AdsPower vs Octo Browser
Opposite answers on storage: AdsPower keeps profiles on your device by default, Octo Browser keeps them in its cloud.
Checked August 9, 2026 on each vendor's own website, 11 pages in total. Published by Donut Browser, which sells neither AdsPower nor Octo Browser.
- Where profiles live . Edge: AdsPower
- The clock that starts when you stop paying . Even
- Engine version, as published . Edge: Octo Browser
- What an export actually is . Even
- Free tier . Edge: AdsPower
- Are the prices printed? . Edge: Octo Browser
- Published source code . Even
AdsPower or Octo Browser: which should you pick?
Pick AdsPower if
You want profiles stored on your own device by default, and a free plan to try it. AdsPower keeps key data local unless you turn on cloud sync.
Pick Octo Browser if
You want the newer published engine and prices up front. Octo Browser dates each Chromium update and prints its plans in euros, from €10 for 3 profiles.
If neither fits: If you need local storage and a documented deletion policy together, neither covers both. AdsPower documents no deletion window, and Octo Browser has no local mode.
AdsPower vs Octo Browser, decision by decision
What each vendor's own pages said on August 9, 2026, side by side, with the call under each decision. The numbers link to the sources.
Where profiles live
Edge: AdsPower
Key data is stored on your device by default; the cloud setting exists and is switched off unless you turn it on. 1
Cloud only. Profile data syncs when the profile stops, no local-only mode is documented, and the device keeps an optional page cache rather than the profile. 2
The main split. AdsPower defaults to your disk; Octo Browser documents no local-only mode.
The clock that starts when you stop paying
Even
None published. The subscription documentation describes losing features on a downgrade and names no deletion window for profile data. 3
Six months without an active subscription and every profile in the account is deleted. Deleted profiles sit in a trash bin for 72 hours. 4
Even. Octo Browser documents when it deletes profiles; the AdsPower pages read do not say.
Engine version, as published
Edge: Octo Browser
Release notes for June 2026 record a Chrome 149 kernel and a Firefox 150 kernel, dated to the month. 5
The Octium changelog records the kernel updated to Chromium 151 on 30 July 2026, with an entry for every Chromium major back to 124. 6
Octo Browser's published engine is two major versions newer, with a dated changelog entry for each update.
What an export actually is
Even
An Excel or text spreadsheet of the profile fields you tick, up to 200 selected profiles at a time, which re-imports only if you keep the id columns and their titles. 7
An encrypted file carrying the fingerprint, cookies and proxy, which costs half a token per profile, imports exactly once, opens only in Octo Browser and drops extensions. 8
Even, with opposite trade-offs. AdsPower's export is readable but partial; Octo Browser's is complete but paid, and opens only in Octo Browser.
Free tier
Edge: AdsPower
Two profiles and zero members, described as "free forever" with one super-administrator. 9
None. The cheapest rung is a paid plan carrying three profiles. 10
AdsPower has a small free plan. Octo Browser has none.
Are the prices printed?
Edge: Octo Browser
No. The plan cells render as placeholders until a currency and a billing cycle are selected. 9
Yes, in euros excluding VAT: €10 for 3 profiles, €29 for 10, €79 for 100, €169 for 350 and €329 for 1,200. 10
Only Octo Browser shows prices up front, and it states that they exclude VAT.
Published source code
Even
The pricing page names no open-source licence and no public repository. 9
The licence agreement scopes itself around the software excluding its source code and forbids reverse engineering. 11
Even. Neither names an open-source licence or a public code repository.
Which Chromium version does each one run?
From each vendor's own release notes. Donut Browser and Google Chrome are shown for reference.
- AdsPower SunBrowser 149 Firefox 150
- Octo Browser Octium 151
- Donut Browser Wayfern 150
- Google Chrome upstream 151
Chrome stable 151
Chrome stable was 151 on August 9, 2026.
Where do the profiles live?
Where each product stores your profiles, and what happens to them when you stop paying. Donut Browser is shown for reference.
- AdsPower
- Local by default. Cloud sync exists and is switched off unless you turn it on.
- Octo Browser
- Cloud only. Profiles live in the Octo account rather than on the machine, and the vendor documents no local-only mode.
- Donut Browser
- Local only, unless you turn on sync for a profile. The sync server is open source, so you can host your own.
If you stop paying
- AdsPower Not documented
- Octo Browser Kept 6 months without an active subscription, then every profile in the account is deleted.
- Donut Browser Nothing to delete. No second copy exists.
From each vendor's own documentation, read on August 9, 2026.
What could not be verified
These values were not stated clearly on the vendors' pages. They are listed here instead of being guessed.
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The clock that starts when you stop paying · AdsPower
None published. The subscription documentation describes losing features on a downgrade and names no deletion window for profile data.
Sources
11 pages on the vendors' own websites. The date is the day each page was read.
AdsPower
- 1 adspower.com/account-security August 9, 2026
- 3 help.adspower.com/docs/subscriptions August 9, 2026
- 5 adspower.com/release/2026-06 August 9, 2026
- 7 help.adspower.com/docs/Update-Profile-in-bulk August 9, 2026
- 9 adspower.com/pricing August 6, 2026
Octo Browser
- 2 docs.octobrowser.net/en/profiles/start August 9, 2026
- 4 docs.octobrowser.net/en/faq/all-faq August 9, 2026
- 6 docs.octobrowser.net/en/changelog/octium-changelog August 9, 2026
- 8 docs.octobrowser.net/en/profiles/export-import-octo-browser-profile August 9, 2026
- 10 octobrowser.net/pricing August 9, 2026
- 11 octobrowser.net/eula August 9, 2026
Where Donut Browser fits
Donut Browser keeps each profile as a folder you can open. No copy leaves your machine unless you turn sync on, and the app is open source under AGPL-3.0.
Donut Browser is an antidetect browser too, so it competes with both AdsPower and Octo Browser. Its free plan needs no account, and its prices are public.
AdsPower vs Octo Browser: common questions
Is AdsPower or Octo Browser better?
It depends on which decision matters to you. Of the 7 decisions on this page, AdsPower has the edge on 2, Octo Browser on 2, and 3 are even. They are not weighted, so read the ones that match how you work.
Which has the better free plan, AdsPower or Octo Browser?
From each vendor's pricing page, read on August 9, 2026. AdsPower: Two profiles and zero members, described as "free forever" with one super-administrator. Octo Browser: None. The cheapest rung is a paid plan carrying three profiles. AdsPower has a small free plan. Octo Browser has none.
Which is cheaper, AdsPower or Octo Browser?
Only partly answerable, because not every price is shown clearly. AdsPower: No. The plan cells render as placeholders until a currency and a billing cycle are selected. Octo Browser: Yes, in euros excluding VAT: €10 for 3 profiles, €29 for 10, €79 for 100, €169 for 350 and €329 for 1,200. Only Octo Browser shows prices up front, and it states that they exclude VAT.
Is AdsPower or Octo Browser open source?
No open-source licence or public code repository was found on the pages read. AdsPower: The pricing page names no open-source licence and no public repository. Octo Browser: The licence agreement scopes itself around the software excluding its source code and forbids reverse engineering. Even. Neither names an open-source licence or a public code repository.
Who wrote this comparison?
Donut Browser, which makes a competing antidetect browser and sells neither AdsPower nor Octo Browser. Every claim names the vendor page it came from and the date it was read, so you can check it yourself.
