Brave
A cross-platform web browser for desktop and mobile devices
- Vendor
- Brave Software
- Also known as
- brave
Available worldwide
What is Brave?
Brave is a web browser application available on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows. It is maintained as an open-source project with issue tracking, releases, and documentation available.
Brave pricing
We don't have Brave's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Browser core is free to download and use. Premium features available through optional subscriptions
What Brave 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
- Freemium subscription
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- macOS
- Linux
- Android
- Windows
Integrations (8)
Independently observed- AWS Marketplace
- Amazon Bedrock
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Ethereum
- Solana
- CoW Swap
- F-Droid
- Google Maps (via Place Search API alternative)
Brave FAQ
Common questions about Brave, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Brave?
Brave is a web browser designed to enhance privacy and performance by blocking third-party ads, trackers, and invasive data collection at the browser level. It includes native protections against fingerprinting, enables HTTPS upgrades on websites, and offers optional premium features including AI-powered assistance for content analysis and generation. It is indexed under Browser Productivity.
Source: https://brave.com
Is Brave free?
Brave offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://brave.com
What platforms does Brave support?
Brave supports Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://brave.com
What does Brave integrate with?
We have confirmed 8 integrations for Brave, including AWS Marketplace, Amazon Bedrock, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Ethereum, Solana, CoW Swap, F-Droid and Google Maps (via Place Search API alternative). This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://brave.com
Where is Brave available?
Brave is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.
Source: https://brave.com
Brave alternatives
Other browser productivity we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Opera GXA web browser with built-in free AI capabilities for summarization, image generation, and research assistancelow · 39%
- 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%
- ArcA privacy-first Chromium-based browser designed as a modern Chrome alternativelow · 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 Brave, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.08 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.04 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 27 | 0.05 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.06 | 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 | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 63% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Pricing model: freemium_subscription · Deployment model: chromium_fork · Generative ai llm page summarization: Yes · Native ad and tracker blocking engine: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 8 | mediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-09-04 · 75% |
Pricing
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Trust center | https://brave.com/glossary/security/ | mediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 60% |
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