I have used Brave for many years. Combined with Ad Block (NOT Ad Block Plus) and Ghostery, it provides a solid computing base for my Win 7 Pro machine. I’m on the Internet several hours a day.
No complaints from me.
FWIW, other browsers I have used and have experience with: (Fast Peak) SlimJet, Opera, Internet Explorer (haven’t used Edge (IE’s replacement) for two reasons: I tend to stay away from MSFT’s products and I tried Edge on my machine just for grins and didn’t like it), Firefox Portable (used this for awhile), Chrome and Pale Moon. None of these, IMHO, provided a good replacement for Brave.
I’m a bit confused on one point: Does Brave have a free VPN or is it subscription only?