www/netsurf
For a simple X context with a Window manager like fluxbox.
For those who don't want to setup a full desktop as Gnome, KDE, and want the fewest dependencies
Run with its own renderer engine, no javascript, compile very fast. Incredibly lightweight.
You won't be able to play youtube, but you will be able to read most of site. Enough for administrator
www/firefox
Current version is 60. Since 57, Firefox has a brand new and fast engine Quantum. This is now, according to me, the best choice for FreeBSD... and also for Windows and Linux. This is the only Web browser I use across all my devices.
I use a little Opera (Blink) under Windows and Linux because there is a free embedded VPN, for the rest of time I use Firefox.
As now, Firefox has the same speed as Chromium, perhaps faster. Very stable.
www/opera
This is opera 16 with presto engine
This was the FreeBSD users favourite and beloved web browser... light but powerful, fast, stable, few dependencies
Before Firefox... I was using Opera on Windows. Good souvenirs.... a web browser that brought many things... speed dial, embedded Javascript control...
But Opera has dropped Presto and lost his mind switching to Blink (Chromium) engine.
This browser is not developed anymore. I always hope that someone could relaunch Presto Engine in an opensource project to give us more Web Renderer engines alternative.
www/chromium
I don't recommend it, and I frankly hate it. But Chrome (not Chromium) on Windows or Linux, no problem.
Many users encounter recurrent stability issues (it seems to depend on graphic hardware)
Compiling time IS A NIGHTMARE. This is simply incredible. Takes more time to compile than LibreOffice.
The reason is very simple.... at this moment each time Chromium recompile the Renderer Engine (Blink)
Blink is not offered as a separated package. There is now Webengine, but this is under QT5. Chromium is under GTK3
www/iridium
Iridium is basically chromium with minor modification and exactly the same stability issues.
www/waterfox
This browser gained popularity at a time it was the only Firefox 64 bit incarnation for Windows
Since Firefox launched his regular 64 build release, I personally don't see much interest for it
Still experimental under FreeBSD. I don't recommend it because still runs with old Gecko engine.
Gecko with time became incredibly slow, this is the reason why many users switched to Chrome
On the contrary could be interesting for those who want to keep the XUL extensions (based as today on Gecko 56 Engine)
www/palemoon
An old school Gecko engine, for aficionados. At the time of Firefox Gecko, could be interesting because faster...
But now with Quantum, in my opinion Firefox renders Pale Moon obsolete.
www/midori
Webkit based. I never manage to make it work well. Not developed a lot.
www/qupzilla
Wekbit based, but deprecated. This browser is no more updated because project switched to KDE under Falkon
www/falkon
Webengine (= Chromium Blink engine for QT5) based. Probably the best 'lightweight' alternative, powerfull enough to play youtube
www/qutebrowse
Python written, keyboard driven web browser based on Webkit and/or Webengine
www/lynx
A console Web Browser
www/otter-browser
Can't say much. New web browser based on Webkit and/or Webengine.
It claims to make revival the best things of Opera 12 (presto).... wait and see