Arc
A privacy-first Chromium-based browser designed as a modern Chrome alternative
- Also known as
- arc
Available worldwide
What is Arc?
Arc is a browser that prioritizes user privacy and control, built on Chromium with features like customizable workspaces, account switching with isolated data, and split-view capabilities to organize your work and personal browsing.
Arc pricing
We don't have Arc's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Arc does
The capabilities that matter for browser productivity, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Deployment model
- Chromium fork
- Chrome extension webstore compatibility
- ✓
- Vertical tab sidebar layout
- -
- Split screen web panels in single window
- ✓
- Multi account cookie isolation containers
- ✓
- Cmd k command palette global search
- -
- Native ad and tracker blocking engine
- ✗
- Collaborative shared workspaces and folders
- -
- Memory suspension inactive tab freezing
- -
- Generative AI LLM page summarization
- -
- SOC2 type ii
- ✗
- ISO 27001
- ✗
- Pricing model
- Completely free
Integrations (1)
Independently observed- uBlock Origin
Arc FAQ
Common questions about Arc, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Arc?
Arc is a browser that prioritizes user privacy and control, built on Chromium with features like customizable workspaces, account switching with isolated data, and split-view capabilities to organize your work and personal browsing. It is indexed under Browser Productivity.
Source: https://arc.net
What security certifications does Arc have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Arc. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Arc not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://arc.net
Where is Arc available?
Arc is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.
Source: https://arc.net
Arc alternatives
Other browser productivity we track, ranked by the same independent score.
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- WaveboxA browser application optimized for seamless integration with work productivity tools and serviceslow · 28%
- SigmaOSA distraction-free, ad-free web browser optimized for macOSlow · 30%
- ShiftA customizable desktop browser for organizing work and personal spaceslow · 39%
- Orionlow · 18%
- Zen BrowserA browser optimized for performance, privacy, and productivitylow · 32%
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Arc, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price level | 100 | 0.05 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 45 | 0.06 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.04 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 9 | 0.05 | 0.4 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Pricing transparency | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 3 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 61% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Iso 27001: No · Soc2 type ii: No · Pricing model: completely_free · Deployment model: chromium_fork · Native ad and tracker blocking engine: No · Chrome extension webstore compatibility: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 1 | mediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-25 · 75% |
Pricing
Security
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