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title: "Kort vs Opera: an honest comparison"
canonical: https://kortbrowser.com/vs/opera
description: "Kort and Opera 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 Opera

> Kort and Opera side by side: what Kort adds, then engine, platforms, price, ad blocking, cookie pop-ups, usage data and AI. With sources and dates.

Opera is a Chromium browser from Norway with a built-in ad blocker, a free browser VPN and the Aria assistant.

## Kort adds 9 things

- Ads blocked from the first launch
- 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
- Pay once, no subscription
- Made in the EU
- Import from Opera in one step

## Scorecard

|  | Kort | Opera |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | Yes |
| No AI in the browser | Yes | Partly |
| 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 and history from Opera in one step.

## What both have

- Built-in ad blocker.
- Workspaces in Opera, Spaces in Kort.
- Split view.
- Mac, iPhone and iPad.

## Side by side

|  | Kort | Opera |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | Opera Limited, Oslo, Norway |
| Price and business model | 5 € once, no subscription. One license per iCloud account. | Free. Search and advertising partnerships |
| 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: Built-in ad and tracker blocker; may be off on a new install) |
| Cookie pop-ups | Answered for you: "Reject all" or "Only necessary", or hidden | Not confirmed (last seen: "Block cookie dialogs" option, off by default) |
| 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 required. Optional Opera account for sync |
| AI features | No AI. Google's AI Overviews hidden by default | Aria assistant, free and opt-in |
| Vertical tabs and spaces | Vertical sidebar, Spaces, split view with up to four pages on Mac | Workspaces, Tab Islands, sidebar |

Opera: Blink (Chromium), made by Opera (Norway), on Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Linux, Android. Facts about Opera checked on 2026-11-01. Kort's price is shown in euros; [every currency](https://kortbrowser.com/pricing.md).

## Questions

### Does Kort have a VPN like Opera?

No. Kort works with any VPN you already use on your Mac or iPhone.

### Can I import from Opera?

Kort imports bookmarks and history from many Chromium browsers on the Mac.

## Sources

- <https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#2.5.6> (as of 2026-11-01)
- <https://www.opera.com/download> (as of 2026-11-01)
- <https://investor.opera.com/> (as of 2026-11-01)
- <https://forums.opera.com/post/323285> (as of 2026-11-01)
- <https://www.opera.com/features> (as of 2026-11-01)
- <https://legal.opera.com/privacy/> (as of 2026-11-01)
- <https://www.opera.com/> (as of 2026-11-01)
- <https://investor.opera.com/news-releases/news-release-details/opera-adds-aria-opera-ios-bringing-free-browser-ai-all-major> (as of 2026-11-01)

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