Compare Decentraleyes and AdBlock: Which Extension is the Best?
Decentraleyes enhances browsing by locally emulating CDN resources, boosting privacy and speed. Our detailed review reveals its features, pros, and cons. | AdBlock is a popular browser extension with over 60 million users, designed to block ads, enhance privacy, and improve browsing speed. Read our detailed review to see how it performs. | |
| Key Features A summary of the most important features offered by each extension. |
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| Our Rating Tooltivity's expert review score for each extension, based on hands-on testing and research. | 9.3 Winner in this category | 8.2 |
| Total users Total active users across all major browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari. | 639,463 | 76,543,424 Winner in this category |
| Total ratings Total number of user ratings received across all supported browsers. | 3,318 | 295,546 Winner in this category |
| Average rating Average user rating across all browsers, calculated from available store ratings. | 4.8 ⭐ Winner in this category | 4.2 ⭐ |
| Entry Level Price The minimum price required to start using the extension. "Free" means a free tier is available. | Free | Free |
| Chrome User rating and stats for the extension on Chrome browser. |  4.8 4.53 Average Chrome Web Store rating from the last 100 reviews 100.0K+Users Winner in this category | 4.5 2.43 Average Chrome Web Store rating from the last 100 reviews 58.0M+Users |
| Edge User rating and stats for the extension on Edge browser. |  4.8 4.71 Average Microsoft Edge Store rating from the last 100 reviews 55.8K+Users Winner in this category | 3.8 3.62 Average Microsoft Edge Store rating from the last 100 reviews 17.3M+Users |
| Firefox User rating and stats for the extension on Firefox browser. |  4.8 4.54 Average Mozilla Firefox Add-ons Store rating from the last 100 reviews 241.8K+Users Winner in this category | 4.2 3.73 Average Mozilla Firefox Add-ons Store rating from the last 100 reviews 1.3M+Users |
| Safari User rating and stats for the extension on Safari browser. | - | - |
| Features Tooltivity's expert score for the 'Features' aspect of each extension. | 8.5 Nowadays, websites request data through third parties. The local CDN emulation offered by Decentraleyes is a unique and effective feature that blocker competitors currently lack. This means that the same locally stored data is always sent directly to the websites before they can even request relevant private data. 
Another advantage of the extension is that the code is completely open source and can be found on GitLab. This ensures transparency and trust. Winner in this category | 8.5 Ad blocking: The free version blocks annoying advertisements on websites. With the premium version, additional functions such as the blocking of cookie banners or pop-ups can also be activated.  Privacy and Security: AdBlock blocks third-party trackers on every Website and protects your privacy. It also blocking malicious ads with malware, scams, and cryptocurrency miners.  Sync & Backup: With the Premium version, whitelists and user-defined rules can be synchronized across Chrome profiles. Winner in this category |
| Performance Tooltivity's expert score for the 'Performance' aspect of each extension. | 9.3 The extension offers a noticeable improvement in page load times. We did not find any problems in our tests, but according to user reviews, there are occasional compatibility problems with certain websites. However, according to Decentraleyes, these are constantly being fixed by updates. Winner in this category | 8.0 The ad blocker extension generally works without slowing down the browser on most websites. However, recent changes at YouTube have meant that AdBlock has not yet managed to ban ads from YouTube again. |
| Design Tooltivity's expert score for the 'Design' aspect of each extension. | 9.5 The design is intuitive and simple. This also includes the settings menu. Winner in this category | 8.5 The user interface is clearly laid out. With the premium version, you can also use functions to make individual adjustments. You're in control of the look, feel, and font size of AdBlock with easy-to-use controls. There is also the Image Swap function, which will still block ads, but it will replace some ads with pretty pictures of cats, dogs, and nature. |
| Value for Money Tooltivity's expert score for the 'Value for Money' aspect of each extension. | 9.5 The extension is completely free to use with optional donations. The price-performance ratio is therefore perfect, as functions that are not offered by other providers are made available here free of charge. Only the lack of further functions in the area of ad blocking results in deductions. Winner in this category | 7.5 The free version offers good value for money. Compared to other competitors, the premium functions may be somewhat more expensive. Some premium functions are offered free of charge by other providers. |
| Ease of Use Tooltivity's expert score for the 'Ease of Use' aspect of each extension. | 9.9 The extension is characterized by its user-friendliness. Installation is very simple and you have the option of testing the function immediately on the website. When you open the website https://decentraleyes.org/test/, you are shown whether the function works and an example of what it looks like in the icon when data is blocked.  The settings are also very well described so that even beginners should have no problems here. Advanced users can also read the complete documentation or the code on GitLab.  Winner in this category | 7.8 Installation is done in one click. However, you are immediately redirected to a website that informs you that payment is required to use it. However, this is only a voluntary donation.  |
| Security & Privacy Tooltivity's expert score for the 'Security & Privacy' aspect of each extension. | 9.2 The extension offers strong features in the area of data protection, so it goes without saying that it scores well in this area. The open-source code allows anyone to review the extension in detail. Only the lack of a proper privacy policy detracts from this for beginners, who can do little with the code. There is a privacy policy that states in one sentence that no data is collected. However, this should be a little more detailed. Winner in this category | 9.0 Strong privacy protection through the premium feature malware blocking. The privacy policy is transparent without any indication of data being passed on. |
| Conclusion A summary of our findings and final thoughts for each extension. | Decentraleyes is a valuable tool for anyone who wants more privacy and faster browsing. With local CDN emulation, Decentraleyes has features that bring both security and performance benefits. While it currently excels in this one area, you need to be aware that websites also make adjustments and it won't always work 100% of the time, especially without further updates. | AdBlock is a reliable tool for blocking basic ads. While it blocks most ads and still protects your privacy by preventing tracking, recent updates have failed to prevent ad videos on YouTube. It's a good choice for anyone looking for a simple and reliable adblock extension. |
| Our Recommendation | In our comparison between Decentraleyes and AdBlock, Decentraleyes came out on top, scoring 9.3. AdBlock is the most widely used, with over 77 million users and 296k+ reviews, but Decentraleyes outperformed it in our review. User reviews reflect our findings. Notably, Decentraleyes has the highest user rating in the Chrome Web Store at 4.78, which supports its strong performance in our review. There are some noticeable differences between these extensions, so it's worth considering your priorities and the details below.
If you want a quick recommendation, Decentraleyes is our top pick. But as always, the best choice depends on what matters most to you. | |
