Google Chrome vs Yandex Browser
Google Chrome
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Yandex Browser
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| Figure | Google Chrome | Yandex Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Web browsers | 9.1 (#8) | 8.3 (#55) |
| Spec score · Mobile Browser Software | 8.8 (#3) | 8.2 (#14) |
| Spec score · Secure Browser Software | 8.7 (#6) | 8.2 (#13) |
| Extensions | Chrome users can find extensions for shopping, entertainment, and productivity in the Chrome Web Store. | The browser supports extensions from the Google Chrome and Opera catalogs; extensions from other sources may be disabled as unverified. |
| Privacy | Chrome’s Privacy Guide provides a step-by-step tour of privacy settings. | Yandex says the browser sends data to its servers for technical tasks such as improving transfer speed and virus protection, and for usage statistics. |
| Product | Chrome is a web browser for browsing the web. | Yandex describes its browser as fast and secure, with phishing warnings powered by neural networks. |
| Security | Safe Browsing warns users about known dangerous websites, downloads, and extensions. | Protect scans downloaded files for viruses, blocks infected and fraudulent websites, and secures passwords, card data, and browser settings. |
| Support | Google provides Chrome Help and a help community for installation and other Chrome issues. | Users can contact browser support through Help → Feedback and submit a description of the issue. |
| Sync | Signing in to Chrome on a device gives access to bookmarks, saved passwords, and more. | With Yandex ID, users can sync passwords, bookmarks, history, tabs, tab groups, extensions, and settings across devices. |
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In their own words
Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a free web browser for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS, with extensions available through the Chrome Web Store. It supports tab groups with labels and colors, plus Energy Saver and Memory Saver tools. Signing in provides access to bookmarks and saved passwords across devices, and Google Password Manager is built in. Safe Browsing warns about known dangerous websites, downloads, and extensions; Safety Check reviews passwords, extensions, settings, privacy, and security. Privacy Guide offers a step-by-step tour of privacy settings. Google says Chrome receives a new update every four weeks. Its AI features include AI Mode for follow-up questions and web links, and Gemini, which can use open tabs and browsing history to help users understand web content and complete tasks. Auto browse is limited to Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers in the U.S. Chrome requires supported operating systems: Mac requires macOS 13 Ventura or later, Android requires version 10 or later, and iOS requires version 17 or later. Older Windows and macOS versions may no longer receive updates.
Yandex Browser
Yandex Browser is a free Chromium-based browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows. It can import data and settings from another browser, organize tabs into groups, and sync passwords, bookmarks, history, tabs, extensions, and settings across devices with a Yandex ID. Built-in tools translate text, image captions, websites, documents, and videos; YandexGPT-powered features support editing, summarizing, translation, text-to-speech, and creative processing. The browser can summarize YouTube videos, articles, and text, and provide timestamps for video highlights. Protect can block dangerous or fraudulent pages and help secure passwords and card data; password checks flag simple, reused, or publicly exposed passwords. Users can identify trackers and block those they do not trust, and install extensions from the Chrome and Opera catalogs. Yandex says some data is sent to its servers for technical tasks and usage statistics. Download scanning is available only on Windows, and the maker says browser protection is not a full antivirus product. Sync works across Yandex Browser, not between different browsers.