Most secure browsers for 2021

Security and anonymity online has become a need for many people and the number is growing. There are many tools, software, extensions to help people secure their traffic, their sensitive information and identity online. One of these ways is using a secure browser. There are many browsers out there, but not all of them promise actually secure search. 

In this guide, you will find the most secure browsers for 2021. We will not discuss the most popular ones like Chrome or Safari, we will discuss less known ones but more security-based ones. 

Brave

Brave is known to be a security based open-source browser. A feature that we really love on Brave browser is that it blocks third party ads (by default) and even shows you how much time have you saved by blocking these ads. However, since the ads are the main source of income for some websites, content creators, Brave browser offers its users a secure option to donate money (cryptocurrency) to content producers that you love. This feature is called “Brave Payments”. Talking more about security, Brave browser allows users to customize their security preferences, browser has a built-in anti-fingerprint functionality and script blocker, also Brave allows users to create private tabs and set the number of tabs to be shown per session. 

Epic Privacy Browser

Epic Privacy Browser is an incognito mode browser by default. This browser says to be the only browser that manages to block that many trackers and third-party cookies. This browser loads search engines via built-in proxy that way protecting its users traffic from being saved and tracked. A feature we like a lot is that Epic Privacy Browser will use an HTTPS everywhere if possible by default. Also the browser offers a built-in encrypted proxy which would hide users IP addresses and encrypts data. Just one thing you need to know that while using browsers built-in proxy such streaming platforms as Netflix or Hulu won’t work, and pages like Facebook will require additional authentication steps. 

Tor Browser

I guess you have already heard about Tor. There is also such a thing as a Tor browser. Tor browser is one of the most secure browsers out there, the browser uses Tor network that encrypts user data even several times, this makes sure that your original IP will never be revealed and websites will never know your real location. Tor browser will also lets users access many geo-blocked sites. Tor browser will make your traffic anonymous and secure by encrypting it and also routing your internet traffic through DuckDuckGo search engine which is the most secure search engine out there. The biggest downside of Tor browser is that you cannot use it all the time, since it slows down your speed a lot, which is annoying if you use it all the time. A way to slightly mitigate the impact is by using a VPN that has Tor or Onion servers implemented within the app directly.

Additional security layer to your secure browser

VPN

To add an extra layer of protection to your browser we always recommend using a VPN. VPN will ensure that your traffic is encrypted to keep your data away from third parties.

Not sure which VPN to choose? Here’s our top 3 recommended VPNs:

NordVPN ($3.69/month) – leading VPN service with thousands of servers, blazing speeds and military-grade encryption.

Surfshark ($2.29/month) – a fast VPN service that gives so much for very little: strong encryption, unlimited devices, etc.

Perfect Privacy ($8.95/month) – great Swiss VPN provider for your privacy, though comes with Swiss price tag.

HTTPS Everywhere

HTTPS Everywhere is an extension that makes your session online more secure by encrypting your communication with websites. Not all websites support HTTPS, but this extension rewrites HTTP to HTTPS to make your connection as secure as possible. 

DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo is a popular privacy-based search engine. With each passing year it only grows and becomes more and more popular across the planet. DuckDuckGo prevents your activity online from being tracked, it provides tracker network blocking and smart encryption. The feature we like is that DuckDuckGo shows users privacy grades from A to F when you visit specific websites. You can read about DuckDuckGo extension here.

In this guide you will find the most secure browsers for 2021. We will not discuss the most popular ones like Chrome or Safari, we will discuss less known ones but more security based ones.