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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Safari

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ASafari is a web browser developed by Apple, available with the company's operating system, and is presented as the best and most efficient way to browse the web on an Apple device.

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    Google Chrome

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Chrome is a web browser with features like password saving, synced settings across devices, dark mode, and the ability to keep accounts separate using different profiles. For enterprises, Chrome has built-in and added browser controls to protect your business for external and internal threats.

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    SeaMonkey

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AWeb-browser, advanced e-mail, newsgroup and feed client, IRC chat, and HTML editing in one application, from Mozilla.N/A
    Pricing
    SafariGoogle ChromeSeaMonkey
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
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    SafariGoogle ChromeSeaMonkey
    Free Trial
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    SafariGoogle ChromeSeaMonkey
    Considered Multiple Products
    Apple
    Chose Safari
    an equal contender but all these browser have their strengths and weaknesses.
    Incentivized
    Google
    Chose Google Chrome
    Google Chrome is the most widely used, user-friendly (especially in overall navigation), visually appealing, and easy to initially set up (unlike Edge, or even the 'blankness' that Safari often provides). It is simple for the less tech savvy, and its huge array of downloadable …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Chrome
    I prefer Safari for personal use. I don’t like to mix work with personal bookmarks, etc.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Chrome
    I'd say Google Chrome and Safari are my favorite browsers. I mainly selected Google Chrome because it seamlessly saves all my information across different browsers (unlike Safari).
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Chrome
    Firefox has a bulky and clunky design over Chrome. I didn't do a comparative test but it felt like Chrome was faster and I've never seen/ tested android compatibility from firefox.
    Safari seems to want to control my browsing activity as opposed to allowing me to control my …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Chrome
    I have used all these and i would recommend Chrome based on overall feasibility and keeping in mind the user friendly interface. which increase adaptability for new employees and customers and have them easily run the system and web based tools seamlessly. Most common features …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Chrome
    Because the SaaS integrations on Google Chrome are top notch. A lot of SaaS applications are first tested on Google Chrome and are almost always advised by the developers to use it in Google Chrome if another browser doesn't work well.Because Google Chrome is not bound to an OS …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Chrome
    Only Firefox comes close. Google Chrome is leaps and bounds above anything Microsoft has ever done in the browser space. Microsoft has lagged behind with Edge for years and continues to supply a subpar browsing experience. Google Chrome has the speed and the features to make it …
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    Mozilla Foundation
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    SafariGoogle ChromeSeaMonkey
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    9.3
    (15 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.2
    (14 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    SafariGoogle ChromeSeaMonkey
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apple
    As noted, Safari is good for accessing email, logging in to our company portal, looking up information, searching for products, and finding videos. One area where Safari is not always up to scratch, though, is that there are a number of websites that run better on Google Chrome than Safari, or that simply do not run at all on Safari. One example is our medical record system, which runs only on Google Chrome. This is a nuisance, because it means I have to have two browser windows open, one of the eUHR and one for the portal.
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    Google
    Chrome is super well-suited to people who use Android phones, have limited experience with internet browsers, are intimidated by new technology, and are other language learners or tech learners. Chrome is less well-suited to people who are highly experienced and have strong opinions about their browsers, and to those with greater integration with Apple or other non-Google systems.
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    Mozilla Foundation
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    Pros
    Apple
    • It's fast, seems faster than other browsers I have used
    • i think it's very intuitive, which may just be because I have used it for so long.
    • Love that it syncs across apple devices
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    Google
    • Security: Google Chrome is constantly updated to resolve any interoperability and or security issues.
    • Full App Integration: Apps and services can be quickly and easily pushed out to all users. Uniformity across Chrome ensures a repeatable user experience.
    • Portability and consistent environment: By hosting all services and apps remotely, users can have access to their information and communication from almost any device that has internet connectivity.
    Incentivized
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    Mozilla Foundation
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    Cons
    Apple
    • Lack of plugins, or plugins that don't seem to work well
    • I hate how Safari displays browser history without timestamps - I need those for tracking my time on timesheets
    • It can be frustrating when I have a pinned tab and I open a new tab and try to go to the same site from my bookmarks and Safari just switches me over to the pinned tab. I often want two tabs with the same website
    Incentivized
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    Google
    • Alerting when bookmark links are broken
    • Better themes; there's great groundwork, but horribly barren and lack of quality options
    • Better tracking/security transparency with its users
    • Alert when cache slowing down performance, and quick navigation to clear this for the less tech-savvy.
    • Allowing file name edits within the quick-access download dropdown, without having to have this fully on or off, or having to navigate outside of Google Chrome
    • Embedded suggestion for quick-access extensions on homepage (with option to remove suggestions easily), for ad-blocking, accessibility, etc.
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    Mozilla Foundation
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    Usability
    Apple
    It's reliable. Safari provides the same user experience on computer, mobile, and tablet. The search bar is both a google search window and a web address window. Going to "google.com" for a search is not necessary.
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    Google
    As mentioned earlier, it is a worldwide standard. It matches both the Platforms - Windows and iOS. Pages load quickly, and the website's presentation is impeccable. It needs to seamlessly integrate Google Gemini into Google Chrome. Overall, I will give 10/10 to the designer of Google Chrome.
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    Mozilla Foundation
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apple
    Safari is better integrated into our tech stack than Chrome. That said, Chrome has better dev features and how a wider selection of 3rd party extensions.
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    Google
    Only Firefox comes close. Google Chrome is leaps and bounds above anything Microsoft has ever done in the browser space. Microsoft has lagged behind with Edge for years and continues to supply a subpar browsing experience. Google Chrome has the speed and the features to make it the best in the industry and it continues to go above and beyond where others do not keep up. With Gemini AI added, this will only continue to get better.
    Incentivized
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    Mozilla Foundation
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    Return on Investment
    Apple
    • This is really hard. I mean, it keeps me productive? But I can't say there is a business ROI difference because I use Safari vs. Chrome. It's just preference.
    • I guess it runs video calls well which are key to my work.
    • Negative: I cannot use to do Bugherd tasks, which are frequent. So I switch to Chrome.
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    Google
    • Because Google Chrome is a tool that has it all our people dont have to switch in browser they can use only Google Chrome what saves time
    • Because of the single use of Google Chrome our Servicedesk has to just know one application and we get half the tickets if you got 2 standard browsers.
    • Because Google Chrome is owned by Google it automaticly is very secure what retuns means Google Chrome has a good security. Which lead to lower security incidents
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    Mozilla Foundation
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