Chromium vs Firefox

Chromium

Chromium is the open-source web browser project that forms the foundation for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and many other browsers. It provides the Blink rendering engine, V8 JavaScript engine, and a multi-process architecture.

BrowsersFreeOpen Source

Firefox

Firefox Open-source web browser from Mozilla built on the Gecko engine with strong privacy protections and extension support.

BrowsersFreeOpen Source

Quick Facts

GoogleCompanyMozilla

2008Year Launched2004

FreePricing ModelFree

YesOpen SourceYes

BrowsersCategoryBrowsers

—PlatformsiOS, Android, Web

Chromium

CompanyGoogle

Year Launched2008

Pricing ModelFree

Open SourceYes

CategoryBrowsers

Platforms—

Firefox

CompanyMozilla

Year Launched2004

Pricing ModelFree

Open SourceYes

CategoryBrowsers

PlatformsiOS, Android, Web

Pricing

Chromium

Free

Firefox

Free

Open Source: Free/One-time

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