MetaGer AlternativesWeb Search Engines and other similar apps like MetaGer

MetaGer is described as 'Open source metasearch engine focused on protecting users' privacy. Based in Germany, and hosted as a cooperation between the German NGO 'SUMA-EV - Association for Free Access to Knowledge' and the University of Hannover, the system is built on 24' and is a popular web search engine in the security & privacy category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MetaGer for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad and Google Chrome apps. The best MetaGer alternative is DuckDuckGo, which is free. Other great apps like MetaGer are Startpage, SearXNG, Brave Search and Searx.

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  1. DuckDuckGo icon

    DuckDuckGo

     1563 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

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • F-Droid
    • Yandex Browser
    • Tor
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    DuckDuckGo vs MetaGer Comments
    Sam Lander
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    DuckDuckGo has decent results, but not as secure. Their servers are located in the USA if you are in the USA and DuckDuckGo has also admitted to downranking results (human and not algorithm) based on their personal politics.

    • DuckDuckGo is Free and ProprietaryMetaGer is Paid and Open Source
    • DuckDuckGo is LightweightMetaGer is not according to our users
  2. Startpage icon

    Startpage

     282 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

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Tor
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  4. SearXNG icon

    SearXNG

     128 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

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Docker
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • Cloudron
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  6. 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
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    Brave Search vs MetaGer Comments
    Sam Lander
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    Brave search is decent and has short AI answers. But doesn't have as many results as Google yet.

    • Brave Search is Freemium and ProprietaryMetaGer is Paid and Open Source
    • Brave Search is LightweightMetaGer is not according to our users
  7. Searx icon

    Searx

     295 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

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    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Qwant icon

    Qwant

     178 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

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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  10. Ecosia icon

    Ecosia

     153 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

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  13. 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  15. Stract icon

    Stract

     37 likes

    Stract is an open source search engine where the user has the ability to see exactly what is going on and customize almost everything about their search results. It's a search engine made for hackers and tinkerers just like ourselves.

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    • Online
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