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Microsoft Edge vs Brave: catalog facts
Microsoft Edge	Brave
Free Free to download and use. The software is closed source.	Freemium The browser is free. Brave VPN and Brave Leo Premium are paid subscriptions, and both are…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Vertical tabs, tab groups, sleeping tabs and a built-in PDF reader are standard, and it runs Chrome extensions…	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 browser Microsoft ships is proprietary, and it pushes Bing, Microsoft accounts and a growing set of promoted…	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
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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