Anti-detect browsers frequently advertise as solutions to unreasonable limitations set by tech companies that pull all the digital strings. The one we’ll be taking a look at in this review – the Che browser – goes a step further.
Like its namesake, the Che browser promises to bring about a revolution in how you handle multiple accounts, resulting in no bans, fewer interruptions, and more reliable growth hacking.
Che might have its sights set on the giants that hold back your economic progress, but does it have what it takes to topple leading competitors like GoLogin? Continue reading to find out all the specifics you’ll need to make an informed judgment.
TL;DR – A table outlining both browsers’ strengths and weaknesses is available in the final section, so feel free to take a look if you’re not up for a thorough comparison.
The Che Browser – Upending the Status Quo?
First Impressions
The Che browser homepage is sparse but functional. It lists the browser’s main features, use cases, and unique pricing. You can’t miss the download button, and the documentation section is also nearby.
The browser itself only supports Windows and arrives in a ZIP file you extract anywhere on your PC. Nothing wrong with that, but an installer would have made a more professional impression.
Starting the browser for the first time leads to account creation, which includes entering a secret passphrase that helps customer support authenticate ownership.
Overview & Features
Completing account creation seamlessly transitions you to the profiles area and starts a free trial. More on that later. It doesn’t take long to figure out the interface is both limited and dated.
The options on the left focus on your subscriptions and profile purchases, with limited settings in the eponymous tab.
You’ll be spending most of your time on the profiles tab, whose layout and lack of customization leave much to be desired. You can change the auto-generated profile labels in the settings, but there are no folders or tags for easier management.
Assigned proxies and their statuses aren’t visible at a glance either. Right-clicking does nothing, so you’re stuck with the default layout and its fixed sorting options.
Running a profile is among the most user-unfriendly experiences we’ve had in this review series so far. There’s no option to run one from the main dashboard; you have to click on a profile, which takes you to its settings page first instead.
That would make sense for a first-time setup. However, Che makes you go through the rigmarole every. Single. Time. A properly configured profile should be good to go – why would someone want to fiddle with settings, wait for the IP check, and then have to click “Save & Run” each time?
The dashboard also has two other annoyances. It always defaults to a full-screen window on launch regardless of the size you prefer. Nothing double-clicking on the title bar won’t fix but still.
Closing the dashboard also kills all your browser instances without warning. Running a profile again will open the last-visited webpage. You may still lose form data, unsent replies, and any other data you didn’t save.
Proxy Setup & Fingerprint Management
The Che browser works exclusively with SOCKS5 proxies. That means it emphasizes anonymity and consistent traffic handling at the potential cost of compatibility with the odd web service that expects an HTTPS connection.
Setting a proxy up is mostly straightforward, but newbies might struggle with a few details. Che doesn’t support IPv6 and insists on full IPv4 addresses. That means you can’t simply copy-paste your proxy’s gateway domain.
Instead, you have to ping it through Windows’s Command Prompt to find out its IP. Since the gateway’s IP will eventually change, you’ll need to repeat that process every so often.
You can configure each new profile to resemble a variety of systems with different processor core counts, RAM, resolutions, and screen setups. Altering fingerprint settings is free for 15 minutes after profile creation. You have to pay $0.20 per change request after that.
Thankfully, Che’s competent masking capabilities mean all this effort isn’t in vain. After finally successfully setting up our proxy, we managed to pass Pixelscan and IPHey checks with flying colors on the first try.
Reputation & Customer Support
It seems that Che’s developers aren’t partial to open advertising. There’s very little on the open internet about the browser, other than a couple of videos and mentions on affiliated proxy websites.
Che’s blog section contains testimonials gathered from forums of the low-key, mostly Russian variety, which are mostly positive. The browser has no presence on the most popular business software review aggregators, so we couldn’t access any independently vetted user reviews.
We have to give the developers credit for creating solid documentation. Confused first-time users can get their bearings with the quick-start guide. Advanced users will get a lot out of the detailed and exhaustive knowledge base before having to contact tech support.
Established anti-detect browsers usually have a live chat integrated into their website. Che relies exclusively on conversations over Telegram instead.
A warning in the relevant documentation section cautions users to put in the exact contact info and not issue manual payments. That suggests fraudsters may be impersonating the Che browser in hopes of stealing customer funds.
While that’s more the result of Che’s notoriety in certain circles than its own fault, such warnings coupled with crypto-only payments will turn away serious business clients.
GoLogin – The Flexible Alternative for Any Use Case
Everything we’ve seen from the Che browser suggests it caters to a niche of small-scale single users who need a few profiles to manage their social media channels or not run afoul of their online marketplace’s multi-account policies. GoLogin supports such use cases too, but it can do much more.
User Experience & Customization Options
A clean and highly customizable interface is likely to make a positive first impression on anyone who transitions from the Che browser to GoLogin. Far from just looking pretty, the dashboard lets you meticulously organize and display profiles.
Need only the profile name and proxy info to track hundreds of profiles more efficiently? No problem. Want all the info, tags, and notes on a handful of profiles your online seller business depends on? You can set it up in a few clicks.
Newbies will find such an approach more intuitive, especially if they follow the interactive first-time user experience. There’s no fiddling with third-party proxies since GoLogin supplies several for some of the most popular global regions. You can always add an external one, though.
Teamwork Capabilities & Automation
A complete lack of teamwork options puts the Che Browser at a disadvantage for business & enterprise clients. You can’t run it simultaneously on more than one system, and interaction with others boils down to transferring profiles to their accounts.
In contrast, many of GoLogin’s features center on collaboration. It lets you segment profiles into labeled folders and invite members to view, use, or even edit contained profiles based on the permissions you give.
Bulk actions are another feature indispensable for operation on a larger scale. GoLogin allows you to clone, reconfigure, or reassign dozens of selected profiles without fuss. It also has a continuously evolving API that supports Puppeteer and Selenium for automating ads, web scraping, or rote social media actions like liking and sharing.
Platform Support & Reputation
Focusing on Windows makes sense for Che considering its origins and PC-using clientele. GoLogin’s support for MacOS, several Linux distros, and Android helps it capture a wider audience while enabling use cases like mobile ad testing or perfecting mobile user experience.
GoLogin maintains an active and favorable presence in the public eye. Finding many legitimate glowing reviews and the odd criticism is easy enough, as is getting timely help from the 24/7 customer support team.
Che Browser vs GoLogin – Price Comparison
Trials & Free Plans
Both browsers offer straightforward trials with a couple of noteworthy differences.
Registering for the Che browser automatically hooks you up with a 3-day trial. It includes three profiles to test out and doesn’t let you change fingerprint settings but is otherwise unlimited.
GoLogin’s trial extends to seven days and places no restrictions on profile creation or management during that time, helping business clients make more informed decisions. Once your free trial expires, you can revert to three profiles accessible through the app, which remain free forever and may be enough to cover your small-scale needs.
Paid Options
Che Browser
Che’s monetization approach is unconventional and, more importantly, unprofessional.
Unlike most anti-detect browser pricing schemes, profiles aren’t tied to a monthly subscription. You buy them separately at $1 a pop and can use them forever. A month of the Che experience costs $30. It’s possible to use it for a single day for $5, while a week will set you back $14, making the monthly sub by far the most enticing deal.
So, let’s say you need 50 profiles each month. Your cost for the first month would be $80 but drop to $30 for subsequent months. That’s without accounting for the $0.05 per profile wipe or $0.20 per fingerprint settings change silliness.
This isn’t the reason for our claim of unprofessionalism. To use a paid option, you need to top your balance up first. A standard anti-detect browser practice, except Che only lets you pay with assorted cryptocurrencies. It’s doubtful whether serious business clients would accept such terms.
GoLogin
Che’s unorthodox approach complicates price comparison. However, GoLogin remains competitive.
For example, its entry-level “Professional” plan provides 100 profiles at $49/month, $24/month if you take advantage of the 50% annual discount. That comes out to $288 per year.
Conversely, spending $100 on as many Che browser profiles and paying the full annual price since there are no commitment discounts would cost you $460 at first and then $360 for each year.
You may not need 100 profiles, but investing long-term in GoLogin’s plan makes more sense solely on the cost difference without factoring in features like API integration, always-online support, or running a profile from the cloud.
The “Business” tier ups the profile count to 300. More importantly, it introduces seamless teamwork options for up to ten seats. Assuming you’ll use all 300 profiles, it still makes sense to use GoLogin for a year since you’ll save $72 ($300 + $360 for Che vs a flat $588 for GoLogin).
Higher tiers offer even more customizability and savings. It doesn’t make sense to use the Che browser altogether at that point due to its lack of organization options, though.
Che Browser vs GoLogin – Wrapping Up
We compiled each browser’s features in this handy table. Check it out before making a final decision.
| Comparison Criteria | Che Browser | GoLogin |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | ❌ | ✅ |
| Free trial of paid plans | ✅ | ✅ |
| Feature-rich | ❌ | ✅ |
| Beginner-friendly | ❌ | ✅ |
| Country of origin | 🇷🇺 | 🇺🇲 |
| Update frequency | ✅ | ✅ |
| Affordable paid plans | ✅ | ✅ |
| Comprehensive customization | ❌ | ✅ |
| Mobile app | ❌ | ✅ |
| Profile cloud launch | ❌ | ✅ |
| Free in-app proxies | ❌ | ✅ |
| Trusted reputation | ❌ | ✅ |
The Che browser definitely lives up to the description and flavor you’d expect. It provides all the tools a single user with modest needs requires to uninterruptedly nurture several social media accounts, grow their modest online business, or gather data on competitors.
It’s a valid and popular niche, but Che made the mistake of pigeonholing itself into it due to some baffling UX decisions, a layout that discourages cooperation, and insistence on payment through less-than-reputable means.
GoLogin emerges victorious as the trusted, straightforward, and collaborative option. It even makes more financial sense in several cases, which you’d think would be a smaller competitor like Che’s ace in the hole.
In short, Che might satisfy your needs if you insist on anonymity and don’t require anti-detect browser services at scale. For all other personal and professional uses, GoLogin simply provides more value.
