Brave Search AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

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

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Brave Search alternatives are mainly Web Search Engines, but if you're looking for Image Search Engines or Map Services 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. Startpage icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Tor
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  2. Searx icon
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    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.

    99 Searx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Comments about Searx as an Alternative to Brave Search
    SayingNoToGAMAM
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    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.
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    • Most users think Searx is a great Brave Search alternative.

    • Searx is Free and Open SourceBrave Search is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Searx is CustomizableBrave Search is not according to our users
  3. Qwant icon
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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
     
  4. Ecosia icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
     
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    Comments about Ecosia as an Alternative to Brave Search
    Oscar Sanderson
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    Ecosia is privacy focused while helping the enviroment so this is much better than brave in that sense

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    • Almost everyone thinks Ecosia is a great Brave Search alternative.

    • Ecosia is Free and ProprietaryBrave Search is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Ecosia is CustomizableBrave Search is not according to our users
  5. YaCy icon
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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. MetaGer icon
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    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...

    88 MetaGer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Tor
     
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    This is an independent DIY search engine that focuses on non-commercial content, and attempts to show you sites you perhaps weren't aware of in favor of the sort of sites you probably already knew existed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Surfshark Search is a web service that provides private, ad-free browsing. It's part of Surfshark One and prevents tracking and targeted ads, ensuring your searches remain private.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Spot is a fork of Searx which is a metasearch engine, aggregating the results of other search engines while not storing information about its users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Lilo icon
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    Say hello to Lilo - the search engine which funds life changing projects of your choice for free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. Heexy icon
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    Heexy is a search engine designed to provide users with a fast and easy way to search the web. This search engine uses advanced algorithms to provide relevant results, and its clean and user-friendly interface makes it easy to use for anyone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    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
     
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