Why hackers moved from Firefox to Brave
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I couldn't handle it without extensions on mobile and switched to Brave.”mzmzmzm, 2026-04-25original comment ↗
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Firefox vs Brave
| Firefox | Brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 11 | 3 |
| Hackers who criticize | 10 | 1 |
| Moved away from it | 8 | 2 |
| Moved to it | 2 | 2 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Firefox
“I switched from Firefox on macos and ios about a year ago when things started to get a bit weird with Mozilla.”B4uler5, 2026-10-14original comment ↗
“I'd've guessed Mozilla could be convinced to revert, but Google presumably paid them enough to look the other way.”za_creature, 2026-08-02original comment ↗
“Switched from firefox few months ago, I don't like google, but firefox has only few percent of market share currenly, many pages simply do not work properly with it,…”read full quote
“Switched from firefox few months ago, I don't like google, but firefox has only few percent of market share currenly, many pages simply do not work properly with it, plus it has bugs on macos”
“I switched from Firefox to Chrome out of desperation and it worked without a hitch.”wwizo, 2026-06-19original comment ↗
“Firefox always dragged its feet when it came to implementing important developer features.”m-schuetz, 2026-06-10original comment ↗
Praise for Brave
“Bonus points for having Brave browser with built-in adblock, for the free YouTube Premium-ish ad-free experience.”animuchan, 2026-09-22original comment ↗
“I switched from Chrome to Brave because it blocks ads.”optymizer, 2026-01-16original comment ↗
Other moves from Firefox
- Firefox → Chrome (3)
- Firefox → Safari (2)
- Firefox → Helium (1)
- Firefox → Orion (1)