Open Source SearXNG Alternatives

The best open source alternative to SearXNG is YaCy. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to SearXNG and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to SearXNG are Openverse, MetaGer, Stract and Whoogle Search.

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  1. 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.

    64 Araa alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • NGINX
     
  2. Clew Search icon
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    We focus on writing by independent creators. There's no point in indexing Wikipedia; it has its own perfectly serviceable search bar.

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    • Online
     
  3. Spot is a fork of Searx which is a metasearch engine, aggregating the results of other search engines while not storing information about its users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  4. Free anonymous search engine for the Tor network and dark web. No cookies, no JavaScript, no logs. Indexes .onion hidden services with a Threat Intelligence API for security professionals.

    65 Onion Search Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  5. Find icon
     14 likes

    Improve your browser's URL bar with an action engine. Don't just search, Find!.

    48 Find alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Alexandria.org is a non-profit, ad-free search engine. Our goal is to provide the best available information without compromise.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. DeuSu icon
     3 likes

    DeuSu is a web search-engine that can easily hold 2 billion web-pages in its search-index. The software is in use at deusu.org and is available as open-source software, originally written in Delphi (=Pascal).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Search for a Cause is a search engine that allows you to raise money for charity each time you search. We raise money through a small number of ads included with the search results. The revenue earned from those ads is pooled together and then donated to our partner charities...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  9. BCS Search icon
     1 like

    BCS Search is a private search engine.

    BCS Search does not collect any data from searches!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. degoog icon
     1 like

    Search aggregator that queries multiple engines and shows results in one place. You can add custom search engines, bang-command plugins, and slot plugins (query-triggered panels above/below results or in the sidebar). News search uses configurable RSS feeds.

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    • Online
     
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