Adblock Plus vs Very Good AdBlock
Adblock Plus
adblockplus.orgVery Good AdBlock
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| Figure | Adblock Plus | Very Good AdBlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3.33/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Ad blockers | 9.2 (#2) | 8.0 (#27) |
| Ad blocking | It blocks intrusive ads including YouTube video ads, Facebook ads, flashy banners, pop-ups, and pop-unders. | The extension blocks ads, trackers, and annoyance hosts using Manifest V3 declarative rules, with more than 14,000 hosts covered. |
| Browser support | major-browsers | The maker lists Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, with Chromium browsers including Edge, Brave, and Arc supported through the Chrome Web Store listing. |
| Cookie popup blocking | Yes | Yes |
| Device coverage | desktop-and-mobile | desktop-and-mobile |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | The web extension is an open source project licensed under GPLv3, while some versions including Adblock Plus for Safari iOS version 3.x or higher are proprietary codebases. | The product is MIT licensed and built from one open-source codebase for its supported targets. |
Plans
Adblock Plus
- Premium$40 a year
- Adblock Plus FreeFree
- Adblock Plus Premium$4 a month
- Adblock Plus Premium$40 a year
In their own words
Adblock Plus
Adblock Plus is a browser extension and mobile ad-blocking product that filters ads, third-party tracking requests and malicious domains using lists such as EasyList and EasyPrivacy. It blocks formats including video ads, banners, pop-ups and pop-unders, and can disable social buttons. Acceptable Ads are enabled by default, but users can turn that feature off. Users can also remove default filter lists, add other lists or create their own. EasyPrivacy targets tracking domains, fingerprinting scripts, analytics requests and data-collection domains. The desktop add-on supports Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Opera and Yandex Browser. Mobile options include a Safari app for iOS, a product for Samsung Internet on Android and the separate Adblock Browser. The extension can access page URLs and content to block or hide ads; it does not track browsing history, record form typing or alter submitted data. Free ad blocking is available. Premium is listed at $4 a month or $40 a year.
Very Good AdBlock
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