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The best 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 many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to DuckDuckGo are Searx, Qwant, Ecosia and YaCy.

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  1. Startpage icon

    Startpage

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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.

    103 Startpage alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Tor
    • Mozilla Firefox
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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.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Startpage is a great DuckDuckGo alternative.

    • Startpage is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to DuckDuckGo.

    • Startpage is the most popular free alternative to DuckDuckGo.

    • Startpage is Free and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is also Free and Proprietary
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    Searx

     293 likes
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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.

    98 Searx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    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

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    • Almost everyone thinks Searx is a great DuckDuckGo alternative.

    • Searx is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to DuckDuckGo.

    • Searx is the most popular Open Source alternative to DuckDuckGo.

    • Searx is Free and Open SourceDuckDuckGo is Free and Proprietary
  4. Qwant icon

    Qwant

     175 likes
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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...

    106 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.
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    • Most users think Qwant is a great DuckDuckGo alternative.

    • Qwant is Free and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is also Free and Proprietary
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    Surfshark Search

    Surfshark Search is a web service that provides private, ad-free browsing. It's part of https://alternativeto.net/software/surfshark-one/about/ and prevents tracking and targeted ads, ensuring your searches remain private.

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    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.

    110 Ecosia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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    youlk1234
    Negative
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    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.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Ecosia is a great DuckDuckGo alternative.

    • Ecosia is Free and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is also Free and Proprietary
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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...

    88 YaCy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    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
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    I don't want to install something...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks YaCy is a great DuckDuckGo alternative.

    • YaCy is the most popular Windows alternative to DuckDuckGo.

    • YaCy is Free and Open SourceDuckDuckGo is Free and Proprietary
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    MetaGer

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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...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Tor
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  10. Marginalia Search icon

    Marginalia Search

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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.

    45 Marginalia Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  11. Surfshark Search icon

    Surfshark Search

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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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  12. Spot Search Engine icon

    Spot Search Engine

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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

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    • Online
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  13. Lilo icon

    Lilo

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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

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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Reptile Person
    0

    Dosen't sound like DuckDuckGo really

    Merryfurr
    Negative
    0

    Privacy search and finance search aren't the same

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Lilo is Free and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is also Free and Proprietary
  14. findx icon

    findx

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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    Brisl
    Positive
    0

    Findx is independent and European.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • findx is Free and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is also Free and Proprietary
  15. Ghostery Glow icon

    Ghostery Glow

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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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