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, iPhone, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox apps. The best DuckDuckGo alternative is Startpage, which is free. Other great apps like DuckDuckGo are Qwant, Brave Search, Ecosia and SearXNG.

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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 EU, 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. LibreX icon
     10 likes

    LibreX gives you results from Google, Qwant, Ahmia and popular torrent sites without spying on you.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Presearch icon
     87 likes

    Presearch is a community-powered, decentralized search engine that provides better results while protecting your privacy and rewarding you when you search.

    92 Presearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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  3. Andi icon
     27 likes

    Andi is search for the next generation using generative AI. Instead of just links, Andi gives you answers - like talking with a smart friend.

    84 Andi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Lilo icon
     16 likes

    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
     
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  5. Free anonymous search engine for the Tor network and dark web. No cookies, no JavaScript, no logs. Indexes .onion hidden services with a Threat Intelligence API for security professionals.

    65 Onion Search Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  6. Private, ad-free search tool providing organic results, not influenced by your location or search history. Prevents tracking and targeted ads, supports regional result switching, ensures a neutral experience, and requires no user account for anonymous searching.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. LibreY icon
     6 likes

    A fork of LibreX . Much like LibreX, LibreY gives you results from Google, Qwant, Ahmia and popular torrent sites without spying on you.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. 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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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Tempest is an independent company on a mission to help everyone take back control of their digital lives. We make products that prioritize the needs of individuals, not the needs of companies looking to profit from your personal information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. SearchLock icon
     8 likes

    SearchLock is a privacy-friendly search engine that prevents the tracking of your personal searches by the big search engine companies and others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox
     
  11. findx icon
     6 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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