Google Search Alternatives

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

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Google Search 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 Open Source, Online, EU, Free, Linux, Android and Web Search Engine. 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 Google Search.
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  1. Mwmbl Search icon
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    Mwmbl is a non-profit, ad-free, free-libre and free-lunch search engine with a focus on useability and speed. At the moment it is little more than an idea together with a proof of concept implementation of the web front-end and search technology on a small index.

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    • Online
     
  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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  3. Wiby icon
     12 likes

    In the early days of the web, pages were made primarily by hobbyists, academics, and computer savvy people about subjects they were personally interested in. Later on, the web became saturated with commercial pages that overcrowded everything else.

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    • Online
     
  4. Seek Ninja icon
     12 likes

    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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  5. Araa icon
     6 likes

    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.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • NGINX
     
  6. Baidu icon
     15 likes

    Baidu is a Chinese search engine for websites, audio files, and images. Baidu offers 57 search and community services including Baidu Baike, an online collaboratively-built encyclopedia, and a searchable keyword-based discussion forum.

    69 Baidu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  7. 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

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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. OceanHero icon
     3 likes

    OceanHero is a modern web browser with all the features you love - dark mode, private browsing, tracker blocking, and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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