Searx Alternatives

Searx has been discontinued. Similar apps include DuckDuckGo, which is free. Other options are SearXNG, Startpage, Brave Search and Google Search. You're spoiled for choice with Web Search Engines like Searx: we list more than 50 alternatives for the web, Android, iPhone, iPad and self-hosting.

More about Searx
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
Searx alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  2. You.com icon

    You.com

     53 likes

    AI platform integrates top models for search, research, computation, and creative generation, while offering privacy protection, ad-free browsing, plugin support, themes, translations, password management, and seamless cross-device access for individuals and teams.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • US flagUnited States
    You.com screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  4. Marginalia Search icon

    Marginalia Search

     21 likes

    Open source search solution crawling the web to prioritize small and non-commercial sites, supporting unique discovery of personal content, white-label deployment, cost-effective hardware, side-loaded indexing, and ongoing improvements for configurability.

    52 Marginalia Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU
    Marginalia Search screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  5. Ad
    Screenshot
    Surfshark Search icon
    Surfshark Search

    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...

    https://surfshark.com
    Learn More
  6. Whoogle Search icon

    Whoogle Search

     36 likes

    Ad-free, privacy-focused meta-search providing Google results without tracking, JavaScript, cookies, or AMP links, supporting proxies and autocomplete. Customizable, Docker-deployable, mobile-ready, with theme options and additional privacy features.

    87 Whoogle Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
    Whoogle Search screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  7. Waterfox Private Search icon

    Waterfox Private Search

     10 likes

    Meta-search engine acting as a privacy-preserving proxy without persistent user tracking or targeted ads, providing domain blocklists, advanced operators, switchable future backends, custom themes, link controls, and a clean interface for private results.

    51 Waterfox Private Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    Waterfox Private Search screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  9. 4get icon

    4get

     23 likes

    This is a metasearch engine that gets results from other engines, and strips away all of the tracking parameters and Microsoft/globohomo bullshit they add. Most of the other alternatives to Google jack themselves off about being ""privacy respecting"" or...

    66 4get alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Tor
    • Self-Hosted
    • CA flagCanada
    Search settings retrieved from main instance.
    Good alternative?
     
  10. Intelligence X icon

    Intelligence X

     32 likes

    Intelligence X is a search engine and data archive. Search Tor, I2P, data leaks and the public web by email, domain, IP, CIDR, Bitcoin address and more.

    120 Intelligence X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU
    Intelligence X screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  11. Sherlock icon

    Sherlock

     21 likes

    Command line tool that checks usernames across hundreds of social media platforms, outputs results as text, CSV, or JSON, is cross-platform and open source, lightweight, privacy-respecting, supports bulk searches, aids security audits, and digital investigations.

    34 Sherlock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • LK flagSri Lanka
    Sherlock screenshot 1
    Sherlock screenshot 2
    Good alternative?
     
  13. Mwmbl Search icon

    Mwmbl Search

     17 likes

    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.

    72 Mwmbl Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Global
    Main Page
    Good alternative?
     
  14. searxist icon

    searxist

     9 likes

    A simple app for Android and iOS to wrap SearXNG, 4get, and Degoog with Material You colors, plus some system integrations.

    49 searxist alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • iPhone
    • ID flagIndonesia
    The list of instances to use upon first launch.
    The screen where you start a search.
    Searching "dog" with suggestions below.
    Good alternative?
     
You are at page 2 of Searx alternatives