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. Alexandria.org is a non-profit, ad-free search engine. Our goal is to provide the best available information without compromise.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Closient icon
     Like

    We think that people like to buy local, they just don't know where to find what they are looking for. We are here to help.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. As the battle for Free Speech rages on, TUSK is leading the charge to overcome Big Tech Tyrants!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  4. Gugal icon
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    Gugal is a clean and lightweight web search app made with Jetpack Compose. It has a modern, Material 3/You UI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  5. Uruky icon
     3 likes

    Search privately and without ads.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. HotBot icon
     1 like

    Search Safely with HotBot.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Google Go icon
     5 likes

    Google Go makes discovering, exploring, and sharing the best of the web easy and fast.

    18 Google Go alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  8. Clew Search icon
     2 likes

    We focus on writing by independent creators. There's no point in indexing Wikipedia; it has its own perfectly serviceable search bar.

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    • Online
     
  9. eTools.ch icon
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    A so-called metasearch engine or federated search, that simultaneously searches major Swiss and international search engines, merges their results and shows them relevance-sorted in a concise form.

    42 eTools.ch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Yahoo! Search icon
     40 likes

    The search engine that helps you find exactly what youre looking for. Find the most relevant information, video, images, and answers from all across the Web. Yahoo! Search is a web search engine, owned by Yahoo! Inc.

    92 Yahoo! Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  11. Qdex icon
     2 likes

    A new, private search engine with a fresh and modern design. Qdex's results come from Google, so the quality and relevancy of those is really good.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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