AltaVista Alternatives

AltaVista is described as 'Was an early web search engine. It was once one of the most popular search engines, but it lost ground with the rise of Google and was purchased in 2003 by Yahoo!, which retained the brand but based all AltaVista searches on its own search engine' and is a image search engine in the online services category. There are more than 10 alternatives to AltaVista, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Android Tablet and iPad apps. The best AltaVista alternative is DuckDuckGo, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to AltaVista are Startpage, Google Search, Wolfram Alpha and Ecosia.

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  1. DuckDuckGo icon

    DuckDuckGo

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    Experience a privacy-focused search engine that doesn't track you, featuring Zero-click Info, instant answers, !bangs, and more, built from open-source software for a transparent, user-friendly online search experience.

    112 DuckDuckGo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • F-Droid
    • Yandex Browser
    • Tor
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • DuckDuckGo is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to AltaVista.

    • DuckDuckGo is the most popular free alternative to AltaVista.

    • DuckDuckGo is Free and ProprietaryAltaVista is also Free and Proprietary
    • DuckDuckGo is Privacy focused, Customizable and LightweightAltaVista is not according to our users
  2. Startpage icon

    Startpage

     273 likes
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    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
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  3. Google Search icon

    Google Search

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    This leading search engine offers personalized search results, supporting images, videos, and news queries. It features voice search, predictive text, and real-time suggestions, accessible on all devices. With multi-language support and AI enhancements, it provides fast and relevant information for global users.

    116 Google Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
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    • Google Search is the most popular Windows alternative to AltaVista.

    • Google Search is Free and ProprietaryAltaVista is also Free and Proprietary
  4. Wolfram Alpha icon

    Wolfram Alpha

     493 likes
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    Wolfram Alpha is a "Computational Knowledge Engine" - different from a search engine, it answers factual queries directly by computing the answer from structured data, rather than providing a list of documents or web pages that might contain the answer.

    59 Wolfram Alpha alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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  5. Ecosia icon

    Ecosia

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    Ecosia is a green search engine that donates at least 80% of its profits from search ad revenue and online shopping to a reforestation program, currently in Burkina Faso. In November 2015 Ecosia celebrated 3 million planted trees and $5 Million donated for the environment.

    111 Ecosia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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    YaCy

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    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...

    89 YaCy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • YaCy is the most popular Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to AltaVista.

    • YaCy is the most popular Open Source alternative to AltaVista.

    • YaCy is Free and Open SourceAltaVista is Free and Proprietary
    • YaCy is Privacy focused and LightweightAltaVista is not according to our users
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    Yandex.Search

     113 likes
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    Yandex is the fastest growing search engine in the world, serving primarily Russian users. It has been experimenting with an English-based search engine, but its main operations are for its Cyrillic engine.

    98 Yandex.Search alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Telegram
    • iPad
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    Baidu

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    Baidu is a Chinese search engine for websites, audio files, and images. Baidu offers 57 search and community services including Baidu Baike, an online collaboratively-built encyclopedia, and a searchable keyword-based discussion forum.

    71 Baidu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  11. Yahoo! Search icon

    Yahoo! Search

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    The search engine that helps you find exactly what youre looking for. Find the most relevant information, video, images, and answers from all across the Web. Yahoo! Search is a web search engine, owned by Yahoo! Inc.

    92 Yahoo! Search alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  12. Dogpile icon

    Dogpile

     22 likes
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    Metasearch engine integrating web, image, and video listings from leading sources, filtering duplicates, supporting privacy, custom filters, and real-time results for comprehensive searching across devices and offering advanced refinements.

    85 Dogpile alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  13. Ask icon

    Ask

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    Ask.com (or Ask Jeeves in the United Kingdom) is a search engine that allows users to get answers to questions posed in everyday, natural language, along with traditional keyword searching. Ask.com also includes support for math, dictionary, and conversion questions.

    69 Ask alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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