DuckDuckGo AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Web Search Engines

The best Web Search Engine alternative to DuckDuckGo is Startpage, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to DuckDuckGo and loads of them are Web Search Engines so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Web Search Engine alternatives to DuckDuckGo are Searx, Qwant, Ecosia and Brave Search.

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  1. Startpage icon

    Startpage

     278 likes

    Privacy-focused search engine that uses Google results minus trackers and ads, it stores no personal data, offers Anonymous View, and breaks filter bubbles for diverse results, built by Surfboard Holding B.V., Startpage is committed to privacy by controlling user data.

    104 Startpage alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Tor
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Dark theme
     
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    Comments about Startpage as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
    Top Positive Comment
    beat_truck
    4

    They don't censor your search results, which DDG now does.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    25

    One of the main reasons for using DuckDuckGo is to escape Google gov propaganda. StartPage doesn't fix that problem.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    ribbonwoodclose
    Positive
    0

    I like startpage as it focus is on privacy. https://www.digr.co also has focus on privacy and is ad-free .

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 6 comments
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    Startpage icon
    • Startpage is Free and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is also Free and Proprietary
  2. Searx icon

    Searx

     294 likes

    Searx is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from more than 70 search services. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. Additionally, searx can be used over Tor for online anonymity.

    100 Searx alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Comments about Searx as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
    Top Positive Comment
    Buster_Blue
    3

    Both are search engines that focus on privacy. Searx is a metasearch engine, however.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    0

    It requires too much work in order to see if it is even similar.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Oscar Sanderson
    Positive
    -1

    Is more privacy focused and you can configue it easierly

    3 of 5 comments
    Searx icon
    Searx icon
    • Searx is Free and Open SourceDuckDuckGo is Free and Proprietary
  4. Qwant icon

    Qwant

     176 likes

    Qwant is a European web search engine, launched in July 2013 and operated from Paris. It uses Bing in order to provide people with web search results. It claims not to employ user tracking and doesn't personalize search results in order to avoid trapping users in a filter...

    107 Qwant alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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    Comments about Qwant as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
    Akino
    Positive
    11

    Works same as Google but in better and with more privacy. It cans aggregate Web, News and social feeds

    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    It is more private than DuckDuckGo because its in Europe, and is the LEAST gov propaganda out of any search engine you could ever possibly find!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -4

    I prefer the results over duckduckgo

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Qwant icon
    Qwant icon
    • Qwant is Free and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is also Free and Proprietary
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    Ecosia

     150 likes

    Eco-focused search engine donating most profits to reforestation, with funding from search ads and online shopping, supporting millions of trees planted, transparency, and mobile app access for users to contribute to climate action through daily searches.

    110 Ecosia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Comments about Ecosia as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
    youlk1234
    Negative
    0

    My problem: WHERE DO THEY GET THE MONEY TO PLANT THE TREES??? Probabily selling data , customized advertisement etc. So they are ecologic without being private, which doesn't make it usable for some cases (most too)

    XarBuXar
    Positive
    4

    Do the same things, get more trees!

    RemovedUser
    Positive
    1

    It does the same thing, it just plants trees

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
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    • Ecosia is Free and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is also Free and Proprietary
  7. Brave Search icon

    Brave Search

     140 likes

    Brave Search is built on top of a completely independent index, and doesn’t track users, their searches, or their clicks.

    104 Brave Search alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Tor
    • Brave
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    Comments about Brave Search as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
    chirag127
    Positive
    0

    I like brave search engine as an alternative to DuckDuckGo because it's a web crawler too. While DuckDuckGo just give Bing results privately brave don't get search results from Bing

    Brave Search icon
    Brave Search icon
    • Brave Search is Freemium and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is Free and Proprietary
  8. SearXNG icon

    SearXNG

     127 likes

    SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases. Users are neither tracked nor profiled.

    103 SearXNG alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Docker
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about SearXNG as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
    youlk1234
    0

    Cool, but you need your own server to set it up, which costs money...

    SearXNG icon
    SearXNG icon
    • SearXNG is Free and Open SourceDuckDuckGo is Free and Proprietary
  10. Mojeek icon

    Mojeek

     60 likes

    Mojeek, the alternative search engine that puts the people who use it first.

    100 Mojeek alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Mojeek Homepage (light mode)
     
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    Comments about Mojeek as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
    Top Positive Comment
    panoptes
    3

    It's like DuckDuckGo (private and all that) but it has its own index. The complete package.

    anathemise
    Positive
    0

    DuckDuckGo is rebadged Bing whereas MoMoJeek is its own thing

    Minnie Chang
    Positive
    1

    Mojeek is DuckDuckGo but with its own results

    3 of 5 comments
    Mojeek icon
    Mojeek icon
    • Mojeek is Free and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is also Free and Proprietary
  12. YaCy icon

    YaCy

     143 likes

    YaCy is a free search engine that anyone can use to build a search portal for their intranet or to help search the public internet. When contributing to the world-wide peer network, the scale of YaCy is limited only by the number of users in the world and can index billions of...

    90 YaCy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Comments about YaCy as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
    HonestJohn
    Positive
    7

    I use almost excusively DuckDuckGo nowadays but YaCy is my ideal. Fully open source, fully decentralized search engine. Unfurtunatelly is still is kind of beta-alpha product, however if you desire true alternative to the "do(n't) be evil" serach engine, you should keep an eye on it.

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    I don't want to install something...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    YaCy icon
    YaCy icon
    • YaCy is Free and Open SourceDuckDuckGo is Free and Proprietary
  13. MetaGer icon

    MetaGer

     58 likes

    MetaGer is an open source metasearch engine focused on protecting users' privacy. Based in Germany, and hosted as a cooperation between the German NGO 'SUMA-EV - Association for Free Access to Knowledge' and the University of Hannover, the system is built on 24...

    89 MetaGer alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Tor
    Homepage. With dark mode.
     
  14. Stract icon

    Stract

     34 likes

    Stract is an open source search engine where the user has the ability to see exactly what is going on and customize almost everything about their search results. It's a search engine made for hackers and tinkerers just like ourselves.

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    • Online
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    Comments about Stract as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
    youlk1234
    Positive
    0

    Useful, i switched to it recently. To me, the most useful features are the bangs. !w for example brings you directlly to Wikipedia

    Stract icon
    Stract icon
    • Stract is Free and Open SourceDuckDuckGo is Free and Proprietary
  15. You.com icon

    You.com

     52 likes

    You.com is an AI-powered productivity platform designed to help individuals and teams streamline their work with intelligent tools. It integrates research, computation, and creative capabilities, allowing users to analyze complex topics, solve data challenges, and generate...

    90 You.com alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    You.com screenshot 1
     
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