Why hackers moved from Orion to Vivaldi

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

Orion 1 hacker criticizes it
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Vivaldi 2 hackers recommend it

What hackers said about the move

“I have just switched from Orion to Vivaldi partially as it seems to use less memory.”
pasc1878, 2026-07-19original comment ↗

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Orion vs Vivaldi

OrionVivaldi
Hackers who recommend32
Hackers who criticize12
Moved away from it10
Moved to it22

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of Orion

No further criticism of Orion captured yet.

Praise for Vivaldi

“I switched from chrome to vivaldi in the hopes of they would keep the v2 api alive. They could not.”
Mashimo, 2026-09-02original comment ↗

Other moves from Orion

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