Pros of Brave Browser

• Full-featured web browser with built-in privacy and security features
• Includes ad-blocking, cryptocurrency wallet, and rewards system
• Larger codebase with more active development and contributors

Cons of Brave Browser

• More complex project with a steeper learning curve for contributors
• Requires more system resources due to its comprehensive feature set
• Less focused on container-based privacy compared to Multi-Account Containers

Code Comparison

Multi-Account Containers (JavaScript):

async function createContainer(name, color, icon) {
  const context = await browser.contextualIdentities.create({
    name: name,
    color: color,
    icon: icon
  });
  return context;
}

Brave Browser (C++):

void BraveContentBrowserClient::RegisterNetworkContextServices(
    content::BrowserContext* context,
    ChromeNetworkContextParams* network_context_params) {
  ChromeContentBrowserClient::RegisterNetworkContextServices(
      context, network_context_params);
  network_context_params->enable_brave_proxies = true;
}

Summary

While Multi-Account Containers focuses on isolating browsing sessions within Firefox, Brave Browser is a complete Chromium-based browser with integrated privacy features. Brave offers a more comprehensive solution but requires more resources and has a larger codebase. Multi-Account Containers provides a simpler, more targeted approach to container-based privacy within an existing browser ecosystem.

Pros of ungoogled-chromium

• Offers a more comprehensive approach to privacy by removing Google-specific integrations
• Provides a full browser experience rather than just container-based isolation
• Allows for customization and building from source for enhanced control

Cons of ungoogled-chromium

• Requires more technical knowledge to set up and maintain
• May break some websites that rely on Google services
• Updates can be delayed compared to standard Chrome releases

Code comparison

While a direct code comparison isn't particularly relevant due to the different nature of these projects, we can look at how they approach their goals:

multi-account-containers (JavaScript):

async function createContainer(name, color, icon) {
  return browser.contextualIdentities.create({
    name: name,
    color: color,
    icon: icon
  });
}

ungoogled-chromium (C++):

bool RemoveGoogleHostsFromNetworkDelegate() {
  net::NetworkDelegate::OnBeforeURLRequestCallback callback =
      base::BindRepeating(&GoogleURLRequestInterceptor);
  network_delegate_->SetURLRequestInterceptor(callback);
  return true;
}

These snippets illustrate the different levels at which these projects operate: multi-account-containers works within the browser's API, while ungoogled-chromium modifies the browser's core functionality.

Pros of DuckDuckGo Privacy Extension

• Broader privacy protection across multiple websites and search engines
• Includes additional features like tracker blocking and encryption enforcement
• Actively maintained with frequent updates and improvements

Cons of DuckDuckGo Privacy Extension

• Less granular control over individual website containers
• May interfere with some website functionalities due to aggressive blocking
• Not as deeply integrated with the browser as Multi-Account Containers

Code Comparison

Multi-Account Containers:

async function createContainer(name, color, icon) {
  return browser.contextualIdentities.create({
    name: name,
    color: color,
    icon: icon
  });
}

DuckDuckGo Privacy Extension:

class TrackerBlocker {
  constructor() {
    this.trackers = new Set();
  }
  
  blockTracker(url) {
    this.trackers.add(url);
  }
}

The code snippets highlight the different focus areas of each extension. Multi-Account Containers emphasizes creating isolated browsing contexts, while DuckDuckGo Privacy Extension focuses on blocking trackers and enhancing privacy across all websites.

Pros of privacytools.io

• Comprehensive privacy resource: Offers a wide range of privacy-focused tools and recommendations
• Community-driven: Maintained by privacy enthusiasts and experts
• Regular updates: Frequently updated with new privacy tools and information

Cons of privacytools.io

• Not a browser extension: Doesn't provide direct functionality within the browser
• Less focused: Covers a broad range of privacy topics, not specific to container management

Code comparison

While a direct code comparison isn't relevant due to the different nature of these projects, we can look at how they structure their repositories:

multi-account-containers:

// src/js/background.js
async function initialize() {
  await initializeContainers();
  await initializeContextMenus();
  await initializeWebRequestListeners();
}

privacytools.io:

<!-- _includes/sections/browser-addons.html -->
<h3>{{ site.data.strings.addons }}</h3>
{% for addon in site.data.addons %}
  {% include card.html %}
{% endfor %}

multi-account-containers focuses on JavaScript for browser extension functionality, while privacytools.io uses HTML templates to generate its website content.