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Search engines · 7 alternatives

Instead of Google Search, try one of these 7.

Every alternative is lined up against Google Search on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Google Search sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
Google SearchWhat you have now
The default search engine, powered by the biggest index.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
DuckDuckGo#1Our pick
Private search that never tracks your queries.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Kagi#2
Ad-free, paid search engine with no tracking.
PricePaid
from $5/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Brave Search#3
Independent search index focused on privacy.
PriceFree
premium $3/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
SearXNG#4
Self-hosted metasearch engine aggregating many sources.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Ecosia#5
Search engine that plants trees with its ad revenue.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Startpage#6
Google results wrapped in a privacy layer.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Mojeek#7
Independent search engine with its own crawler.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Google Search to first. How we compare.

Google Search alternatives at a glance

Google Search is a free search engines app. We compared 7 alternatives: 1 is open source, 6 are completely free, 1 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is DuckDuckGo, with 2.1k likes.

Most liked overallDuckDuckGo

Private search that never tracks your queries.

Free
Best free optionBrave Search

Independent search index focused on privacy.

Free
Best open-source optionSearXNG

Self-hosted metasearch engine aggregating many sources.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable

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