--- title: "Opera Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice" description: "Reviews of Opera. Learn how real users rate this software's ease-of-use, functionality, overall quality and customer support. Talk to our advisors to see if Opera is a good fit for you!" source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/za/browser/opera-profile/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Browser Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/browser/) / [Opera](https://www.softwareadvice.com/browser/opera-profile/) / Opera 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/opera-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/browser/opera-profile/alternatives/) # Opera User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.5/5 - Total reviews: 216 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.6/5 - Customer support: 4.4/5 - Value for money: 4.7/5 - Functionality: 4.6/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 138 reviews (64%) - 4 stars: 63 reviews (29%) - 3 stars: 12 reviews (6%) - 2 stars: 2 reviews (1%) - 1 star: 1 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - They have their gaming profile or start page, and it's amazing, in a way I commonly see it as the "sniper rifle version" of browsers, fast and secure, good accuracy, and the customization layer is one of it's strongest suits. - You no longer have to worry about random popups. If you use different social media apps, Opera has a built-in messenger that integrates apps like Whatsapp, Facebook, Telegram, and Discord. - It includes a free VPN for private and secure browsing, and an ad blocker that speeds up loading times by removing ads. ### Most mentioned cons - However, if I had to point out some, the VPN is more of a proxy with limited locations, and the browser may lack the extensive extension library found in Chrome. - First of all the new tab grouping function that I did not like. But what really made me leave opera that overnight the synchronisation of tabs did not work anymore. - Extention management and support is not as good or extensive as other browsers such as firefox or chrome. ## Opera customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 216 (page 1). ### Decent browser with a basic VPN included - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Computer & Network Security - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · monthly - Reviewed: September 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros Easy to use and comes with an included VPN which can be handy instead of having to sign up for another service for basic usage. #### Cons Given it's not as popular as other browsers like Chrome and Firefox, there are fewer third party extensions available. --- ### Browser leggero, potente, versatile - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Professional Training & Coaching - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: June 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Da tempo il mio browser principale, combo di app leggera e moltissime funzioni inserite in un'interfaccia ben disegnata. Con un adblocker diventa un missile! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Barra laterale con plugin per mail, messaggistica, multimedia. Aggiornamento costante. App leggera, affidabile, no crash in anni di uso su PC e mobile. Gestione agevole di gruppi tab. Sfondi gratuiti di qualità, skin scura, possibile usare il proprio sfondo preferito. VPN con scelta regioni integrata. #### Cons Rari problemi di compatibilità su siti non responsive o datati, es. PA italiane. Poco diffuso in bundle con device, va scaricato. Browser "di nicchia" alcuni sviluppatori non lo vedono. --- ### Opera propose une expérience différente et très agréable pour naviguer - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Insurance - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · weekly - Reviewed: May 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros J’ai utilisé Opera principalement pour tester une alternative aux navigateurs classiques et j’ai été agréablement surprise par certaines fonctionnalités intégrées directement dans le navigateur. #### Cons Même si le navigateur fonctionne bien, certains sites ou extensions sont parfois mieux optimisés pour Google Chrome. On ressent aussi qu’il est moins utilisé dans certains environnements professionnels. --- ### Opera is nice - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Hospital & Health Care - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall, opera is a very nice browser as it is working fine for me even though I used it as my second browser after Firefox and Chrome. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like as it has a very efficient search engine. It is very good for web browsing. Its customer service is awesome. It has a beautiful interface. I like as it blocks ads #### Cons It may sometimes be slow , so I prefer to use browser like Chrome and Firefox in this case. I’m good with every other things. --- ### amazing Opera Browser - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Nazim S. - Industry: Real Estate - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: a free trial · daily - Reviewed: January 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I think Opera hasn't yet received the recognition it deserves. I believe it deserves more, and to achieve that, it needs to reach a wider audience. It deserves it. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It blocks all ads. I've made it my default browser. I'm using an iPhone 16 Pro. Even so, I prefer Opera over Safari. #### Cons It can be slow sometimes, but I don't mind because it closes the ads, and that's very satisfying for me. Thank you. --- ### Great Program Easy to Use - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: July 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, my experience is very positive. After using the program for a few times I switched over to it right away. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The speed that it brings up websites. I also appreciate the way it makes it easy to delete cookies and administer the program. #### Cons Sometimes it doesn't integrate well with other websites and pop ups. It's not the common so it's very functional. --- ### Use Opera for Safe Browsing - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Hospital & Health Care - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: less than 1 year · weekly - 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: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I love that Opera keeps my browsing safe and that it has customizable colors and personalization. I like that it has a built in VPN and ad-blocker. #### Cons One thing that I dislike about Opera is that it does not have the same universal features as when I log into my google account on other browsers; meaning it doesn't have my saved bookmarks and other things like that. --- ### Opera broser review. On late 2025. - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Fred P. - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: 3-5 years · weekly - Reviewed: November 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Browsing through the web is a great and easy task using Opera, especially on websites that I have never been to before. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros This browser always surprises me. They have their gaming profile or start page, and it's amazing, in a way I commonly see it as the "sniper rifle version" of browsers, fast and secure, good accuracy, and the customization layer is one of it's strongest suits. #### Cons That certain options during the initial setup are a bit invasive, if you don't check them carefully, on next startup, on te next session, the browser runs automatically, it opens by itself, other than that it's a great browser. --- ### Telesales Specialist - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewed: November 2026 - Industry: Internet - Company size: 11-50 employees The review highlights Opera's multitasking capabilities, particularly through its sidebar for quick access to social media and messaging apps. Despite its strengths, the cluttered user interface may pose challenges for new users. Full review available after login on Software Advice --- ### customizable interface makes multitasking seamless - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Secretary P. - Industry: Automotive - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: less than 1 year · monthly - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 2/5 - Value for money: 2/5 - Customer support: 2/5 - Functionality: 2/5 #### Pros Opera offers a fast, lightweight browsing experience with a built-in VPN and ad blocker for enhanced privacy. Its customizable interface and sidebar tools make multitasking seamless. #### Cons Some websites don’t render properly on Opera compared to other browsers, leading to compatibility issues. Additionally, occasional crashes or slowdowns can occur with heavy tab usage. --- ### Best Browser Ever!! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: less than 1 year · daily - Reviewed: March 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered My overall experience has been extremely good. I feel like I am browsing the internet again for the very first time. No idea why I stuck with Google Chrome for so long. Opera is the best browser that's ever been created. New PCs should include this browser out of the box. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I will just start by saying this. If you are using any other web browser, you are not using the full potential of your computer. I was recommended Opera by a friend of mine. I was completely blown away by all the features available to the user. One of my favorite features is the built-in VPN. This lets you keep all your data safe from your IP provider. Another important feature is the integrated ad-blocker. You no longer have to worry about random popups. If you use different social media apps, Opera has a built-in messenger that integrates apps like Whatsapp, Facebook, Telegram, and Discord. You no longer have to have multiple browsers opened. If you are a gamer, Opera is a must. Unlike other web browsers, Opera lets you customize the amount of RAM being used while online. You can set limits so your computer components are being used more for the game you are playing. I never noticed how much RAM my browser was using until I customized the settings with Opera. #### Cons The only con I have come across is the lack of browser extensions like the ones Google Chrome offers. The built-in VPN is great but lacks features that the main VPN providers offer. --- ### Great browser - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Clay H. - Industry: Mining & Metals - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: September 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 I like the user interface and snappy fast operating speed while using different functions of the opera browser. #### Cons There is nothing about opera that i dont like. Its an amazing, efficient web browser. I suggest it to anyone. --- ### A Feature-Packed Choice - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Hospitality - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · weekly - Reviewed: July 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Opera’s sleek UI, ad blocker, and social/media integrations shine make it great and the privacy policy’s data sharing for ads is a letdown. Great for features but there are other browsers out there that can compete #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Opera’s slick interface, built-in VPN, ad blocker, and social/media integrations make browsing a breeze and super convenient. Not sold on the Ai they integrate #### Cons Complex settings can overwhelm new users, and the privacy policy allows data sharing for targeted ads. Even though the VPN is free which is good it is very slow. --- ### My go to backup browser - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Computer & Network Security - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · monthly - Reviewed: August 2025 - 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 been a faithful backup browser and I typically will recommend it to people who need to complete paperwork online because their primary browser won't let them. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Opera has been my backup browser for years! Back when I had. Virgin Mobile phone, it was the only browser I could use to check emails or successfully use a search engine on. Being a free app, its is a great value for money and intuitive to use making the learning curve easy. I love that there are no ads and I can manage tabs easily. I've never needed customer supportbut I imagine it great with how well the app runs. #### Cons It works great every time I use it and is only my backup because other web browsers are more integrated with my devices. --- ### It works for our company - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Management Consulting - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: September 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Speed and flexibility gains are my experience of Opera. The VPN makes it shine for me adding the Adnauseam extension further helped with reducing exposure on the internet. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The VPN differentiates Opera from other major players #### Cons The number of instances of Opera takes up valuable disc and system spaces --- ### Opera Search Engine, Good but Underrated Software - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Geetika C. - Industry: Hospitality - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: February 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall Opera is good and one of the popular browsers that helps to read the complex java scripts. It has attractive pinboards, bookmarks bar and themes that makes it interactive. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I found it attractive and very useful, the best thing is that it use less RAM and saves the battery in the device. The pin boards makes it very interactive. #### Cons It works slow and at this time it considered an underrated browsers. Many times it shows different results for your searches. --- ### Top Browser - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Hospital & Health Care - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: May 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Seeing as how I have been a long time user, I say my experience is very good. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros One of the top browsers I have used. Customizable in ways that others would like to be. #### Cons Very limited compatibility issues with very few sites. Has shut down a couple of times unexpectedly, but not a deal breaker. --- ### Fastest browsing search engine - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Ansh R. - Industry: Automotive - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: September 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered My experience with opera was great as mostly I need to search for a lot many things on the Internet and do lots of research work. So I need quick access to different pages and a better refreshing rate which opera provides me. The software has been great for me and helped me a lot for my bussiness research. I will recommend it for people looking for a great and fast search engine. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The best thing about opera is that it is one of the fastest browsing search engines available in the market. The reloading speed of opera is also great. There is a multiple tab opening tool in the software which makes you visit different pages in a single go. It is one of the best software for quick Internet surfing and gathering informations. #### Cons There is something which I noticed while using opera is that that sometimes it is not able to open some big heavy pages, it lags and becomes unresponsive for a while and opera also needs to improve its downloading speed as downloading speed of the software is average if compared to other search engine. Otherwise it is a great search engine option. --- ### Opera - the most customizable browser - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Computer Games - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: July 2024 - 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: 4/5 #### Pros The first thing that made me use Opera daily and prefer it instead of other browsers is that it comes with so many functions and apps built-in ( VPN, Telegram, Whatsapp, ChatGPt social media apps, etc). I can find everything I need on the Speed Dial and the Sidebar, also I can group tabs based on work, vacation stuff, etc. to make it easy to find them and to help me be more organized. Overall, is one of the easiest browsers to use, to navigate through. #### Cons Two things may need some improvement, in my view, the ad blocker, because not all ads are blocked, from some websites ads show up. The second thing is the number of extensions available; you, of course, can find the basic ones, but not specific ones. --- ### Opera Web Browser. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - 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. Browsing the internet with Opera has been an good experience due to its low data consumption and fast browsing. Also I have never experience it to crash which is an excellent thing about it. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Opera is one of the oldest among web browsers and is constantly evolving with time. It gives its users a very fast browsing experience. It has a very effective ad blocker which blocks all pop-up ads from interrupting you. Apart from tracking prevention, it has a built-in VPN client which helps you to mask your IP and to evade cyber censorship. It consumes very low hardware resources. It data saving mode allows you to spend much less data during web surfing than usual which is very important when using costly mobile data. It has a lot of additional plug-ins apart from the ones that comes buit-in to enhance it capabilities. It is available on all computer and smartphone platforms and also features a lite version name opera mini for low end phones. #### Cons Opera is an excellent web browser and has no apparent cons but to mention, its mobile version lacks many functions that are available in its computer version. --- ### What I like most about the Ópera browser - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Information Services - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: less than 1 year · daily - 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. I've only been using the Ópera browser for a short time, but I've heard good things about it and I started using it and I really liked it, firstly because it's a simple and lightweight browser, which is very good. I'm also able to easily use multiple tabs and access my bookmarks quickly helping me save time. I use it a lot because I research a lot, I will continue to use it and I highly recommend the Ópera browser. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros What I like most about the Ópera browser is that it is a light program that takes up little space on the computer, it is also very simple and easy to use and even so it is very efficient, I have two websites and I often have to open several tabs and I love the organization from the Ópera tabs. #### Cons What I like least about the Ópera browser is the problem that when someone uses my computer it is difficult to log in without having to exit the browser myself and erase my data. I believe this problem should be resolved. --- ### Opera, the lightest internet browser - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Real Estate - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: January 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I have been using Opera since Windows XP days, and like it for its stability, fast loading and not consuming much hardware resources like Ram, etc. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Opera is one on the most early web browser in the market, that has kep its shine by constant improvements, integrations and updates. It is very light weight and installs very easily. It user graphics interface is very pleasant and offers a variety of themes to select from according to your likings. You can change your default search engine which is integrated in the address bar. Opera tends to focus a lot on keeping your browsing sessions secure. You can choose to surf the web using its incognito mode to avoid cookies and clean your usage traces. It also has an in built VPN, that not only mask your IP by changing it, but also ebales you to evade censorships. Along with that, it also has a data compression tool, which minimize your data usage, a pretty handy feature when using costly cellular data. In the end, it works smoothly on all devices and platforms. #### Cons While using Opera Web Browser on Android, I have noticed that if you load a page and then switch to another app without closing Opera while multitasking and then switch back to it, it do not retain the preloaded data and reloads the page (probably to minimize Ram consumption) , which is quite irritating if you do so while filling a form or writing an email or something, as you have to start all over again. --- ### Opera Browser - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Human Resources - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: June 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overwall, Opera is a fast browsers with many integrated features that help on productivity. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Opera has more helpful features than other browsers on the market. The integrated VPN offers you a layer of security when browsing. The most important feature i enjoy is chat apps integration, it sames me a lot of time because i dont have to search every tab when I receive any message. The adblock is another thing I enjoy on Opera, I can experience every website without any intrusive ads displaying. #### Cons I had some probles with some extensions that i usualy use. --- ### Opera-Best Browsing App - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: September 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Easy to use and I get all the information I need. #### Cons There's too many ads on this browser and sometimes it takes time downloading files --- ### My long experience with Opera - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Human Resources - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered My experience with Opera was enjoyable in searching and browsing, and it made me realize how much it helps in safe and smooth browsing #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros What I like about this browser is its wonderful search engine, which makes browsing easier #### Cons Nothing is as great as a classic browser ---