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Opera Browser vs Microsoft Edge: What are the differences?
Opera Browser: A multiplatform web browser. It is a secure, innovative browser with a built-in ad blocker, free VPN, units converter, social messengers, battery saver and much more - all for your best browsing experience; Microsoft Edge: A fast and secure way to get things done on the web. It is a fast and secure browser designed for Windows 10. Microsoft Edge comes exclusively with Windows 10 and cannot be downloaded or installed separately. It has easy tools to preview, group, and save tabs. Quickly find, manage, and open tabs you set aside without leaving the page you’re on.
Opera Browser and Microsoft Edge belong to "Web Browser" category of the tech stack.
Some of the features offered by Opera Browser are:
- Low RAM usage
- Block ads
- Surf the web with enhanced privacy
On the other hand, Microsoft Edge provides the following key features:
- Quickly get to stuff
- Stop videos from playing automatically
- Stop videos from playing automatically
Pros of Microsoft Edge
- Faster12
- Simple11
- Free9
- Sync with Your Phone app7
- Compatible with most Chrome extensions6
- AutoFills passwords without even need for verification5
- Organised5
- Allows PWAs3
- Superfast3
- Blocks all trackers by default3
- So secure it needs no VPN3
- World's most secure browser2
- Easy and effective note taking2
- Privacy2
- Slower than Safari2
- Open Source1
Pros of Opera Browser
- Twitter, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram built in7
- Add extensions to sidebar6
- Player, and My Flow6
- Multiple Workspaces6
- Sidebar5
- VPN5
- Innovative4
- Speed Dial Built In3
- Add websites integrated to opera2
- Highlight search results in web pages1
- Search highlight inside site1
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Cons of Microsoft Edge
- Chromium-based6
- Sync with Microsoft Account4
- RAM Hungry, but not as hungry as Opera4
- Slightly faster3
- Superfast2
- Much faster than safari2
- Not as ram hungry as brave even with ublock1
Cons of Opera Browser
- Memory hungry2
- Developer version might provide a better experience 4 u1
- Stupid0