Open-source userscript manager for Safari on Mac and iOS
- Sold on a open-source model rather than free.
Safari userscript manager that runs Tampermonkey scripts
- Starts $5 a one-time dearer, at $5/one-time.
- Sold on a one-time model rather than free.
- 2 tiers to uBlock Origin's 1.
Every uBlock Origin alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
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 uBlock Origin badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (23)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Pocket , Free, then $4.99/month
- Dark Reader , Free
- Privacy Badger , Free
- Raindrop.io , Free, then $38/year
- Userscripts , Free
- Stay , Free, then $5/one-time
- Greasemonkey , Free
- FireMonkey , Free
What you would be giving up
uBlock Origin is most often brought in for ad and tracker blocking in web browsers, privacy protection while browsing the web, reducing bandwidth usage by blocking ads, users seeking open-source browser 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 uBlock Origin is broadly right and the question is cost, the uBlock Origin pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Browser Extensions category lists everything the directory holds, and best browser extensions tools ranks them.
uBlock Origin runs on chrome, firefox, edge, opera. 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 uBlock Origin alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to uBlock Origin?
- 23 other browser extensions tools are listed in this directory, led by Pocket, Dark Reader, Privacy Badger, Raindrop.io. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to uBlock Origin?
- 23 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Pocket, Dark Reader, Privacy Badger, Raindrop.io, Userscripts.
- Why do people look for an alternative to uBlock Origin?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from uBlock Origin?
- uBlock Origin is most often brought in for ad and tracker blocking in web browsers, privacy protection while browsing the web, reducing bandwidth usage by blocking ads, users seeking open-source browser 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 uBlock Origin?
- Userscripts, Greasemonkey, FireMonkey are recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these uBlock Origin alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Browser Extensions, 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 uBlock Origin against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against uBlock Origin 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 browser extensions tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Browser Extensions category, 23 tools beside uBlock Origin. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.