Alternatives to Epic Privacy Browser
Chromium browser that blocks trackers and routes traffic through an encrypted proxy. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Epic Privacy Browser
Chromium browser that blocks trackers and routes traffic through an encrypted proxy.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Epic Privacy Browser.
Brave
A Chromium browser that blocks ads and trackers out of the box, with no extension to install first.
Brave also blocks ads and trackers on a Chromium base but is open source under MPL-2.0 and offers Tor windows instead of a proxy, with Linux builds.
Mullvad Browser
Tor Browser's fingerprinting defences without the Tor network, built to sit in front of a VPN instead.
Mullvad Browser is open source with Tor Browser's fingerprinting defences and is built to sit in front of a VPN, and without one your IP address stays visible.
Tor Browser
A hardened Firefox that sends every page through the Tor network, so the site sees an exit node instead of your address.
Tor Browser is an open-source Firefox build that routes all traffic through the Tor network rather than a proxy, giving stronger anonymity but noticeably slower browsing.
LibreWolf
A Firefox build with the privacy settings already turned up and uBlock Origin included.
LibreWolf is an open-source Firefox build with uBlock Origin and strict tracking protection that deletes cookies on close, and it has no official mobile build.
DuckDuckGo Browser
Privacy browser with tracker blocking, cookie pop-up handling and one-click data clearing.
DuckDuckGo Browser is open source with default tracker and ad blocking and cookie pop-up handling on Windows, macOS and Android, but its extension support is far narrower.
ungoogled-chromium
Plain Chromium with every connection to Google web services stripped out, and nothing else changed.
ungoogled-chromium is an open-source Chromium with Google service calls removed and a public patch set, but most privacy features stay off until you enable them.
Opera
Chromium browser with an ad blocker, a free proxy VPN and a messenger sidebar.
Opera keeps Chromium with a built-in ad blocker and a no-account proxy VPN and adds Linux builds, but it is closed source and owned by a Chinese consortium.
Helium
An open-source Chromium browser that blocks ads, trackers and cookie banners by default without telemetry.
Helium is open source under GPL-3.0, blocks ads, trackers and cookie banners by default, and adds a Linux build, but has no Android version or bundled proxy.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Epic Privacy Browser as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Avast Secure Browser
A free browser from Avast with built-in ad blocking and anti-tracking protection.
Epic Privacy Browser is a closed source Chromium browser with an always-on private mode, a uBlock-based ad blocker and a built-in encrypted proxy on Windows, macOS and Android.
AVG Secure Browser
A free privacy-focused web browser from AVG that blocks ads, trackers and online threats.
Epic Privacy Browser is a closed source Chromium browser with an always-on private mode, a uBlock-based ad blocker and a built-in encrypted proxy on Windows, macOS and Android.
Norton Private Browser
A free Chromium-based browser from Norton with built-in tracker and phishing protection for Windows and Mac.
Epic Privacy Browser is also closed-source Chromium, adding an always-on private mode, a uBlock-based ad blocker and a built-in proxy, with an Android build.
Slimjet
Chromium browser with ad blocking, form filling and download tools built in.
Epic Privacy Browser blocks ads with a uBlock-based blocker and routes traffic through a built-in proxy, runs on Windows, macOS and Android, and is also closed source.
SRWare Iron
Chromium rebuild that strips out Google's tracking and reporting features.
Epic Privacy Browser adds tracker blocking and an encrypted proxy to Chromium, but like SRWare Iron it is closed source, so its privacy claims cannot be checked.
Ulaa
Privacy-focused Chromium browser from Zoho with separate browsing modes.
Epic Privacy Browser is a closed-source Chromium browser with an always-on private mode, a uBlock-based ad blocker and a built-in proxy, with no Linux build.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Cromite
A hardened Chromium fork for Android, Windows and Linux with ad blocking and Google services removed.
Aloha Browser
A privacy-focused web browser for mobile and desktop with a built-in free VPN and ad blocker.
