Google Custom Search Engine Alternatives

Google Custom Search Engine is described as 'With Google Custom Search, add a search box to your homepage to help people find what they need on your website' and is an website in the online services category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Google Custom Search Engine, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, SaaS, Windows and Mac apps. The best Google Custom Search Engine alternative is Algolia. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Algolia or Manticore search. Other great sites and apps similar to Google Custom Search Engine are Pagefind, Heritrix, Yelliot Search Engine and Cludo Site Search.

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  1. Algolia icon

    Algolia

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    Algolia helps product teams connect their users with information by providing the building blocks they need to create fast, relevant, personalized search.

    67 Algolia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android SDK
    • Ruby
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • Angular
    • cURL
    • Ruby on Rails
    • Node.JS
    • Objective-C
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    • Algolia is the most popular Web-based alternative to Google Custom Search Engine.

    • Algolia is the most popular free alternative to Google Custom Search Engine.

    • Algolia is Free Personal and ProprietaryGoogle Custom Search Engine is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Manticore search icon

    Manticore search

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    Open source search server designed to be fast, scalable and with powerful and accurate full-text search capabilities derived from Sphinx search project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Manticore search is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Google Custom Search Engine.

    • Manticore search is the most popular Open Source alternative to Google Custom Search Engine.

    • Manticore search is Free and Open SourceGoogle Custom Search Engine is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Searchspring icon

    Searchspring

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    Searchspring provides solutions for online retailers such as site search, personalization, merchandising, and insights. It's compatible with ecommerce platforms like Shopify, Magento, BigCommerce, and Miva.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Searchspring is the most popular SaaS alternative to Google Custom Search Engine.

    • Searchspring is the most popular commercial alternative to Google Custom Search Engine.

    • Searchspring is Paid and ProprietaryGoogle Custom Search Engine is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Pagefind icon

    Pagefind

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    Pagefind is a fully static search library that aims to perform well on large sites, while using as little of your users’ bandwidth as possible, and without hosting any infrastructure.

    51 Pagefind alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Rust
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    • Pagefind is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Google Custom Search Engine.

    • Pagefind is Free and Open SourceGoogle Custom Search Engine is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. Heritrix icon

    Heritrix

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    Open-source, extensible web crawler designed for large-scale, archival-quality web archiving, preserves digital artifacts, supports modular plugins, distributed crawling, detailed monitoring, scheduling, and exports data in standardized formats for preservation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Yelliot Search Engine icon

    Yelliot Search Engine

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    Yelliot! You & Elliot search engine, Top #1 Hybrid Alternative Search Engines for : Web, Videos, Images, Jobs, Torrent, Flight, Hotels, direct access to results fusing search query tunneling to search results, all-in-one search engines.

    58 Yelliot Search Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • CSS
    • JavaScript
    • HTML
    • Chromium
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  9. Cludo Site Search icon

    Cludo Site Search

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    Cludo is a powerful search solution to your website. It is built on top of Elasticsearch which means you do not have to do any further developing, or hire any developer concerning site search. Cludo's focus is to deliver an easy to use search engine with the greatest support...

    41 Cludo Site Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Comments about Cludo Site Search as an Alternative to Google Custom Search Engine
    silashansen
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    It's extremely flexible and the support is much better than Google's.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    jesheridan
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    Cludo has a way better search engine and is customized after your search and design needs.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Cludo Site Search is a great Google Custom Search Engine alternative.

    • Cludo Site Search is Paid and ProprietaryGoogle Custom Search Engine is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Cludo Site Search is CustomizableGoogle Custom Search Engine is not according to our users
  10. wordpress i-search pro icon

    wordpress i-search pro

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    i-Search Pro changes the way of WordPress Search. It’s full WooCommerce compatible. Provide Live search results in milliseconds. Include almost everything in your search results.

    47 wordpress i-search pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
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    • wordpress i-search pro is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Google Custom Search Engine.

    • wordpress i-search pro is Paid and ProprietaryGoogle Custom Search Engine is Freemium and Proprietary
  11. swiftype icon

    swiftype

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    The easiest way to add great search to your website

    Swiftype is a hosted software service that eliminates the need to create your own search software from scratch, making it possible for any website owner or mobile app developer to add great search to their product. Features inc.

    33 swiftype alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Comments about swiftype as an Alternative to Google Custom Search Engine
    Guest
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    No developers required. You can just type in your website and the search engine is ready to go. Only took me a few minutes.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • swiftype is Paid and ProprietaryGoogle Custom Search Engine is Freemium and Proprietary
  12. Expertrec Search Engine icon

    Expertrec Search Engine

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    Expertrec custom search started as a replacement for google site search. It adds super-fast search autocomplete, spell correct, search listing pages to your website.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Comments about Expertrec Search Engine as an Alternative to Google Custom Search Engine
    melchi sundararaj
    Positive
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    Google custom search engine didnt allow users to control their ranking. This is because they had one web index. Now Google has also started showing ads. It is quite painful to have ads of your competitor on your website. Hence Expertrec offers an ad-free experience with full control over our ranking.

    Guest
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    Get suggestions instantly and well formatted data.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    It is an underrated tool with a lot of features available in SOLR

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Expertrec Search Engine is Paid and ProprietaryGoogle Custom Search Engine is Freemium and Proprietary
  13. Site Search 360 icon

    Site Search 360

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    An intelligent yet easy-to-install site search for any website. Simply start typing to get search autosuggestions and semantically enriched structured data at your fingertips.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Best onsite search
     
  14. Searchbar.org icon

    Searchbar.org

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    Increase your sales and iterations with your target audience with a search bar integrated with your site in a moment. Gain accessibility with search predictions, delivering relevant content for your readers and followers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Cludo Site Search
    • Algolia
    • elasticsearch
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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