Brave Firewall + VPN Review
Community-sourced VPN review based on real Reddit & Twitter discussions
Brave Firewall + VPN tends to get mentioned as a convenient “all-in-one” option if you already like the Brave browser and want extra privacy on top. People like the idea of pairing Brave’s built-in tr...
What the Community Says
Brave Firewall + VPN tends to get mentioned as a convenient “all-in-one” option if you already like the Brave browser and want extra privacy on top. People like the idea of pairing Brave’s built-in tracker/ad blocking with a VPN for everyday browsing, especially on phones where it feels simple and integrated. It’s often talked about in the same privacy-friendly toolbox as things like Tor and other well-known VPNs.
The big watch-out is that some folks don’t fully trust Brave because it’s Chromium-based and they’re wary of anything that feels too close to the Google ecosystem, even if Brave itself aims to be privacy-focused. There are also complaints that Brave’s ad blocker can get detected on some sites, which can be annoying when pages nag you to turn it off. And if you’re the type who wants to tweak every setting, Brave’s built-in approach can feel either “nice and simple” or “why can’t I control more?” depending on your personality.
Strengths
- Super convenient if you already use Brave
- Good everyday privacy pairing with built-in blocking
- Simple, phone-friendly setup
Weaknesses
- Some people don’t trust Brave because it’s Chromium-based
- Ad blocker can get detected on some websites
- May feel limiting if you want lots of customization
Summary generated 1 week ago from 33 community mentions
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What People Are Saying
29 reviews"Naw. Brave is the best."
"@iyoushetwt Brave is Spyware with Chromium engine. MullVad Browser but it's Mozilla engine and breaks websites."
"Giving options to the user to configure the software exactly the way he wants is bloat? Since when? Bloat in a browser is added "features" which have nothing to do with the browsing experience and could be replaced with extensions. The only thing that could be considered as bloat in Vivaldi is the email client and the rss reader it includes. Sorry but Vivaldi is not a bloated browser it is a complicated browser. This crown goes to Brave, and the runner up is Edge."
"Brave much better"
"@ProtonVPN @brave W combination of proton VPN, cachyOS, Brave browser, @DuckDuckGo search engine 💯"
"@m3658024941 Mullvad Browser is great but they do not support security keys which renders it incompatible with my workflow if I was to use it day to day. Brave is much better for my work purposes."
"Braves adblocker gets detected unlike edges"
"Get brave"
"@TutaPrivacy Brave on smartphone. Brave, Tor, and Mullvad on laptop."
"@drobiy12 @Mrbankstips Windscribe is better or better still use brave browser inside the app there's a VPN"
"@MountainMan246 @rommsey @TutaPrivacy Brave is better than Firefox. 1- tor 2- mullvad 3-brave 4-librewolf Firefox isn't in the conversation due to telemetry"
"@0xMiaWallace Hate antivirus if you are on shady websites. Keeps trying restrain access. Just get mullvad VPN and use Brave Browser"
"@MackerelDon @reddit_lies Just use Opera with a built in VPN or Brave with tor"
"@gaymerherb I'm on Proton VPN right now and I've been heavily considering Brave, cause it's on their recommended browsers list. Thanks for the nudge in that direction! 🧡"
"You should. There are a couple of VPNs out there who have no logging as a feature. This means they don't keep a log of what you do with the VPN, they don't keep any logs about what sites you visit or what file sharing software you use. They don't keep any records of what torrents you might (or might not) download. And that there is the key point. I do not think that Bitdefender does that though I am prepared to be proven wrong. The other things that Bitdefender does you can do with other free software. You could install third party free antivirus. Any decent av software will pick up on mo..."
"Happy to report that Urban VPN is working again on Brave."
"Brave Wizztree 7zip VLC Lenovo vantage Gpu software...if you have one Your all good"
"Some of their products are open source. You can check out their github: [AdGuard](https://github.com/AdguardTeam) You should also not buy from them directly but through a 3rd party like stacksocial which often has family lifetime deals (with codes) for less than their annual subscription for an individual. But you should ask yourself why you want to use them too. Zen is a FOSS desktop app, Brave has adblocking integrated, UBO / adguard extensions work well in firefox on both desktop and mobile, etc. You have options. Paying for adguard mostly buys you the mobile app as a differentiator w..."
"Gold Silver Cold wallet Portfolio Cash 💵 Diamond 💎 Second passport Lawyer Proton ( mail, vpn, calendar, security ) Brave browser Debit card ( 3 ) free pays Fintech app ( stp ) Book ✍️ Two cellphones or more CUE app Laptop 💻"
"@thecakelin Brave + Proton VPN"
"@GoodOldALFer @ashdior_ @JewishSkinSuit @windscribecom @B14_Classified @Le_Bruh_Moment @ProtonPrivacy @brave Same with me. Proton feels like and has started acting its big corp even if it's not. Lost all credability. I get it, they need to market to everyone, but there are ways to go about it. Also @ProtonVPN Youtube Ads, whut! (dodgy surfshark/NordVPN vibes)"
"@KaspaHub @brave @Proton_Pass @ProtonDrive @ProtonVPN @StandardNotes @weawowcom @unstoppablebyhs I use nexcloud for self hosting cloud. Mullvad for best privacy vpn. Mullvad accepts crypto as well i have not convinced them to accept kaspa yet."
"@T3chFalcon debloated windows dns set to 1.1.1.1 1.0.0.1 on router browser is brave then mullvad vpn or my own vpn"
"@brave @brave Please allow extensions Brave Sheilds + Adguard extension + Ublock extension + proton vpn extension."
"@ProtonVPN @brave Why would brave promote proton vpn if they have brave vpn?"
"@m3658024941 @TutaPrivacy What makes you think Brave is trash other than the initial bloat? Mullvad Browser is already listed on their list, that's another great browser."
"@ProtonVPN @brave Im a Proton Unlimited user and I installed cachyos on one of my laptops last week. Love it, but where is the Proton VPN GUI support if yall love it too???"