--- title: "Microsoft Edge Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice" description: "Reviews of Microsoft Edge. Learn how real users rate this software's ease-of-use, functionality, overall quality and customer support. Talk to our advisors to see if Microsoft Edge is a good fit for you!" source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/browser/microsoft-edge-profile/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Browser Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/browser/) / [Microsoft Edge](https://www.softwareadvice.com/browser/microsoft-edge-profile/) / Microsoft Edge 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/microsoft-edge-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/browser/microsoft-edge-profile/alternatives/) # Microsoft Edge User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.3/5 - Total reviews: 575 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.5/5 - Customer support: 4.1/5 - Value for money: 4.5/5 - Functionality: 4.3/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 317 reviews (55%) - 4 stars: 170 reviews (30%) - 3 stars: 65 reviews (11%) - 2 stars: 13 reviews (2%) - 1 star: 10 reviews (2%) ### Most mentioned pros - Microsoft has done a great job of optimizing the browser for both windows and mobile phones. Although there are few problems about Microsoft edge, but compared to others ,it is still my best browser ! - It is a robust browser that features important productivity tools, such as collections and PDFs, and offers strong security. - I love the ability to sync everything on my work account and the ability to work on any device from my organisations as if it's mine as I have everything in one place ready for me ### Most mentioned cons - The biggest con for me is that it uses Bing for its search engine, which, if you have ever used it, you will know why it's a con. - It is Internet Explorer dressed up in a tuxedo; it has never and will never have the customization, ease of use, add-on's, security features or the low impact on my PC performance while doing other things that many other browsers are capable of. - Sometimes paused active tabs with media content that would interrupt video playback and live updates until I manually refreshed or changed the settings. ## Microsoft Edge customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 575 (page 1). ### MS Edge: The Browser for Professionals - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Brett S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Legal Services - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall, I am very impressed. Microsoft Edge is a core part of how I function well at work in my day to day. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Edge is a phenomenal platform. The tab management on the software is easy to use, it has fair/minimal ram usage, extensions are easy to navigate and the overall learning curve isn't too steep. #### Cons Honestly, I don't have much I don't like about Edge. One note is that it seems some online platforms often prefer a non-Edge browser if you are using their platform. That can be a bit annoying to switch back and forth. --- ### Microsoft Edge Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jessieah M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Entertainment - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Better to understand the differences between this and the actual Google app, where the search engine is. I can see there are basic use features on this interface but overall doesn't provide solid reliability. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros As with any internet app, the no restrictions on how many tabs are opened. I use this to be productive on the daily basis. One thing I love the most is that when or if the who screen closes out or has an update, it always provides me with options to restore the previous tabs...all of them, and it's amazing! #### Cons Nothing out of the blue, honestly it is similar to google, but probably still does not provide the amount of security google might. #### Reasons for switching to Microsoft Edge I did not want to - I switched laptops, and though this is the main OS on this Lenovo device, and I can always download the google app, but I've not because the integration and ease of use on this isn't bad at all. I just noticed I used Google app for everything, but am always up for trying something new, so it hasn't been all bad. --- ### The Emotionally Needy Browser - Overall rating: 1/5 - Reviewer: Rob T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Religious Institutions - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. It's just not something that I'm really excited about. I use it, but only rarely, and only when I'm "forced" into it for some reason. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros Not much that I love here. I'm sure this is a fine product - it's just that the other products that I use have been in use for a while and I just prefer them. #### Cons Due to its incessant attempts to become my default browser, MS Edge feels like that kid who tries to make everyone come to their birthday party -- even if they don't really want to go. --- ### Fast and Well Integrated Browser - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Georges Attino C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Telecommunications - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2026 - 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 Microsoft Edge has become much better than before. It is fast, uses fewer resources than some browsers, and integrates well with Windows. #### Cons But well... it still feels quite "forced" by Microsoft, which can be annoying. There are also quite a few suggestions or options enabled by default that people did not necessarily ask for. And in terms of popularity, many people still prefer Chrome, so it is sometimes less familiar to use. --- ### Best Broweser for smooth and crashfree expereince - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Nischal N. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered My experience with Microsoft Edge has been great. It’s fast, smooth, and stable, even with many tabs open. However, the design could use improvements to match its great performance. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Microsoft Edge is extremely fast and reliable. It handles multiple tabs seamlessly without lagging, making browsing a smooth experience. It’s well-optimized and rarely crashes. #### Cons The design feels a bit outdated. While functional, it lacks a modern, user-friendly interface that could enhance the overall experience. More design polish is needed for a better look. #### Reasons for switching to Microsoft Edge Chrome was lagging and was taking a lot of resources on my PC --- ### Simple yet Powerful - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Joseph T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Events Services - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. A great web browser with nice extra features. It can be both simple and powerful. Compatibility with addons is great, and the collection system is a great tool to save articles for later #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Simple but yet very powerful. If you only need something to browse on the internet, you can, if you want a too to access AI, to save article for late, compatible with many plugins, it check all thoses boxes #### Cons On rare occasion, it can be buggy. Sometimes, it doesn't retrieve our last saved tabs which is not good #### Reasons for switching to Microsoft Edge Intergration and simplicity of Edge as default browser help me make my move --- ### Dev journey with Microsoft Edge - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I mostly used Microsoft Edge for running development environment as it has in build dev tools like redux and better inspector UI. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 2/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It is best for multi tasking computation as it is faster and light weighted, It also have many in build dev tools for developers. #### Cons There is no privacy, Microsoft track the activities. #### Reasons for switching to Microsoft Edge As a web developer the inspector window where not align with my need, and there where also limited and hard to find in build plugins/dev tools. --- ### Excellent Browser to Use at Work! - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Nikolas H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Medical Devices - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, I am very satisfied with Microsoft Edge as a general use browser. Myself of other employees at work use it and is capable of handling all of our requests. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It is a very easy-to-use browser that is capable of handling all of the daily tasks that I encounter at work. #### Cons The UI/UX for Microsoft Edge is personally not as visually appealing when compared to other browsers. --- ### Great to Use,Great for company software - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Banking - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered It's a great application, great for browsing . Useful for accessing company software and applications #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros It's easier to use the single sign-on option with my Microsoft account on edge for my company applications #### Cons Well, it can be slow sometimes.The search engine is not optimised and some applications do not function properly on it. --- ### Microsoft Edge Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Bryan J. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Accounting - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: January 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I loved using the web browser and I continue to use it everyday but I sometimes use google chrome for certain things. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It is a very easy to use website browser that has built in virus protection software for the websites you visit and you can save any webpage that you need to come up first when you open it. #### Cons There is really not much to not like about the system, other than maybe the amount of time you had to spend just to download it. --- ### Edge review from developer - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Daniel F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Market Research - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Edge seems like a great browser. I like how quick and smooth it seems to run. Also, it is easy to enter your favorite sites to easily navigate. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Edge seemed to run quick and smooth. One of the most important things for a browser is running quick and smooth so the user has a nice experience. #### Cons I need to explore the developer tools which would be similar to Chrome’s inspect features. In Chrome, Inspect features seem to be built in by default. #### Reasons for switching to Microsoft Edge Add another browser option. Also always having multiple browsers working at once. --- ### Best browser for business - don't be fooled by Chrome - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Aaron B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2024 - 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 Edge is a fantastic browser - fast, stable, robust, customizable, not littered with ads like Chrome. Any organization using the 365 ecosystem should block all other browsers and just have employees use Edge, especially with all of the customizations and security controls available to IT. #### Cons Just that it doesn't have the brand name recognition of Chrome, so employees think it's a downgrade. But it's not - also uses the chromium technology! With copilot integration it keeps improving. Learn and use it. #### Reasons for switching to Microsoft Edge Works just as well without all the tracking and ad clutter. --- ### Bad Browser - Overall rating: 1/5 - Reviewer: Myles W. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered not good at all. ads on homepage is simply unacceptable. just do yourself a favor and use Chrome #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 2/5 - Value for money: 2/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros not much. might as well use Chrome or Firefox #### Cons Shows ads on homepage, acts like its gonna kill you if you dont love it with all your heart. sad eh? bad product #### Reasons for choosing Microsoft Edge i didnt. it sucks. truly bad. if i could forever get rid of Edge on my pc, i would --- ### Microsoft Edge is Extraordinarily Efficient - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Brittany P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall, Microsoft Edge is my main web browser that I use at work and on my personal device. Edge has made my workflow much faster saving me a ton of times. Edge seamlessly integrates with Microsoft products as well as integration with extensions from both the Microsoft and Chrome web stores. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Microsoft Edge has endless amounts of extensions available, as well as many customization options. The ability to create workspaces that hold tab groups makes my workflow so much easier with the ability to launch into these workspaces and navigate to specific tabs saved in tab groups automatically. #### Cons Although this has improved, resource usage can still be hindered with too many tabs open, especially with multiple tools open. However, I believe Microsoft will continue to push updates to resolve this. --- ### My Go-To Web Browser - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jordan M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Microsoft knows how to design great applications and Microsoft Edge is no exception. I didn't love Internet Explorer when that was a thing, but they made vast improvements with Edge. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Microsoft Edge is by far my most favorite browser. Great design, layout, and feature set. I don't use anything else. #### Cons Once in awhile, I experience some glitches where things don't look right. But usually just restarting fixes the issue. #### Reasons for switching to Microsoft Edge Way better user interface and experience! --- ### Chrome slightly gets the Edge - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Alicia N. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Over all my experience with Microsoft Edge is so-so. It’s definitely not horrible. The comparison to Chrome is minuscule in some ways, but I just prefer the ease and setup of Chrome better. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It comes with the computer I have and is better than some applications. I like the general feel of it but just not my thing. #### Cons It’s clunky and not as easy to use as some browsers like Chrome. My computer defaults to Edge and honestly it’s a little annoying. It’s harder to cast onto my Google Chrome Cast. But it’s possible. The tabs are kind of out of reach and hard to get to appear sometimes. Not sure if it’s just me or it’s just how it is. --- ### Stable browser backbone client network operations - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jean M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2025 - 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 Microsoft Edge helps me to multitask with several instances without memory leakage. Its security sandboxing is used to isolate client-specific credentials and defend against cross-site weaknesses. #### Cons My downloading of diagnostic PDFs created out of reports is occasionally broken by the built-in PDF previewer. --- ### Made research and note taking more multitaskable - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Teodor D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Higher Education - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros With features I didn’t have to install separately I got a fast, reliable browsing experience out of Microsoft Edge. It worked across many sites, fast loaded heavy pages and syncing across devices kept my workflow flowing. #### Cons Sometimes paused active tabs with media content that would interrupt video playback and live updates until I manually refreshed or changed the settings. --- ### Account syncing is very smooth - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jaime A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Media Production - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros A built in dictionary was incredibly useful and I could convert articles to distraction free formats to read faster. At work, I used Edge to keep focus while reading technical documentation or long blog posts. #### Cons I did not like that, sometimes on dynamic pages the debugger gets stuck or loads slower than expected. --- ### Edge Works - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Tara M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall, I’d recommend Edge. My husband prefers it over Chrome because it uses less memory on his computer. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It’s your average browser. It pulls up decent results and helps me find what I’m looking for in a timely manner. #### Cons I personally prefer Chrome over Edge because my work requires me to use a lot of Google Drive features, (which Edge obviously doesn’t have.) --- ### Functional, but feels a little antiquated. - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Eric B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Oil & Energy - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Some of my work applications require us to use Edge, otherwise I probably would not be still using it. Forced to use it but gets the job done. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros Gets the job done to browse and work in the cloud. Some pages will have issues with Chrome, but appear to work on Edge. #### Cons Feel like its a dinosaur compared to some of the other browsers. Microsoft’s browser used to be my browser of choice, but has not been for over a decade now. --- ### great for privacy - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Amin G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Higher Education - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros I started using Microsoft edge because my friend who is in cybersecurity told me it is much better than chrome when it comes to privacy. and I believe it indeed is better. It also uses less data and better for the performance of the computer. #### Cons the searching is not as easy as in chrome. Also, there ae lots of extensions available for chrome like blocking specific websites or add ons for finding coupons and discounts which are not available on edge --- ### Microsoft Edge Review - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Shirita C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mental Health Care - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I am not a fan of Microsoft Edge. I will use any browser but Microsoft Edge. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 2/5 - Value for money: 2/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 2/5 #### Pros The ability to search for content on the internet. #### Cons It's too bulky and too busy with advertisements. --- ### Average search engine - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Miri L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Real Estate - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly 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: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros I like the MSN news, and that this is secure. #### Cons I don't like that it doesn't have the same layout for search results like Chrome, for example, Google reviews. --- ### A fast and reliable web browser - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Netra S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Oil & Energy - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Edge supports all the websites without any issues and also allows to select from multiple themes like dark or light theme offering more customisation to the user interface #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I have set it up as my default browser. Edge saves history of closed tabs even if you close it all by mistake it can all be opened in 1 click. The vertical tabs options helps to keep the tabs organised more organised and easily accessible #### Cons Its a great browser no issues faced till date ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/browser/microsoft-edge-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- Microsoft Edge Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice