Brave Search AlternativesTop Web Search & Image Search Engines like Brave Search

Brave Search is described as 'Is built on top of a completely independent index, and doesn’t track users, their searches, or their clicks' and is a very popular web search engine in the online services category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Brave Search for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad and Google Chrome apps. The best Brave Search alternative is DuckDuckGo, which is free. Other great apps like Brave Search are Startpage, SearXNG, Google Search and Searx.

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Brave Search alternatives are mainly Web Search Engines, but if you're looking for Image Search Engines or Privacy Tools you can filter on that. 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 Brave Search.
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  1. DuckDuckGo icon
     1560 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • F-Droid
    • Yandex Browser
    • Tor
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  2. Startpage icon
     279 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

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Tor
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  3. SearXNG icon
     127 likes

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

    104 SearXNG alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Docker
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • Cloudron
     
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    1
    SearXNG vs Brave Search Comments
    Beaky
    Negative
    0

    This is more of a scraper than a search engine

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • SearXNG is Free and Open SourceBrave Search is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Google Search icon
     978 likes

    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.

    114 Google Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
     
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    Google Search vs Brave Search Comments
    SayingNoToGAMAM
    Positive
    1

    My opinion on Google Search vs Brave Search: Google Search is something that I wish to avoid at all costs whereas Brave Search is something that I wished it took off and gained a massive popularity in coming days/years.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    DifferentDance8Real
    Negative
    0

    Brave was made for privacy, and Google isn't very private so :P

    • Google Search is Free and ProprietaryBrave Search is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Searx icon
     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.

    101 Searx alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    1
    Searx vs Brave Search Comments
    SayingNoToGAMAM
    Positive
    0

    Using Searx currently because Brave Search is not yet ready for the location where I am in and also in the language (non-English) that I am currently using.

    With this current Searx instance, I am getting results from Brave Search also, so I am not missing out on Brave Search.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Searx is Free and Open SourceBrave Search is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Searx is CustomizableBrave Search is not according to our users
  6. Qwant icon
     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...

    106 Qwant alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
     
  7. Kagi Search icon
     67 likes

    Premium search engine where everything on the page matters.

    71 Kagi Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    1
    Kagi Search vs Brave Search Comments
    mentos124
    Negative
    -2

    why even pay for a SEARCH ENGINE

    • Kagi Search is Paid and ProprietaryBrave Search is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Ecosia icon
     151 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

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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    1
    Ecosia vs Brave Search Comments
    Oscar Sanderson
    Positive
    0

    Ecosia is privacy focused while helping the enviroment so this is much better than brave in that sense

    • Ecosia is Free and ProprietaryBrave Search is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Ecosia is CustomizableBrave Search is not according to our users
  9. Mojeek icon
     60 likes

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

    100 Mojeek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
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    6
    Mojeek vs Brave Search Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    JamesLasombra
    3

    Mojeek is fully independent, which is a good next step after trying Brave which is semi independent.

    atomicsink
    Positive
    0

    Very different search results, pretty decent quality, not always spot on but good enough for most searches. Great when you want to diversify.

    anathemise
    Positive
    0

    Mojeek is less censored than Brave but results can sometimes not be as great, this is probably because Brave uses Google

    3 of 6 comments
    • Mojeek is Free and ProprietaryBrave Search is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. YaCy icon
     145 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...

    89 YaCy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Openverse icon
     72 likes

    Openverse is a tool that allows openly licensed and public domain works to be discovered and used by everyone.

    98 Openverse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Openverse vs Brave Search Comments
    mentos124
    Negative
    1

    thats a stock photo service

    get_crunk_big_funk
    Negative
    0

    this is image search, not a search enigne

    • Openverse is Free and Open SourceBrave Search is Freemium and Proprietary
  12. MetaGer icon
     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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Tor
     
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