uBlock Origin vs Adblock Plus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Which Should You Choose?

uBlock Origin is the stronger choice if you want stricter default blocking; Adblock Plus is a reasonable pick if you're fine with its Acceptable Ads program.

uBlock Origin rates 4.7 stars over 25,364 reviews, while Adblock Plus rates 4.5 stars over a much larger base of 177,207 reviews. The meaningful difference isn't the rating gap — it's that Adblock Plus ships with an opt-in Acceptable Ads program that lets some non-intrusive ads through by default, something uBlock Origin does not do. If you want every ad blocked with no exceptions, uBlock Origin is the more consistent option.