Mozilla has been trying to sell people on the idea of privacy for a long time now. Not only has it been unable to, but it has also actually lost market share to Google Chrome. Brave Browser tries a different approach towards the same goal. It was pioneered by Mozilla co-founder and JavaScript inventor Brendan Eich several years ago and it has finally made it out of beta. Brave Browser 1.0 is here now, so a Brave Browser vs Chrome showdown seems appropriate. You should also check out our detailed Brave Browser review to learn about all its pros and cons.
Google Chrome vs Brave Browser
Some browsers have tried playing the privacy angle before such as Firefox and even Opera. They feature built-in ad-blocking, but still, people use Chrome which doesn’t do any of those things unless you install extensions. Brave has a built-in ad-blocker too but this is where Brave really stands out.
Instead of blocking ads and impacting revenue to websites, Brave gives users Brave Attention Tokens or BATs. If you turn on Brave Ads, you get 70% of the revenue as BATs. So you’re getting paid for watching ads, not publishers. You can’t exchange these points for actual currency but donate them to your favorite publishers. Not only does this make sure the publishers get paid for their work, but it also puts the users in control of who gets paid, rather than who shows more ads.
The easiest way to understand this is by using your imagination. Imagine a world where Brave, not Chrome, was the dominant browser. Most websites that now show annoying ads would instead focus on quality content. After all, you’re the one they need to impress. It’s a great idea but we can only wait and see how far it can go.
