The Best Google Search AlternativesTop Web Search & Image Search Engines like Google Search

Google Search is described as 'Dominant search engine offering personalized results, image, video, news search, and voice capabilities, used across multiple platforms' and is a leading web search engine in the online services category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Google Search for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Google Chrome and iPad apps. The best Google Search alternative is DuckDuckGo, which is free. Other great apps like Google Search are Startpage, Qwant, Searx and Ecosia.

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  1. DuckDuckGo icon

    DuckDuckGo

     1560 likes

    Experience a privacy-focused search engine that doesn't track you, featuring Zero-click Info, instant answers, !bangs, and more, built from open-source software for a transparent, user-friendly online search experience.

    112 DuckDuckGo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • F-Droid
    • Yandex Browser
    • Tor
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    DuckDuckGo Homepage
     
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    41
    DuckDuckGo vs Google Search Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    somegirlfromit
    16

    Bangs make it easy to search exactly the sites you want for exactly the info you need

    Top Negative Comment
    mp9707
    1

    Certainly better privacy but a really imprecise search

    HAK3R4LIFE
    Positive
    0

    DuckDuckGo Isn't a monopoly

    3 of 41 comments
    • DuckDuckGo is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Search is also Free and Proprietary
    • DuckDuckGo is Privacy focused, Customizable and LightweightGoogle Search is not according to our users
  2. Startpage icon

    Startpage

     279 likes

    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.

    104 Startpage alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Tor
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Dark theme
     
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    13
    Startpage vs Google Search Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Myliiee
    3

    Google results without Google tracking !

    KeenFlosser
    Positive
    0

    Google search results while preserving your privacy. Amazing.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Imagine you can have google search results but without the tracking??

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 13 comments
    • Startpage is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Search is also Free and Proprietary
    • Startpage is Privacy focusedGoogle Search is not according to our users
  4. Qwant icon

    Qwant

     176 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    Qwant screenshot 1
     
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    Qwant vs Google Search Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    jakubabayomitsimbukondo
    4

    based in EU, private, fast & efficient.

    Top Negative Comment
    samotron
    5

    Very limited search syntax. Can't exclude keywords.

    Sitric
    Positive
    0

    EU (French) company, helping build the European Search Perspective (search index). Good UI, and decent search results, although for some really power user specific searches it can sometimes be found a bit lacking. That's rare enough though that I find it a suitable replacement for Google search as a daily driver.

    3 of 17 comments
    • Qwant is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Search is also Free and Proprietary
    • Qwant is Privacy focused and LightweightGoogle Search is not according to our users
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  6. Searx icon

    Searx

     294 likes

    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.

    101 Searx alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Searx screenshot 1
     
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    5
    Searx vs Google Search Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    John Fastman
    7

    Searx is open-source. Its business model doesn't involve recording everything you search for and using this to build a profile of all your browsing and then selling that information. Searx is a privacy-respecting search engine, similar in its goals to DuckDuckGo and Startpage.

    Guest
    Positive
    4

    Customizable, protect you from tracking and still provide good search result.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    3

    Multiple search engines, including ones you run yourself (like YaCy or Solr) can be plugged into it. The API also makes it possible to carry out your own linguistic analyses of search results to improve accuracy.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 5 comments
    • Searx is Free and Open SourceGoogle Search is Free and Proprietary
    • Searx is Customizable and Privacy focusedGoogle Search is not according to our users
  7. Ecosia icon

    Ecosia

     151 likes

    Eco-focused search engine donating most profits to reforestation, with funding from search ads and online shopping, supporting millions of trees planted, transparency, and mobile app access for users to contribute to climate action through daily searches.

    110 Ecosia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Ecosia screenshot 1
     
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    13
    Ecosia vs Google Search Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    4

    Perfect! It's good for the environment, safe and private. What do you want more?

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    KyriiiX
    1

    "Cares about privacy" yeah sure...

    Cylinder
    Positive
    0

    Not very big on features but searching is good enough and just using it plants trees, which is good for the enviroment.

    3 of 13 comments
    • Ecosia is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Search is also Free and Proprietary
    • Ecosia is Privacy focused, Customizable and LightweightGoogle Search is not according to our users
  8. Brave Search icon

    Brave Search

     142 likes

    Brave Search is built on top of a completely independent index, and doesn’t track users, their searches, or their clicks.

    104 Brave Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Tor
    • Brave
    Brave Search screenshot 1
     
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    8
    Brave Search vs Google Search Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    jaam01
    4

    The "discussion section" that index directly from reddit posts helps you find direct answers to questions you would ask in forums, very handy.

    PubFeed
    Positive
    1

    I feel like this gets the best quality results of all the Google alternatives

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It’s a great private search engine. Brave Search also has a great built-in AI and amazing results. I’d recommend it to anyone who’s fed up with Google.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 8 comments
    • Brave Search is Freemium and ProprietaryGoogle Search is Free and Proprietary
    • Brave Search is Privacy focused and LightweightGoogle Search is not according to our users
  10. Microsoft Bing icon

    Microsoft Bing

     163 likes

    This is the main entry for the search engine tool. For content related to AI Chatbot and AI-powered features, visit Microsoft Copilot

    104 Microsoft Bing alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Xbox
    Homepage
     
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    11
    Microsoft Bing vs Google Search Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    somegirlfromit
    2

    Excellent default sets of sites searched, resistant to SEO manipulation

    Top Negative Comment
    AlphonseAllais
    1

    He will never rise to Google Search

    ?? ??
    Negative
    0

    nowhere near the quality of google or even other competitors

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 11 comments
    • Microsoft Bing is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Search is also Free and Proprietary
  11. SearXNG icon

    SearXNG

     127 likes

    SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases. Users are neither tracked nor profiled.

    104 SearXNG alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Docker
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • Cloudron
    SearXNG screenshot 1
     
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    1
    SearXNG vs Google Search Comments
    Third Opinion
    Positive
    0

    Works without javascript. One just have to find a good instance and tune it a bit. All instances have occasional outages but then you can blame google (again!)...

    • SearXNG is Free and Open SourceGoogle Search is Free and Proprietary
    • SearXNG is Privacy focused and LightweightGoogle Search is not according to our users
  12. Yandex.Search icon

    Yandex.Search

     113 likes

    Yandex is the fastest growing search engine in the world, serving primarily Russian users. It has been experimenting with an English-based search engine, but its main operations are for its Cyrillic engine.

    96 Yandex.Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Telegram
    • iPad
    Yandex.Search screenshot 1
     
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    3
    Yandex.Search vs Google Search Comments
    jaam01
    Positive
    1

    The reverse image search is far superior of the ones of Google and Bing, it finds the exact same picture and actually similar ones (in case of art, similar pictures of the same artist).

    Guest
    Positive
    3

    You can find even better stuff on Yandex. Not the most "trendy" results, but good, quality stuff!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It has great results and has great webmaster tools which are easy to use compared to bings tools and Yandex Metrica is great for analytics.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Yandex.Search is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Search is also Free and Proprietary
    • Yandex.Search is Privacy focusedGoogle Search is not according to our users
  13. Mojeek icon

    Mojeek

     60 likes

    Mojeek, the alternative search engine that puts the people who use it first.

    100 Mojeek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Mojeek Homepage (light mode)
     
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    4
    Mojeek vs Google Search Comments
    Bob
    Positive
    0

    Mojeek is private and gives you keyword-based results. The results are not ranked or manipulated. People and privacy are more important than profit.

    Mojeek has its own index and crawler.

    Baskar
    Negative
    3

    Search results aren't any good.

    Festo
    Positive
    0

    Good results, at least for English language.

    3 of 4 comments
    • Mojeek is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Search is also Free and Proprietary
    • Mojeek is Privacy focused and LightweightGoogle Search is not according to our users
  14. Kagi Search icon

    Kagi Search

     67 likes

    Premium search engine where everything on the page matters.

    71 Kagi Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Kagi Search screenshot 1
     
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    2
    Kagi Search vs Google Search Comments
    McFood
    Positive
    2

    Kagi gives me results I enjoy looking at. No ads, listicles are grouped together, SEO spam is easy to filter out. Worth the money so far.

    Janosz Veber
    Positive
    1

    Even though it's paid, I think it's worth it, since you don't get tracked

    • Kagi Search is Paid and ProprietaryGoogle Search is Free and Proprietary
    • Kagi Search is Privacy focusedGoogle Search is not according to our users
  15. YaCy icon

    YaCy

     145 likes

    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...

    89 YaCy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    YaCy screenshot 1
     
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    1
    YaCy vs Google Search Comments
    paulodelgado
    Negative
    3

    Doesn't work out of the box.

    • YaCy is Free and Open SourceGoogle Search is Free and Proprietary
    • YaCy is Privacy focused and LightweightGoogle Search is not according to our users
12 of 114 Google Search alternatives