Battle Block Ads in Chrome (Adguard Extension vs Ublock Origin)

[Malakke]

Which do you prefer?

 

[Amiga500]

You worry about ads and yet use a browser from the biggest ad company on the internet.
An enigma for sure.

 

[jamescv7]

Well I think in terms of effectiveness of advertisement blocking then they really close to each other.

But browsing speed increase? It depends cause a small differential times of seconds should not be a big deal.

 

[frogboy]

uBlock origin gets my vote it is lighter.

 

[Cats-4_Owners-2]

I've used both respectively, and like them nearly equally. Why, then, have I installed uBlock Origin on every one of our systems? I've based my choice on MT staff, members, ...and what @frogboy says!

PS Malakke, I would not hesitate using Adguard again as it is an excellent Adblocker; and sincerely hope you'll try them both and make an educated decision based on which happens to work best for you! (Isn't it terrific when you cannot make a wrong choice??)

 

[LabZero]

Maybe Adguard efficiency is better but definitely uBlock is lighter in terms of system resources.

 

[tonibalas]

Both are very good.
uBlock maybe is a bit lighter but even on my old laptop i can't see any difference in browsing between the 2.
Whatever you will use you wont go wrong.
For me it's a draw

 

[Amiga500]

For me personally i found that the easiest way to block ads in chrome was to uninstall chrome and my laptop thanked me for it.

 

[OokamiCreed]

I'd have to say uBlock Origin is on top of every aspect as an extension. At first I thought we were comparing uBlock Origin and Adblock (the program). Had a huge thing written out and everything. Disappointing. I would have chosen uBlock Origin either way but the program in my eyes has a foothold and is dug in deep while I don't believe the Adguard extension is all that great except for it's look. And me personally, I could careless about look so it doesn't win any points for it. Unless you use the Adguard program, I don't see it having any advantages over uBlock Origin.

 

[Malakke]

You worry about ads and yet use a browser from the biggest ad company on the internet.
An enigma for sure.

For me personally i found that the easiest way to block ads in chrome was to uninstall chrome and my laptop thanked me for it.

Unfortunately, it's a question of convenience (syncronization, passwords, smartphone....). Otherwise, i'm talking about blocking ads, not privacy.

 

[Malakke]

Finally, i've installed Ublock Origin. Adguard has a better look (more polished, better manual ads blocking selection), but sometimes embedded links doesn't work and it's a bit heavier in resources usage. Thanks everybody

 

[Deleted member 2913]

uBlock Origin - Light & effective... Improvements & Updates good too.

 

[Malakke]

About Ublock Origin: what filters do you have enabled?

 

[Ink]

I use neither, I don't see what the fuss is about when picking an AdBlocker extension (Trusted developer(s), supported and updated, user-custom whitelists).

 

[Deleted member 2913]

About Ublock Origin: what filters do you have enabled?

I use the default enabled filters only.

 

[Thingol]

I think both are good and I use them both on different set-ups. uBlock origin is the latest 'must-have' for some but it has its issues like any other extension. I find Avatar more willing to listen to constructive comments of his version than Gorhill but just my tuppence worth. On balance I tend to favour uBlock 'cause I have half an idea what I'm doing and it compliments uMatix well but for anyone looking for an effective easy to manage blocker I recommend Adgaurd.

Cheers