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Tor Browser vs Brave: catalog facts
Tor Browser	Brave
Free Free and open source. The Tor Project is a US non-profit funded by grants and donations.	Freemium The browser is free. Brave VPN and Brave Leo Premium are paid subscriptions, and both are…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Traffic passes through three relays, so no single one knows both who you are and what you opened Fingerprinting defences make one Tor user look like the next	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
Noticeably slower than a direct connection; video is painful Some sites block Tor exit nodes outright or bury you in captchas	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
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: MPL-2.0
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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