But, if you are worried about something specific, you might want to explore through the settings to be able to decide it for yourself. If you are just looking for anti-tracker and ad blocking capabilities, both browsers offer that. The Privacy Angleīrave also gives you a similar level of control, and some advanced options like changing the WebRTC IP policy, and push messaging service controls. So, I’d say Vivaldi is a comfortable option for keyboard shortcut users. You do not find anything like this in Brave. In addition to all other features, it lets you tweak keyboard shortcuts, mouse gestures, and a variety of quick commands. You also get an in-built translation feature that gets rid of the need to use Google Translate in case you do not understand a language across the web. The sidebar (or web panel) lets you quickly access things without needing to open a separate tab or window, which should let you easily multitask without losing focus on the active tab. When it comes to Vivaldi, it offers a range of extra features like the web panel in the sidebar, pomodoro, page tiling, calendar integration, email integration, RSS feed, and more. Even though the search engine is not open-source, the features offered by Brave Search make it an interesting alternative to other popular private search engines. The tokens can also be used to purchase as per the available merchant partners with Brave.īrave Search is the default search engine with Brave web browser. These rewards can help you contribute back to websites as tips.

You also get the ability to use Brave Rewards, and get tokens for the privacy-friendly ads pushed by Brave. While both offer all the essential features, you will find some unique offerings.īrave supports IPFS protocol to help you fight against censorship. If you do not juggle between multiple tabs, you probably do not need anything special. So, Vivaldi is a clear winner when it comes to tab management. Sure, you can decide what the new tab page shows, but that’s not really as useful as the options available in Vivaldi. Moreover, the tab management with Brave (with dark mode on) looks a bit messy in my opinion. However, you do not get to see any two-level tab stack functionality nor the ability to customize the tab behavior like you get to see in Vivaldi. The default behavior of the tabs can be managed, stacked tabs can be changed into accordion-style, the width can be adjusted, the buttons can be customized to be visible/hide, and lots more.īrave also lets you group tabs, assign color, name them, and expand/collapse to easily manage several tab groups. You can also reposition the tabs from the top of the browser to the left/right/bottom side of the browser. With Vivaldi, you can have two-level stacked tabs together, and have several stacked tab groups. If you have a handful of tabs in use, you do not need to both about tab management capabilities, but it can still be useful. Tab management comes in handy when you have loads of tabs active. But, considering Vivaldi is popular for its tab management ability, it is worth pointing it out. For most users, this may not be a comparison criterion.

Better tab browser customization