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Ghostery vs uBlock Origin: catalog facts
Ghostery	uBlock Origin
Freemium The blocker is free and open source. Ghostery's contributor plan and extra services are…	Free Free and open source; no donations sought
Browser extension	Browser extension
Names the trackers on each page and who owns them Blocks cookie consent dialogs as well as ads and trackers	Wide-spectrum blocking of ads, trackers, coin miners, popups and malware sites using EasyList, EasyPrivacy and other… Designed to be CPU and memory efficient
The company's earlier advertising-related business model still makes some people wary Extra features such as private search need an account or subscription	Removed from the Chrome Web Store on 2026-08-31 with the Manifest V2 deprecation Microsoft Edge is transitioning consumers away from Manifest V2 extensions starting August 2026
Browser extension	Browser extension
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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