DuckDuckGo Alternatives

DuckDuckGo is described as 'Privacy-focused search engine offering Zero-click Info, instant answers, and more, built from open-source software for a user-friendly experience' and is a leading web search engine in the web browsers category. There are more than 100 alternatives to DuckDuckGo for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, Google Chrome, iPhone and Mozilla Firefox apps. The best DuckDuckGo alternative is Startpage, which is free. Other great apps like DuckDuckGo are Searx, Qwant, Ecosia and Brave Search.

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DuckDuckGo alternatives are mainly Web Search Engines, but if you're looking for Image Search Engines or Privacy Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source and Kindle Fire + Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to DuckDuckGo.
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  1. findx icon
     5 likes

    Your new search engine. No logging. No tracking. Transparent algorithms. Hosted in Europe. Users like you help shape the results.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
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    Comments about findx as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
    Brisl
    Positive
    0

    Findx is independent and European.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    findx icon
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    • findx is Free and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is also Free and Proprietary
  2. ekoru icon
     2 likes

    Search engine that fights climate change. 60% of revenue each month goes to climate change charities involved in animal welfare, reforestation, ocean conservation, and climate action.

    69 ekoru alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  3. Ghostery Glow is built into Ghostery Dawn. This one-of-a-kind search engine does not log your search history, which means you get served objective results, not results that are filtered by the likelihood you’ll click on them.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  4. Araa icon
     6 likes

    A privacy-respecting, ad-free, self-hosted Google metasearch engine with strong security that offers full API support and utilizes Qwant for images, and DuckDuckGo for auto-complete.

    63 Araa alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • NGINX
     
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    Comments about Araa as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Google results and clean ui

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Araa icon
    Araa icon
    • Araa is Free and Open SourceDuckDuckGo is Free and Proprietary
  5. We're a private search engine that doesn't track you or store your data. Your search terms are always encrypted so they stay private.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  6. DeuSu icon
     3 likes

    DeuSu is a web search-engine that can easily hold 2 billion web-pages in its search-index. The software is in use at deusu.org and is available as open-source software, originally written in Delphi (=Pascal).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Oscobo icon
     Like

    Oscobo is a search engine created for the sole purpose of protecting your privacy while you search the web.

    46 Oscobo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. "Pássaro is a metasearch engine that serves as a universal search box for 35+ search engines and websites, not needing to visit each specific website, instead, just typing its name and be redirected to this website with the search you made in Pássaro's search...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Seek Ninja icon
     11 likes

    Seek Ninja search engine was built from the ground up to challenge the existing duopoly. This is what makes it different:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Comments about Seek Ninja as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
    mgrey98792
    Positive
    0

    This is a privacy search engine, like DuckDuckGo and Brave. It's a bit rougher around the edges but the result quality is great.

    Seek Ninja icon
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    • Seek Ninja is Free and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is also Free and Proprietary
  10. YEP Search icon
     1 like

    The search engine that shares ad profit with creators and protects your privacy. Made by Ahrefs, designed for privacy, profit sharing and avoiding thin content

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Founded in 1996 as the first ever German search engine, Fireball is a search engine from Munich, Germany which is operated by Fireball Labs GmbH. Fireball mainly relys on Bing results these days and Fireball is privacy-focused.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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