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, 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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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, EU, Android, Online 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. 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.

    37 OceanHero alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. HotBot icon
     1 like

    Search Safely with HotBot.

    27 HotBot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    HotBot vs Google Search Comments
    mgrey98792
    Negative
    0

    This is a chatbot, not a search engine

    • HotBot is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Search is also Free and Proprietary
  3. YEP Search icon
     1 like

    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

    52 YEP Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Private, ad-free search tool providing organic results, not influenced by your location or search history. Prevents tracking and targeted ads, supports regional result switching, ensures a neutral experience, and requires no user account for anonymous searching.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. MillionShort icon
     18 likes

    Million Short is an experimental web search engine (really, more of a discovery engine) that allows you to REMOVE the top million (or top 100k, 10k, 1k, 100) sites from the results set. We thought it might be somewhat interesting to see what we'd find if we just removed an...

    83 MillionShort alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    MillionShort vs Google Search Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Think future is 3 different engines:

    1. search engine
    2. research engine (find EXACTLY what you look for
    3. discovery engine ? MillionShort is this type
    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    mgrey98792
    Negative
    0

    This is no longer free I think, you need to sign up. It could be ok but a google replacement should be free. For some people paid search might be ok but that's not the same market as google.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    This Search Engine is Very Powerful, with this you can get the search results based on website Ranking Values (top 100k, 10k, 1k, 100) - if you compare it with other search engines, you can not do that!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • MillionShort is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Search is also Free and Proprietary
  6. We're a private search engine that doesn't track you or store your data. Your search terms are always encrypted so they stay private.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. 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
     
  8. KnowledgePicker icon
     12 likes

    Community-driven catalog of learning resources. Links to resources are organized by topics (broad to specific) and rated/reviewed by users so you see which ones are the best. It's free and open for everyone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    1
    KnowledgePicker vs Google Search Comments
    mgrey98792
    Negative
    0

    This is an educational video / document search. That is not the same as a general web search engine. While this product IS cool, it is not an alternative to google.

    • KnowledgePicker is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Search is also Free and Proprietary
  9. Boondabar is a search engine just like Google or Bing. Except we present results in a more visual way then other search engines. This means you’re able to find content fast, easier and it makes surfing the web much more enjoyable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Onion Search Engine Browser has been developed for protect your privacy and for fast browsing internet in safe and anonymous. Onion Search Engine Browser has been designed to protect your privacy while browsing the internet.

    65 Onion Search Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  11. Dogpile icon
     22 likes

    Metasearch engine integrating web, image, and video listings from leading sources, filtering duplicates, supporting privacy, custom filters, and real-time results for comprehensive searching across devices and offering advanced refinements.

    86 Dogpile alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    1
    Dogpile vs Google Search Comments
    Baskar
    Negative
    0

    The search results are not as nearly good as Presearch or DuckDuckGo, worser than Google. The UI is very old and not relevant anymore.

    • Dogpile is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Search is also Free and Proprietary
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