Chrome Vs Firefox :The Ultimate Browser War!
13Chrome Vs FireFox
How does Chrome compare with FireFox? This War Of The Browsers has been going on for some time and the verdict is in. Reviewers have compared the two giants based on various parameters. Here are several of them, giving you an objective yet interesting view of the results!
Security-Chrome Vs FireFox
Google Chrome 15: Google has successfully escaped being hacked by PWN2OWN. Chrome’s security rating: 10
- Chrome’s sandbox now includes a Flash player so you don’t have to download one.
- Chrome Sync can now be encrypted with a passcode; so your browsing history, passwords and auto fill across browsers are now protected.
- Malware reporting is updated
- Out-of-date plugins are automatically disabled
FireFox 8: FireFox 8 also succeeded in preventing a PWN2OWN hack. FireFox’s security rating: 09
- You can now designate HTTP pages to be converted to HTTPs, so that your non-login encrypted pages are not hackable.
- Malicious scripts are blocked from running; you can indicate safe scripts.
- Your visited links will not display in a changed color when a hack looks at your browser history.
- You can add your name to a “Do Not Track” list for added safety.
Booting Speed-Chrome Vs FireFox
Both Chrome and FireFox were used to load the same six websites and their booting time was compared.
- Chrome: 26.22 seconds boot time
- FireFox: 17.8 seconds boot time
Memory Usage-Chrome Vs FireFox
Six websites were loaded on Chrome and FireFox to compare each browser’s memory usage.
- FireFox: Utilized least amount of memory (148,020 kb)
- Chrome: Utilized the most memory (390,532 kb)
Graphics User Interface-Chrome Vs FireFox
- FireFox: Simple and efficient
- Chrome: Attractive GUI with existing elegant graphics themes. Google provides graphical theme creation tools
Speed Dial Function-
- FireFox: Does not provide speed dial function to access pages
- Chrome: Allows users to set speed dials for quick access to any page
Extended Functionality-
- FireFox: Provides several amazing extensions and add-ons
- Chrome: Provides several extensions and add-ons. The biggest value-add is that Chrome does not have to be restarted after installing an extension.
Browser Data Synchronization-
- FireFox: Can sync all browser-related information, including wand password
- Chrome: provides full browser synchronization. Data can be synchronized with user’s Gmail account.
Private Browsing Capability-Chrome Vs FireFox
- FireFox: Allows full featured private browsing including tracking of browsing data
- Chrome: Users can use a private browsing window without closing other tabs
Web Design Restrictions-Chrome Vs FireFox
- FireFox: Provides sufficient developers tools including code inspector and source viewer
- Chrome: Known bugs; Chrome requires developers to provide encoding information in the head section of web pages, before the Javascript or CSS. If this is not done, Chrome will ignore the information.
Downloading Files-Chrome Vs FireFox
- FireFox: Users can resume broken or stopped downloads
- Chrome: Does not support resuming of broken downloads
Using Browsing Tabs-Chrome Vs FireFox
- FireFox: Provides tabbed browsing facility. Does not open home page by default in a new tab
- Chrome: Sites visited most often are readily available when users open a new tab
Language Translation-Chrome Vs FireFox
- FireFox: Requires additional plugins to implement machine translation within the browser
- Chrome: If the web page language does not match user’s language preferences, Chrome automatically asks for permission to display the text in the preferred language.
Reliability-Chrome Vs FireFox
- FireFox: FireFox does not allow separate environments for each tab. One corrupt tab can bring FireFox crashing down.
- Chrome: Chrome’s multi-process architecture prevents a bad web page or corrupt tab from crashing the browser. However, not all sites and online services work with Chrome
Searching-Chrome Vs FireFox
- FireFox: One has to use a separate search engine to search for content
- Chrome: Chrome’s Omnibox feature allows users to input search terms or URLs into a single spot. The browser figures out what you want and delivers the content
Privacy-Chrome Vs FireFox
- FireFox: FireFox has a do-not-track feature which allows you complete privacy
- Chrome: Chrome allows users to browse using an “Incognito” mode. Users can browse without leaving footprints. However, Chrome monitors and collects user data for its own purposes, which subverts any privacy facility that it provides
Support For Multiple OS-Chrome Vs FireFox
- FireFox: Runs both on Macs and PCs efficiently. Has been in the market longer than Chrome and has a good support backup system
- Chrome: Chrome for Mac does not support Java yet
Pop-up Support-Chrome Vs FireFox
- FireFox: FireFox allows users to block popups and displays a message enabling users to enable popups for certain sites. When you enable popups, FireFox usually displays them in a separate browser window.
- Chrome: Popups are generally blocked. However, if you enable popups for a site, the pop-ups won’t appear on the main tab or on a separate browser window. Chrome minimizes pop-ups to the bottom right corner of the browser window, and displays only the pop-up’s name. Users can drag and drop the pop-up on to the browser window to view content.
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Final Verdict:-I would personally choose Chrome over Firefox in This Chrome Vs Firefox war because the Interafce of Chrome is best,Chrome is more secure then Firefox and Pop Ads dont appear in Chrome!
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i love firefox…………..itz safe secure and reliable……..!!
Don’t know why, sometimes my firefox takes too long when startup and no problem in ohter browsers like chrome, Avant browser at the same time. I don’t use any add-ons I’m at loss. And with the firefox 8.0.1, it crashes so often. I have use Avant firefox mode as default now. Hope the next update will fix these problems.
It is a comprehensive comparison of the two browsers. Excellent efforts.
Chrome was introduced with the main attractions of speed, security and simplicity. Now, with a large number of extensions available for Chrome, it can beat Firefox.
Quote from this article: “However, Chrome monitors and collects user data for its own purposes, which subverts any privacy facility that it provides” says it all, and makes Firefox the safest browser ( for me at least).
Users who combine gmail, google search, google maps, google+ etc., PLUS google chrome are signing away their privacy.
I’m with you guys. I don’t care how awesome chrome is. As long as chrome is monitoring me and my browsing habits I will not use it. I’ll stick with firefox.
I have been using firefox for a very, very long time. Recently however I noticed how it produces an enormous lag on my mouse and keyboard when I leave it open whole day. So I switched to Chrome to see if that was any better. I should note that as a developer I have tons of extensions installed, all of which I need for my job, and I leave my browser open because I work mainly in the cloud with things like GMail, GDocs, tasks, Basecamp, etc.
My biggest disappointment with Chrome is it’s lack of attention to details. The spell-checker is buggy (try switching languages in the middle of a sentence), auto-suggest/auto-filling of forms and passwords is not as intuitive as Firefox and there are not as much quality add-ons as there are for Firefox.
It makes up for these things in other area’s (for me Chrome is much faster than my bloated Firefox) and the integration it gives me (no matter how little) with Google products. But when you browser the feature requests for Chrome and see that improvements for spell-checking, password completion etc. has been asked for since 2008 and nothing has been done about it in 2012, I have to fear that Google is not interested in details that make life easier and only in “under the hood” improvements.
I would agree with the heads-up comparison. In everyday browser-only use, yes Chrome is better. However for other users, who game or have media-related jobs, chrome needs almost 3x the memory to run. IMO this is not worth the trade, given the security differences are negligible.
I usually install some browsers in my PC, so I use firefox, some times also I use other browsers.
Some times I use browsers that can handle my need of browsing.
I just merged into Chrome because of Firefox’s crashes, as I have LOADS of add-ons. They’re really handy in several situations, but on the other hand, they’re the cause of my headches about slow-downs freezing and crashes. Even that I disabled several of them, it still keeps with such issues, with my personal “must-have” extensions.
I’ve got most of the addons which are available to Chrome as well, but the only con so far, is that some of the ‘handy’ addons I had on Firefox doesn’t support Google Chrome yet. Probably if they give full support to Chrome instead then, I’ll just throw Firefox in my trash can.
Here are some of my (Firefox) picks:
(Which I want to they support to Chrome)
FlashGot;
All-in-one Sidebar;
Download Statusbar;
Tab Mix Plus;
Tab Groups Manager;
Read It Later;
Cooliris;
CuteMenus;
BarTab (not compatible with higher versions at this time);
JustSmile (discontinued);
Sorry to say that Mozilla, but new times are coming up.
I love the search box in the top right of my firefox. i can search google, wikipedia, youtube, imdb, facebook, ebay, or whatever without having to load the homepages for the websites. i dont even remember the last time i saw the homepage to youtube, imdb, or wikipedia.
thats really the deciding difference for me, because i tried chrome like a year ago, and it annoyed the hell out of me that all i could search in the top right was google.
another big plus is being able to browse in complete privacy. thank you Mozilla.
Firefox has proper adblocking. Chrome still loads them in ff they go away in all.
Google makes their money in data mining and selling so I wouldn’t want them as a browser.
Not to mention that firefox addons make it anything you can do I can do better.
I prefer the look/feel of ff better too.
Chrome may have some stat edge but it needs to be HUGE in order for me to trade in comfort for that. Marginal.
Seems like apple/etc where its function is to tie to google services, self promoting and being cozy if thats all you use but I like ff 100x times better as its whatever I need it to be. More of a custom fit than cookie cutter piece.
One thing I do hate is ff not releasing memory. Slugs down if you open 40 or 50 tabs and have vids/games running on a lot. Expected but until you totally kill the process releasing 10-15 tabs does no good as the memory is still being used for some reason.
If ff could fix that then its perfection but even with that one big drawback I still prefer it over chrome.
If microsoft didn’t have its browser installed by default on most peoples computers they would be that 1-2% market share. It really is all chrome vs mozilla now.I expect ie to fade out. Suppose some people will always cling to it like vhs.
Firefox…………….d 1 for me………..\m/