Brave Search
Private search on its own independent index, not Google or Bing.
Freemium
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Another logged, profiled search engine. Search without being on the record. Here is what we recommend in its place.
Startpage
Google results with the tracking stripped out, from the Netherlands.
Free
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DuckDuckGo
The mainstream privacy search, with results mainly from Bing.
Free
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Mojeek
Independent search on its own crawler and index, from the UK.
Free
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SearXNG
Open-source metasearch you host yourself, aggregating dozens of engines.
FreeOpen source
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Qwant
French, GDPR-bound search building its own European index.
Free
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Presearch
Decentralized search across thousands of community nodes, with token rewards.
Free
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MetaGer
Nonprofit German metasearch with a built-in anonymizing proxy.
FreemiumOpen source
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Kagi
Paid, ad-free search funded entirely by subscriptions.
PaidAccepts crypto
Read moreSee all 9 tools on the Search Engines page, with the details for each.