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

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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 Kindle Fire + Free and Open Source. 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. findx icon
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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
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    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
  2. Araa icon
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    A privacy-respecting, ad-free, self-hosted Google metasearch engine with strong security that offers full API support and utilizes Qwant for images, and DuckDuckGo for auto-complete.

    62 Araa alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • NGINX
     
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    Comments about Araa as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
    Guest
    Positive
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    Google results and clean ui

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Araa is Free and Open SourceDuckDuckGo is Free and Proprietary
  3. ekoru icon
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    Search engine that fights climate change. 60% of revenue each month goes to climate change charities involved in animal welfare, reforestation, ocean conservation, and climate action.

    69 ekoru alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
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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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    Ever wished your online searches could make a positive impact on the planet? Now, with Search For Trees, your every click contributes to planting trees for free!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  6. DeuSu icon
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    DeuSu is a web search-engine that can easily hold 2 billion web-pages in its search-index. The software is in use at deusu.org and is available as open-source software, originally written in Delphi (=Pascal).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    "Pássaro is a metasearch engine that serves as a universal search box for 35+ search engines and websites, not needing to visit each specific website, instead, just typing its name and be redirected to this website with the search you made in Pássaro's search...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Oscobo icon
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    Oscobo is a search engine created for the sole purpose of protecting your privacy while you search the web.

    46 Oscobo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  9. Seek Ninja icon
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    Seek Ninja search engine was built from the ground up to challenge the existing duopoly. This is what makes it different:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Comments about Seek Ninja as an Alternative to DuckDuckGo
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    This is a privacy search engine, like DuckDuckGo and Brave. It's a bit rougher around the edges but the result quality is great.

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    • Seek Ninja is Free and ProprietaryDuckDuckGo is also Free and Proprietary
  10. YEP Search icon
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    The search engine that shares ad profit with creators and protects your privacy. Made by Ahrefs, designed for privacy, profit sharing and avoiding thin content

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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