--- description: Learn how Ghostery can help your business. GetApp provides users in South Africa with the most detailed information on software tools, prices and features. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Ghostery Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Website Monitoring Software](/directory/113/website-monitoring/software) > [Ghostery](/software/91678/ghostery) # Ghostery Canonical: https://www.getapp.za.com/software/91678/ghostery Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/91678/ghostery?page=2) > Ghostery shows you the invisible web – cookies, tags, web bugs, pixels and beacons—and gives you a roll-call of over 1,900 ad networks, behavioral data providers, web publishers and other companies interested in your activity. Then we help you learn about those companies, so you can make informed decisions about what you are/aren’t willing to share, and control your online privacy. > > Verdict: Rated **4.9/5** by 7 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of Ghostery We meticulously select, profile and cull over 1,900 trackers and 2,200 tracking patterns. Block tracker by tracker, site-by-site, or a mixture of the two. Pause blocking for those moments when you’d like to disable it altogether. Ghostery is available for nearly every device and browser: Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, iOS and Android via the Firefox Browser. See what you’re blocking and use Ghostery’s tracker profiles to educate yourself about the companies that are tracking you. Click-to-Play functionality means that blocked trackers like Google, Facebook and Twitter buttons, as well as commenting systems, video players and sound widgets, will be readily available to use as you scroll through content normally. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.9/5** | 7 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Cliqz ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Downloading and using Ghostery is totally free. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200 - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Canada, United States ## Features - Widgets ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Phone Support ## Category - [Website Monitoring Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/113/website-monitoring/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Google Cloud Operations Suite](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/100315/stackdriver) — 5.0/5 (3 reviews) 2. [DownNotifier.com](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2059879/downnotifier-com) — 4.7/5 (90 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Awesome tool that makes the internet less intrusive" — 5.0/5 > **Andrew** | *23 March 2016* | Computer Software > > **Pros**: Blocks ads online including annoying pop up ads on certain sites Prevents people being able to track you online Oh and it's free > > **Cons**: The only one that I can think of is that sometimes I get ads in other languages. Not a big deal > > Ghostery blocks ad-trackers and other add-ons that slow down your experience online as well as prevents targeted ads when you visit other sites(a marketing team's worst enemy). Sometimes because of the blocking I get ads on Youtube that are not in my language, but that's not a big deal. ----- ### "Ottimo e sempre attuale" — 5.0/5 > **Matteo** | *15 November 2024* | Writing & Editing | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Pienamente funzionante e operativo, per nulla invasivo nelle notifiche, fa il suo silenziosamente mentre navigate nel web.Interfaccia chiara e dettagliata su cosa sta bloccando e numerose opzioni, come la pausa o escludere / includere determinati siti. Un must per chi naviga molto in internet\! > > **Cons**: Ad oggi dopo anni di utilizzo non ho trovato nessun difetto. > > Ottimo, l'ho usato e continuero' ad usarlo e consigliarlo ----- ### "ad blocking software" — 4.0/5 > **Luigi** | *18 October 2023* | Military | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Excellent software for blocking advertising and annoying sites that redirect you to other pages, intuitive and easy to use every day > > **Cons**: software that needs a detailed guide to know all its features and potential > > overall excellent software, effectively blocks all annoying and intrusive advertisements, letting you browse the internet with peace of mind. ----- ### "Nice to have someone covering your tracks" — 5.0/5 > **Angelo** | *04 January 2019* | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ghostery makes the internet less intrusive by preventing some of the tracking that is going on today. > > **Cons**: Ghostery is not available for Safari on macOS yet, that is a bit sad for me, else they do nothing wrong. ----- ### "Great privacy update for virtually anyone" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *12 January 2020* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: No one like being tracked online and Ghostery is probably one of the best ways to mitigate the tracking of your online persona. The service is an extremely easy to use as a browser extensions and it helps with securing your data, especially by preventing a lot of ads-related scripts from running and gathering your data. > > **Cons**: It's not as powerful as some other ad-blocking extensions so you will see some ads on most sites even with the service running. > > A great browser upgrade for the privacy-conscious people out there. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/91678/ghostery?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/91678/ghostery) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | ----- ## Structured Data