Best Privacy Browsers in 2026
Updated
In short: Brave Browser is ranked #1 of 32 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Waterfox and DuckDuckGo Browser. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Waterfox. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Brave Browser at $2.50/mo.
If you want more control over what follows you online, privacy browsers offer several features to weigh. Brave Browser, DuckDuckGo Browser, and Tor Browser appear among the first ranked entries. Compare ad and tracker blocking with fingerprint protection, and check whether a built-in VPN matters to you. Open-source status and supported platforms can help narrow the options for your devices; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing give further context on access and cost. Waterfox and Mullvad Browser are also near the top, giving you more choices to assess against the protections you value.
32 privacy browsers ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Privacy browsers, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 16 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 Brave BrowserPaid from $2.50/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 WaterfoxPaid from $5/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 DuckDuckGo BrowserPaid from $8.33/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 Tor BrowserFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 SnowHazeFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 6 Mullvad BrowserFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 LibreWolfFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 Temple BrowserFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 9 Avast Secure BrowserPaid from $3.33/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 10 Orion BrowserPaid from $50/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 Epic Privacy BrowserFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 12 Nav0Free plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 IronFox
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 14 AVG Secure BrowserFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 Onion BrowserFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 16 Mozilla FirefoxFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 17 Cromite
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 18 Privacy Browser AndroidFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 19 Midori Browser
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 20 Aloha BrowserFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 21 Vanadium
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 Avast One
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 23 monocles browser
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 24 SmartCookieWeb
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 25 Dooble
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
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Questions about this list
Which privacy browser is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Brave Browser is ranked #1 of 32 with a score of 9.7. Waterfox is second and DuckDuckGo Browser third.
How many of these have a free plan?
16 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Brave Browser has the lowest first paid tier we found: $2.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.