--- title: "Chromium Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice" description: "Reviews of Chromium. Learn how real users rate this software's ease-of-use, functionality, overall quality and customer support. Talk to our advisors to see if Chromium is a good fit for you!" source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/browser/chromium-profile/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Browser Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/browser/) / [Chromium](https://www.softwareadvice.com/browser/chromium-profile/) / Chromium Reviews Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. [Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/browser/chromium-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/browser/chromium-profile/alternatives/) # Chromium User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.6/5 - Total reviews: 33 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.7/5 - Customer support: 4.1/5 - Value for money: 4.6/5 - Functionality: 4.5/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 23 reviews (70%) - 4 stars: 7 reviews (21%) - 3 stars: 3 reviews (9%) - 2 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - Chromium is the foundation of open source browsers, it's lightweight and fast, respects privacy and security, and allows you to customize your interface with a little coding. - chromium is a good, reliable, and secure browser that comes with a variety of features. - It is a simple to use, lightweight browser which comes with decent security features. ### Most mentioned cons - privacy and data security issues, the complexity of certain products, the lack of features compared to other similar software, and malfunctions. - From a development perspective it is very difficult to find experienced local devs. - It lacks many features and customization options. ## Chromium customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 33 (page 1). ### Great browser for developer - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Mas Idayu H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Oil & Energy - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The web browser's search feature returns relevant results quickly. A variety of add-ons and plugins are readily available for download. The setting, colour scheme, etc., are all adjustable. Incognito mode is for you if you want a more discrete web experience. #### Cons You can only talk about issues with the Chromium team on forums, and there is no conventional way to contact them. The browser doesn't have the standard codecs. There is currently a lack of access to plug-in , and it not being automatically updated necessitates user intervention. --- ### The browser with the most privacy and the most frequent update - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Bruna Aparecida A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Cosmetics - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered But Google Chromium brings me numerous relevant experiences the ease of logging into my account and accessing various services, be it gmail, one drive, all in one place, this makes my day a lot easier, being much more productive. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros With the Google chrome browser I can search for everything I want in a matter of seconds, as it is very easy to use and the cost is very cheap, making everyone have access to this browser whether on a cell phone, computer, and with different search methods. #### Cons The cons of the Cromos browser that despite being fast, is one of the main responsible for consuming your computer's RAM memory, especially when we open several windows at the same time, so it becomes slower and even errors appear on older computers. #### Reasons for choosing Chromium I evaluated that with Chromium it is updated more frequently than other browsers and due to the privacy issue offered in this browser that others do not have. --- ### Browsering - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Korol H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros Chromium is part of Google Chrome and it also makes browsering easy and fantastic. #### Cons Chromium version is not easy to install. --- ### Chromium won't let you down - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I am using Chromium on a daily basis to surf the internet, manage passwords, and use extensions seamlessly for my work needs. It is a great browser in my opinion which can be safely used for personal and professional needs. I love the fact that it neither tracks the browsing history nor shares it further which is a blessing for privacy lovers like me. It has given me a satisfactory browsing experience and I think that it would be a great alternative to any browser. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros chromium is a good, reliable, and secure browser that comes with a variety of features. It is a clean interface and comes with an array of extensions to choose from. It is a simple to use, lightweight browser which comes with decent security features. It does not track the browsing history which is why I like it the most. #### Cons Chromium is a good browser that comes with an array of features and frequent updates which is a good thing in my opinion. The only thing that bugs me about Chromium is the fact that these frequent updates are needed to be installed manually. #### Reasons for switching to Chromium We switched because we were curious about Chromium and wanted to see what it offers. --- ### Easy, Clean Browser - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Josh M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: E-Learning - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered If you are looking for a simple way to run a search, Chromium is the browser for you. I enjoy how clean and simple it is. When I want a simplified, organized, to the point browser that won't bog me down with extensions, features, and forty-six other buttons on the search bar, I open Chromium. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Chromium's best feature is its simplicity. Everything that is essential in a browser is available and easily used in Chromium. I really enjoy how accessible Chromium is on every device, even a SMART Board! Nothing flashy or fancy is done through Chromium, but that's just the point. This is a no-frills, easy and clean browser that can be picked up by all users on any device and it works very well. #### Cons It seems a little contrary to say that the simplicity of Chromium is also its weakness, but it would be nice to have some more customization options or installable extensions, etc. A very minor complaint, but a few additional features would be nice. #### Reasons for switching to Chromium I just wanted a simpler browser that wouldn't overwhelm anyone. --- ### Chomium the "un-googled" Chrome alternative, mostly. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jeffrey R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Telecommunications - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: May 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Software functions as one would expect for a high end web browser. You have full access to the google web store for your addons and themes. The quick and functional browser gives a solid alternative to firefox. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I love that it is based on the chrome standard so most all websites load quickly and properly. #### Cons I don't like the fact that google is still involved in the software package development. Google is hard if not impossible to trust with our personal data and this is yet another way they seem to get some info from you even if you don't want them to. #### Reasons for choosing Chromium It works. #### Reasons for switching to Chromium Firefox is becoming less and less trustworthy, no different than Chromium I suppose but I have also had problems of late with firefox properly rendering some sites and with certain addons. --- ### The Primary Browser - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros This is my primary browser and it is the base for most browsers out there. Hard to name a feature that is not well thought-out. The new tab grouping feature is now my favourite, as I use to keep at least 25-30 open tabs. Also, it is hard to find a website that does not render well on Chromium. #### Cons Sometimes memory can get in the way. Tabs still consume too much memory, and I personally feel the need for a feature to "save tab groupings" and "open them if the browser is restarted" so I don't lose work. --- ### The best google browser - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Tiago M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Facilities Services - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Chromium is a browser that consume less resources than most of the browser nowadays #### Cons Everything we need is a lightweight browser , so chromium fill's up every expectation , don't have complaints --- ### Google Chrome but unbloated - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Thomas P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Chromium is the core of Google Chrome and then uses less RAM while having the same stability #### Cons Some really useful features like Google Services on Google Chrome are missing in Chromium --- ### An average browser when compared with the Big brands. - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Abrar K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Market Research - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: August 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall its a light-weight version and can be used for basic browsing. It is an open source and the community is good enough. We have the options to restrict data, clear cache and cookies, and manage history and downloads. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros The search engine is fast and it gives accurate results. We can download extensions and plugins. We can change the theme, background, etc. The incognito mode is helpful when browsing privately. #### Cons The software is slow when compared with Google Chrome. It lacks many features and customization options. The browsing speed is also a bit on the slower side. There are privacy and security issues too. --- ### Miglior motore per browser disponibile sul mercato - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Alessandro F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Permette di effettuare navigazione in sicurezza e velocità. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros La velocità di caricamento delle pagine, il livello di sicurezza e l'affidabilità. #### Cons Non c'è nulla che non mi sia piaciuto durante l'utilizzo. #### Reasons for choosing Chromium Perché è più semplice l'utilizzo ed è sincronizzato con Google. --- ### My favorite internet browser - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Alexander M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Biotechnology - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I use chrome everyday for all my web browsing. The ability to save my information for quick purchases, save my favorite sites or products and the tons of add ons are great #### Cons It can be a bit resource heavy on your computer and use up a lot of ram. Its getting a little better but still is more than other browsers --- ### Google's performance as a search engine" - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Geraldo A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Networking - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered the open source project that Google Chrome is based on is generally positive. I need your speed,ease of use and security features. Furthermore,the integration with other Google services, such as Gmail and Google Drive, I see as convenient.I also have criticisms of Chromium, including privacy and data security concerns, as well as performance and compatibility issues.Chromium is a constantly evolving project. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros What I like most about this software is its ability to process huge amounts of data and generate accurate and quick answers to a wide variety of questions. Furthermore, its ability to learn and evolve by training on new data is a notable feature. #### Cons privacy and data security issues, the complexity of certain products, the lack of features compared to other similar software, and malfunctions. --- ### Chromium...la mia recensione - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Alessandro B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Retail - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Chromium un ottimo browser per l'uso quotidiano, è molto veloce e si adatta bene a sistemi operativi e sisttemi pc un pò datati #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros * Chromium p un sostituto di Google Chrome ma utilizza meno RAM ed ha la stessa stabilità.* E' difficile trovare un sito web che non sia visualizzato con Chromium* E' molto veloce adatto anche a sistemi pc un pò datati #### Cons * Aggiornamenti un pò troppo frequenti* il servizio clienti è gestito principalmente sul forum, il che può creare un pò di problemi --- ### ottimo brawser - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Nicola Z. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Hardware - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Ottima esperienza utilizzabile su diversi sistemi operativi #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Semplice da usare completo funziona bene #### Cons Utilizza troppa memoria con i plugin aggiuntivi #### Reasons for switching to Chromium Perché era obsoleto e non più compatibile --- ### Great Web Browser - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Malissa C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I downloaded this because my other browser kept crashing. I have had no issues with freezing or crashing with Chromium. #### Cons The only con I can think of is how long it took me to discover it. --- ### A chrome based good browser - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jahid Hasan M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I am a firm believer in Chromium Browser. I use it on my Android tablet and laptop daily. It has made browsing so much easier, faster and smoother. I would never go back to using Chrome! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I've been using Chromium Browser for a few years and I love it. It's speedy, free, and customizable. It's also compatible with my favorite extensions from Chrome, so I don't miss out on anything! #### Cons I've been using Chromium for years now. I think it's the best browser out there, and I don't know how I would do my job without it. --- ### Very ease of use - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Dan K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It is quick, faster,safer,and very stable which gives an open browsing experience #### Cons No cons , it's the best for me because it's easy to update --- ### Using Chromium browser as a freelancer. - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Arinze U. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I like how easy it is to use the browser. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Utilizing the browser and working with the software makes it simple to search the internet. #### Cons There is always the problem of the browser hanging and slowing down. --- ### Chrome without Google - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Kaan S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Entertainment - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: June 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I really liked the security and privacy options. You can block third party cookies and scripts without needing any extensions, which is super neat. #### Cons I have no complaints about Chromium, cut out for those who want secure browser. --- ### Chrome browser is good and basic browsing is open to all - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Taha A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Accounting - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered My experience with Chrome browser was great and useful #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Chrome browser is good, reliable, secure and versatile. It is fast in search and useful #### Cons The program sometimes stops working or is slow, and continuous updates are annoying --- ### Open source, clean and easy to use - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Higher Education - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 2/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The project is open-source and highly customizable to your own requirements. Documentation is available and really helpful. Fast and fluent. Clean UI design. Easy for building and testing your codes. #### Cons There is no direct way of contacting the chromium team, you can only discuss on forums. Lack codecs. PPAPI is not available. No auto-updates, requires manual updating. Cannot directly install chrome extensions --- ### Very reliable - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Ivan M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Very good it have the most infrastructure for analyzing crashes and reporting bug #### Cons No cons , I recommend it for its functionality --- ### Chrome but inverted - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Marie L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Animation - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros What I liked most about Chromium is that it doesn't take up as much RAM as Chrome does. #### Cons What I dislike about the Chromium software is the customer support and it can be slow at times but that could just be me. --- ### Chromium Resources - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: David C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: July 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Probably not appropriate forum, however looking for skilled Chromium Devs to work on internal browser project, can anyone offer advise? #### Cons From a development perspective it is very difficult to find experienced local devs. ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/browser/chromium-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- Chromium Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice