--- title: "Kort vs Microsoft Edge: an honest comparison" canonical: https://kortbrowser.com/vs/edge description: "Kort and Microsoft Edge 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 Microsoft Edge > Kort and Microsoft Edge side by side: what Kort adds, then engine, platforms, price, ad blocking, cookie pop-ups, usage data and AI. With sources and dates. Edge is Microsoft's browser, built on Chromium. It is tied to Bing, Copilot and Microsoft 365. ## Kort adds 10 things - Built-in ad and tracker blocker - Apple's WebKit, the engine in Safari - Cookie pop-ups answered for you - No usage data, no account - No AI in the browser - AI Overviews hidden in search - Links routed to the right Space - Pay once, no subscription - Made in the EU - Import from Edge in one step ## Scorecard | | Kort | Microsoft Edge | | --- | --- | --- | | Apple's WebKit engine | Yes | No | | Ad blocker, built in and on | Yes | No | | Cookie pop-ups answered | Yes | Not confirmed | | No usage data sent | Yes | No | | No account needed | Yes | Yes | | No AI in the browser | Yes | No | | Vertical tabs and Spaces | Yes | Yes | | iPhone and iPad app | Coming | Yes | | Made in the EU | Yes | No | "Not confirmed" means we could not check it in a primary source. Switching: Kort imports your bookmarks, history and saved addresses from Microsoft Edge in one step. ## What both have - Vertical tabs. - Workspaces in Edge, Spaces in Kort. - Split view. - Profiles. - Page translation. - Chrome Web Store extensions (many work in Kort). ## Side by side | | Kort | Microsoft Edge | | --- | --- | --- | | Engine on Mac | WebKit, Apple's engine (the same as Safari) | Blink (Chromium). WebKit on iPhone and iPad | | Platforms | Mac. iPhone and iPad coming to the App Store | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone, iPad | | Made by | Made in the EU | Microsoft Corporation, United States | | Price and business model | 5 € once, no subscription. One license per iCloud account. | Free. "Browse with Copilot" needs Microsoft 365 Premium (US) | | Ad and tracker blocking | Built in and on by default. Blocked inside WebKit before the request is sent. No extension needed | Tracking prevention set to Balanced by default. No general ad blocker | | Cookie pop-ups | Answered for you: "Reject all" or "Only necessary", or hidden | Not confirmed (last seen: No built-in cookie pop-up handling found) | | Usage data | None. Crash reports only if you choose to e-mail them | Required diagnostic data always sent; optional data is your choice | | Account | None. No sign-in | Not required. Optional Microsoft account for sync | | AI features | No AI. Google's AI Overviews hidden by default | Copilot sidebar and Browse with Copilot | | Vertical tabs and spaces | Vertical sidebar, Spaces, split view with up to four pages on Mac | Vertical tabs, Workspaces, tab groups, profiles | Microsoft Edge: Blink (Chromium), made by Microsoft (United States), on Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Linux, Android. Facts about Microsoft Edge checked on 2026-11-01. Kort's price is shown in euros; [every currency](https://kortbrowser.com/pricing.md). ## Questions ### Does Kort have vertical tabs like Edge? Yes. Tabs live in a sidebar, grouped into Spaces, and you can pin the sites you use most. ### Can I import from Edge? Yes. On the Mac, Kort imports bookmarks, history and saved addresses from Edge in one step. ## 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) - (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.