Tor Browser review

Tor Browser is in a different class from everything else here. Instead of connecting directly, it sends your traffic through relays around the world, which the Tor Project says lets you surf the web without compromising your privacy or anonymity. It adds fingerprinting protections, adjustable security levels, access to onion services and bridges for connecting from regions that censor Tor. The Tor Project states that Tor Browser is open source and free, and warns that any browser asking you to pay while claiming to be Tor Browser is fake. The cost is speed and convenience. The Tor Project says Tor Browser may feel slower because traffic is routed through relays, and its help pages cover CAPTCHAs, sites that block Tor and account lockouts. That makes it a poor daily browser for streaming or shopping, and a strong tool for sensitive research, journalism or getting around censorship. It is available for desktop and Android.

Who it is for

people who need anonymity or to get around censorship

Price

Free and open source.

Tor Browser is an open source software and it is free.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Routes traffic through Tor relays around the world
• Fingerprinting protections
• Adjustable security levels
• Bridges for connecting from censored regions
• Access to onion services

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: The strongest anonymity of any browser here
• Strength: Free and open source from the nonprofit Tor Project
• Strength: Available for desktop and Android
• Weakness: The Tor Project says it can be slower because traffic passes through relays
• Weakness: Some websites block Tor traffic or show CAPTCHAs
• Weakness: No iPhone app from the Tor Project

Key facts

• Price: Free
• Platforms: Desktop, Android
• Network: Tor relays
• Censorship tools: Bridges
• Publisher: Tor Project

Where it ranks

Tor Browser is No. 10 in our Best Web Browsers verdict.