Mira vs Waterfox
Mira
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| Figure | Mira | Waterfox |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · Web browsers | 8.4 (#46) | 9.3 (#3) |
| Browser engine | chromium | gecko |
| Company | Mira is a product of erup.ai, which the About page says is led by founder Veera Babu Manyam and is in private pilot with design partners. | Waterfox says Alex Kontos founded it in 2011 and that BrowserWorks Ltd has operated it under his wholly owned independent ownership since 2023. |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Platforms | The installable desktop browser is listed for Windows, macOS and Linux; the page describes an Android adapter as next. | Downloads are listed for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android; Windows requires Windows 10 or later, macOS 10.15 or later, and Linux glibc 2.17 or later. |
| Product | Mira is an installable, policy-enforced work browser with AI built in for teams working inside SaaS apps. | Waterfox is a free, open source web browser focused on privacy and customisation. |
| Support | The Team tier includes email support, while Enterprise includes priority support. | Waterfox provides help articles for browsing, privacy and security, customization, troubleshooting and Android. |
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In their own words
Waterfox
Waterfox is a free, open-source web browser built around privacy and customisation. It uses the Gecko engine and is listed for Android, browser extensions, Linux, macOS and Windows. On desktop, it blocks ads, trackers, pop-ups and overlays by default; filter lists and site exceptions can be adjusted. Private tabs use their own container, and Waterfox removes that container’s site data when the final private tab closes. DNS requests are encrypted and passed through an Oblivious HTTP relay; users can change or disable the default Fastly-operated relay and Cloudflare-operated resolver. Tree tabs nest pages under the page that opened them, with branches that can be collapsed or moved together. Firefox WebExtensions work, but Chrome-only extensions do not transfer automatically. Regular updates incorporate Mozilla security fixes using the Firefox ESR model. Waterfox says telemetry, health reports and crash reports are disabled at build time. Sync is off until Mozilla-account sign-in, and synced data is end-to-end encrypted. The browser plan is free, with no premium tier or required payment.