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Brave vs Chromium: catalog facts
Brave	Chromium
Freemium The browser is free. Brave VPN and Brave Leo Premium are paid subscriptions, and both are…	Free Free and open source. There is no paid tier and no vendor selling it.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Ad and tracker blocking is on by default, with a per-site panel showing what was blocked Chromium underneath, so Chrome extensions and site compatibility carry over	The upstream codebase every Chromium browser is derived from, useful for checking whether a bug is Chrome's or… No Google account integration, sign-in or usage reporting built in
Ships a crypto wallet, a rewards programme and an AI assistant that many people will never use Brave has had to apologise for past missteps, including auto-completing affiliate links in the address bar in 2020	Official builds do not auto-update, so a Windows or macOS install goes stale and insecure unless you replace… No Widevine DRM in most builds, so paid streaming services will not play
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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