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 alternatives
Other browser productivity we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- WaveboxA Chromium-based browser for managing multiple accounts and streamlining team workflowslow · 26%
- Opera GXA customizable browser designed for gaming and entertainment with built-in personalization and content features.low · 26%
- ShiftA customizable desktop browser designed for organizing your workflow and protecting your privacylow · 18%
- OrionA privacy-first web browser combining WebKit performance with broad extension supportlow · 9%
- SigmaOSA distraction-free, ad-free web browser optimized for macOSlow · 26%
- BraveA privacy-focused web browser that blocks ads, trackers, and improves page performancelow · 25%
Compare Arc
Side by side against other browser productivity, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale 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 | 0.07 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.05 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 9 | 0.04 | 0.4 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 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.
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% |