What are the best indie alternatives to Arc?

6 curated indie and bootstrapped alternatives to Arc: Dia, Zen Browser, Sidekick, Vivaldi, SigmaOS and more. All are smaller, founder-led tools that compete with Arc on price, openness or developer experience.

What category does Arc fall under?

Arc is listed in Web Browsers. See all web browsers tools in our directory.

Web Browsers6 alternatives

Alternatives to Arc

Arc reinvented Chromium's UI with vertical tabs, spaces and profiles. These alternatives play in the same browser-as-product space.

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Compare Arc with…

Side-by-side pricing, founders and indie status.

Arc vs Google Chrome Arc vs Comet Arc vs Dia Arc vs Kick Arc vs Opera Arc vs Safari Arc vs Sidekick Arc vs SigmaOS

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Arc is a great alternative to

Tools in our directory that Arc can replace or compete with.

Dia

Top indie alternatives

Smaller, founder-led tools that quietly compete with Arc.

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Dia

AI-native browser by The Browser Company.

Same team — newer AI-first browser.

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Zen Browser

OSS Firefox-based browser.

Indie OSS — Arc-inspired UI on Firefox.

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Sidekick

Productivity browser for apps.

Tab + app organisation focused.

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Vivaldi

Power-user browser.

Vertical tabs, deep customisation.

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SigmaOS

Workspace-focused Mac browser.

Indie Mac-first productivity browser.

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Opera

Chromium browser.

Built-in VPN + sidebar apps.

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