Microsoft Edge
Chromium in a Microsoft suit.
Microsoft's Chromium browser: fast, tight with Windows and Microsoft 365, with good ideas of its own (vertical tabs, sleeping tabs) — wrapped in a lot of upsell.
- Engine
- Blink
- License
- Proprietary
- Runs on
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
- Top marks
- Extension ecosystem, Cross-device sync, Site compatibility, Low maintenance
- Popularity
- #3 worldwide · 5.39% of page views (August 2026)
- Updated
- September 2026
Why it shines
- Polished vertical tabs and tab sleeping
- Copilot AI built into the sidebar
- Great PDF reader and enterprise controls
- Runs Chrome extensions
Worth knowing
- Relentless Microsoft nudges and defaults-resetting
- Heavy telemetry unless trimmed
- Feature bloat (shopping, games, feeds)
Origins
Microsoft Edge belongs to The Chromium empire — descended from Chromium.
Does well
Ranked in
Head to head
Scorecard
- Tracking protection0/3
- Fingerprinting resistance0/3
- Anonymity0/3
- Built-in ad blocking0/3
- Customization1/3
- Keyboard control0/3
- Built-in tools2/3
- Minimal interface0/3
- Fresh design1/3
- Classic interface0/3
- Light on resources0/3
- Raw speed2/3
- Battery efficiency2/3
- Extension ecosystem3/3
- Cross-device sync3/3
- Site compatibility3/3
- Low maintenance3/3
- Open source0/3
- Independence0/3
- Built-in AI2/3
- Gaming features1/3
- Dev tooling2/3
0–3 on each of the 22 criteria the quiz and the guides rank by. How we score.
