When comparing BitTorrent Surf vs Leap, the Slant community recommends Leap for most people. In the question“What are the best Torrent clients?” Leap is ranked 17th while BitTorrent Surf is ranked 26th.
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 Built-in search
Pro Straightforward interface
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 Adware
Softpedia labels Vuze as adware due to including the Vuze toolbar and install promotional software.
Con Inappropriate Tor Implementation
Vuze includes Tor-support which is inappropriate for torrenting as clogs volunteer's bandwidth and exit nodes by default block standard BitTorrent ports.
Con Only Supports Windows
Does not support other operating systems.
Con Not Open-Source/Libre
Is proprietary software.
Con Inactive Development
Latest release is from 2017.
