{"id":29987,"date":"2017-05-15T23:01:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T15:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=29987"},"modified":"2023-03-21T17:11:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T09:11:32","slug":"browser-faceoff-opera-brave-vivaldi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/browser-faceoff-opera-brave-vivaldi\/","title":{"rendered":"Browser Comparison: Opera vs. Brave vs. Vivaldi"},"content":{"rendered":"

The browser market<\/strong> is bustling with countless desktop and mobile browsers. Opera<\/a><\/strong>, Brave<\/a><\/strong>, and Vivaldi<\/a><\/strong> are not as popular as Firefox or Chrome but they all have been created to satisfy specific user needs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Except when it comes to W3C Specifications<\/strong>, no browser needs to stick to the same features. Browser developers make their products stand out<\/strong> by incorporating more and more unique features that are exclusive to that specific browser<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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In this article, I\u2019ll tell you what makes these three browsers, Opera, Brave and Vivaldi, special, and how they perform compared to each other in terms of support<\/strong>, speed<\/strong>, customization<\/strong>, security<\/strong>, unique features<\/strong>, and developer tools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Browser Support<\/u><\/h2>\n

Opera \ud83e\udd47<\/h3>\n

When it comes to cross-platform support<\/strong>, Opera reigns with its wide array of computer<\/a> and mobile<\/a> browsers.<\/p>\n

\"Opera<\/figure>\n

Brave<\/h3>\n

Brave is pretty close to the top spot with multiple computer<\/a> and mobile<\/a> browsers, with only the Windows Phone support missing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Brave<\/figure>\n

Vivaldi<\/h3>\n

Vivaldi<\/a>, however, is yet to dip its toes in the sea of mobile browsers. Even though there are plenty of mobile browsers to choose from, having the same \u201cbrand\u201d<\/strong> across all the platforms is a huge<\/em> plus\u2014you\u2019ll know all the browser features, and familiar with them across all your devices<\/strong>, getting the most use out of them.<\/p>\n

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Browser Speed<\/u><\/h2>\n

Opera<\/h3>\n

Opera is a fast browser<\/strong> with an in-built adblocker<\/strong>. It\u2019s noticeably faster than Chrome or Firefox with or without the Adblock extension. See the Opera network tool screenshot below<\/strong>; you can see a summary of HTTP requests<\/strong> at the bottom for The New Yorker website, to which we\u2019ll compare the other browsers.<\/p>\n

\"Opera<\/figure>\n

Brave \ud83e\udd47<\/h3>\n

Brave is most definitely faster than Opera<\/strong>, although the difference is not too noticeable all the time. It also has an in-built adblocker<\/strong> which makes the loading of pages much faster. As you can notice on the below screenshot of Brave\u2019s network tool, Brave is just as fast as Opera<\/strong>, and even a little bit faster in loading the whole web page, just in 47.31s.<\/p>\n

\"Brave<\/figure>\n

Vivaldi<\/h3>\n

Vivaldi is the slowest of the bunch. Without any built-in adblocker, Vivaldi downloads a high number of resources<\/strong>, slowing down the load time.<\/p>\n

\"Vivaldi<\/figure>\n
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Browser Customizations<\/u><\/h2>\n

Opera<\/h3>\n

Opera has a mix of standard and vogue customization options: background image for new tabs<\/strong> (called \u201cThemes\u201d), mouse gestures<\/a><\/strong>, rocker gestures<\/a><\/strong>, advanced keyboard shortcuts<\/strong>, tab previews<\/strong>, and speed dial<\/strong> (a group of favorite websites on the start page).<\/p>\n

\"Opera<\/figure>\n

You can reach Opera\u2019s customization options<\/strong> under the \u201cBrowser\u201d<\/strong> menu on the Settings<\/strong> page at the opera:\/\/settings<\/code> URL.<\/p>\n

\"Screenshot<\/figure>\n

Brave<\/h3>\n

In Brave, you can have tab sets<\/strong> (n<\/em> number tabs per set\u2215group), tabs colored in the theme color<\/strong> of the web page, and tab previews<\/strong>. There aren\u2019t really many browser customizations allowed in Brave.<\/p>\n

On the screenshot below, you can see a Brave tab colored in black<\/strong> for dribbble.com.<\/p>\n

\"Brave's<\/figure>\n

Brave\u2019s options can be found on the Preferences<\/strong> page at about:preferences<\/code>.<\/p>\n

\"Screenshot<\/figure>\n

Vivaldi \ud83e\udd47<\/h3>\n

Hands down, Vivaldi is the most customizable<\/strong>. Even though Opera shares some design elements with Vivaldi, Vivaldi still comes off better. There are highly customizable tab positioning options<\/strong> in its Tab settings, you can go crazy with multiple tabs using tab stacking<\/strong>, and the themes are actually<\/em> themes that affect the colors of the UI<\/strong>, not just the background image of the new tabs.<\/p>\n

\"Vivaldi<\/figure>\n

The \u201cSettings\u201d<\/strong> window (at URL vivaldi:\/\/settings\/<\/code>) is also neatly designed and organized in Vivaldi, which makes it much easier to find a setting<\/strong> than in any other browser.<\/p>\n