Opera vs Puffin Secure Browser
Opera
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Puffin Secure Browser
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| Figure | Opera | Puffin Secure Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4/mo | $0.83/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 9 |
| Spec score · Web browsers | 9.2 (#5) | 7.4 (#133) |
| Founded | 1995 | 2009 |
| Product | Opera is a web browser with built-in tools for browsing, communication, and AI assistance. | Puffin Secure Browser is described as a standalone browser that is fully isolated. |
| Support | Opera directs users to its Help Center, community forums, and bug report wizard for assistance and issue reports. | The Puffin Secure Browser Support Center includes guides for setup, browser features, connection problems, and security and privacy topics. |
Plans
Opera
- Opera browserFree
- VPN Pro — six months$5 a month
- VPN Pro — one month$8 a month
- VPN Pro — one year$48 a year
Puffin Secure Browser
- Puffin 365 Education (monthly)$1 a month
- Puffin 365 Personal (monthly)$2 a month
- Puffin 365 Business (monthly)$5 a month
- Puffin 365 Family (monthly)$5 a month
- Puffin 365 Education (yearly)$10 a year
- Puffin 365 Personal (yearly)$20 a year
- Puffin 365 Business (yearly)$50 a year
- Puffin 365 Family (yearly)$50 a year
- Puffin 365 EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Opera
Opera is a free web browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, and the web, with extension support and cross-device sync. Tab Islands group related tabs for collapsing or expanding. Built-in tools include an ad blocker that can also block cryptocurrency-mining scripts, plus a free VPN with no data cap and three general locations. Opera AI can use open-tab context, generate images, summarize PDFs, and translate or summarize YouTube videos. ChatGPT and Gemini are available from the sidebar, and Opera says its AI tools do not require sign-up. The sidebar also offers WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, Messenger, and Telegram, while Music Player supports Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, and Deezer. Users can set browsing data—including history, cookies, passwords, and autofill data—to clear on exit. Opera browser costs nothing. VPN Pro is separate: plans cost $4 per month billed $48 yearly, $5 per month billed $30 every six months, or $8 per month billed monthly.
Puffin Secure Browser
Puffin Secure Browser has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.