--- title: "Kort vs Dia: an honest comparison" canonical: https://kortbrowser.com/vs/dia description: "Kort and Dia side by side: what Kort adds, then engine, platforms, price, ad blocking, cookie pop-ups, usage data and AI. With sources and dates." updated: 2026-11-01 language: en --- # Kort vs Dia > Kort and Dia side by side: what Kort adds, then engine, platforms, price, ad blocking, cookie pop-ups, usage data and AI. With sources and dates. Dia is the browser The Browser Company built after Arc, now part of Atlassian. AI is at its center: chat with your tabs, questions and reports. ## Kort adds 10 things - No AI in the browser - AI Overviews hidden in search - Vertical tabs and colored Spaces - Built-in ad and tracker blocker - Cookie pop-ups answered for you - No account, no usage data - Apple's WebKit, the engine in Safari - Pay once, no subscription - Made in the EU - Import from Dia in one step - iPhone and iPad app (coming) ## Scorecard | | Kort | Dia | | --- | --- | --- | | Apple's WebKit engine | Yes | No | | Ad blocker, built in and on | Yes | Not confirmed | | Cookie pop-ups answered | Yes | Not confirmed | | No usage data sent | Yes | Not confirmed | | No account needed | Yes | Not confirmed | | No AI in the browser | Yes | No | | Vertical tabs and Spaces | Yes | Not confirmed | | iPhone and iPad app | Coming | No | | Made in the EU | Yes | No | "Not confirmed" means we could not check it in a primary source. Price: Kort $5 once; Dia paid plan $20 a month (US list prices). Switching: Kort imports your open tabs, bookmarks and history from Dia in one step. ## What both have - Profiles. - Import from Arc. - Mac. ## Side by side | | Kort | Dia | | --- | --- | --- | | Engine on Mac | WebKit, Apple's engine (the same as Safari) | Blink (Chromium) | | Platforms | Mac. iPhone and iPad coming to the App Store | Mac and Windows 11. No iPhone app | | Made by | Made in the EU | The Browser Company of New York, an Atlassian company | | Price and business model | 5 € once, no subscription. One license per iCloud account. | Free tier without AI. Paid plans at $20 and $100 a month for new users since August 2026 | | Ad and tracker blocking | Built in and on by default. Blocked inside WebKit before the request is sent. No extension needed | Not confirmed (last seen: The free tier lists an ad blocker; default setting not confirmed) | | Cookie pop-ups | Answered for you: "Reject all" or "Only necessary", or hidden | Not confirmed (last seen: Not confirmed) | | Usage data | None. Crash reports only if you choose to e-mail them | Not confirmed (last seen: Not confirmed) | | Account | None. No sign-in | Not confirmed (last seen: Needed for the AI features) | | AI features | No AI. Google's AI Overviews hidden by default | Chat with tabs, Skills, Morning Brief, Reports | | Vertical tabs and spaces | Vertical sidebar, Spaces, split view with up to four pages on Mac | Not confirmed (last seen: Profiles and tab groups; vertical tabs not confirmed) | Dia: Blink (Chromium), made by The Browser Company (Atlassian) (United States), on Mac, Windows. Facts about Dia checked on 2026-11-01. Kort's price is shown in euros; [every currency](https://kortbrowser.com/pricing.md). ## Questions ### How is Kort different from Dia? Dia puts AI at the center. Kort has no AI and keeps the sidebar and Spaces that Arc users know. ### Is Kort a subscription? No. You pay once. One license covers every Mac, iPhone and iPad on one iCloud account. ## Sources - (as of 2026-11-01) - (as of 2026-11-01) - (as of 2026-11-01) - (as of 2026-11-01) - (as of 2026-11-01) We describe other browsers from their own pages, help centers, app store listings and press coverage. Products change. If something here is out of date, write to us and we will fix it.