When comparing BitTorrent Surf vs BitLord, the Slant community recommends BitLord for most people. In the question“What are the best Torrent clients?” BitLord is ranked 14th while BitTorrent Surf is ranked 26th. The most important reason people chose BitLord is:
You don't have to wait till the complete video is downloaded, but can start streaming and watching directly.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Built-in custom search
Built-in search engines allow finding torrents to download right from withing the torrent client. BitTorrent Surf can be customized to include multiple custom search engines.
Pro Direct streaming
You don't have to wait till the complete video is downloaded, but can start streaming and watching directly.
Pro Easy and friendly interface
It has an easy and friendly interface, so it is easy to learn how to use it.
Pro Search torrents inside the application
It has an embedded browser to search for torrents and download or stream directly from it.
Pro Lightweight
Cons
Con Unknown underlying technology
It is unclear what BitTorrent protocol features or extensions are supported by the add-on.
Con Slow development
BitTorrent Surf has been in beta since it was announced in 2013. No changes to the add-on have been made since.
Con Ads
Includes "BitTorrent Bundle recommendations".
Con Can feature malware
Con No Linux support
Only Windows and Mac are supported.
Con Not open-source/libre
Although free, BitLord do not publish the entire source code for their software.
Con Does not have many available options
It does not have many options for configurations on Torrent downloads, although it has the most used ones.