The document reviews and provides information on 15 different web browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari, Maxthon, Flock, Avant Browser, Deepnet Explorer, PhaseOut, Camino, Seamonkey, NetSurf, and Thanks. For each browser, it provides ratings for overall quality, features, ease of use, security, speed/compatibility, help/support, versions, and release date.
2. Mozilla Firefox Overall Rating (very good) Features Set (very good) Ease of Use (very good) Security (excellent) Speed & Compatibility (very good) Help/Support (very good) Versions: 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 3.6,4.0 Date of release: April 3, 2003.
3. Google Chrome Overall Rating (very good) Features Set (very good) Ease of Use (very good) Security (very good) Speed & Compatibility (excellent) Help/Support (very good) Versions: beta version, 5.0 Date of release: 11 December 2008
4. Internet Explorer Overall Rating (very good) Features Set (very good) Ease of Use (very good) Security (very good) Speed & Compatibility (good) Help/Support (excellent) Versions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Date of release: 1995
5. Opera Overall Rating (good) Features Set (excellent) Ease of Use (good) Security (excellent) Speed & Compatibility (good) Help/Support (very good) Versions: Opera Unite, 2.0, 4.0, 5.0, 8.5, 9.1, Opera 9.50, Opera 9.6 Date of release: 1996
6. Safari Overall Rating (good) Features Set (good) Ease of Use (very good) Security (good) Speed & Compatibility (excellent) Help/Support (very good) Versions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Date of release: January 7, 2003
7. Maxthon Overall Rating (good) Features Set (very good) Ease of Use (good) Security (good) Speed & Compatibility (excellent) Help/Support (very good) Versions: 1, 2, 3 Date of release: 2003
8. Flock Overall Rating (good) Features Set (good) Ease of Use (good) Security (very good) Speed & Compatibility (good) Help/Support (excellent) Versions: 2.0, 2.6.2, 3.0 Date of release: May 22, 2008
9. Avant Browser Overall Rating (good) Features Set (good) Ease of Use (good) Security (fair) Speed & Compatibility (very good) Help/Support (fair) Versions: 8.02, 11.0.46, 11.5,11.6, 11.7, 11.8 Date of release: November 2008
10. Deepnet Explorer Overall Rating (good) Features Set (fair) Ease of Use (good) Security (fair) Speed & Compatibility (fair) Help/Support (good) Versions: Date of release:1.0.0.8, 1.0.0.9, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3 October 19, 2006
11. PhaseOut Overall Rating (fair) Features Set (good) Ease of Use (good) Security (excellent) Speed & Compatibility (fair) Help/Support (fair) Versions: 5.2. 5.3, 5.4, 5.4.4 Date of release:
12. Camino It was released on February 13, 2002. The early releases became popular due to their fast page-loading speeds. Security is good and also, use of ease is good. Versions: 2.0.7, 1.0.6, 0.8.5
13. Seamonkey The first version of SeaMonkey, 1.0 Alpha, was released on September 15, 2005,followed by SeaMonkey 1.0 stable released on January 30, 2006. The release of SeaMonkey 2.0 Alpha 2 on December 10, 2008, scored 93/100 on the Acid 3 test.
14. NetSurf the first stable version of the browser was released on 19 May 2007 to coincide with the Wakefield RISC OS show. Versions: 1.0, 2.0 Security is good, and speed too.
