WebStart Alternatives

WebStart is described as 'Me is your Custom Startpage with graphical list of most popular Websites, Secure search engine. All the Web every time you open your Browser by making WebStart your homepage' and is an website in the web browsers category. There are more than 25 alternatives to WebStart, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and iPhone apps. The best WebStart alternative is DuckDuckGo, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to WebStart are Startpage, Searx, Ecosia and Qwant.

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  1. DuckDuckGo icon

    DuckDuckGo

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    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.

    111 DuckDuckGo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    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 is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to WebStart.

    • DuckDuckGo is the most popular free alternative to WebStart.

    • DuckDuckGo is Free and ProprietaryWebStart is also Free and Proprietary
    • DuckDuckGo is Privacy focused, Customizable and LightweightWebStart is not according to our users
  2. Startpage icon

    Startpage

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    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.

    103 Startpage alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Tor
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Dark theme
     
  4. Searx icon

    Searx

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    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.

    98 Searx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Searx is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to WebStart.

    • Searx is the most popular Open Source alternative to WebStart.

    • Searx is Free and Open SourceWebStart is Free and Proprietary
    • Searx is Customizable and Privacy focusedWebStart is not according to our users
  5. Ecosia icon

    Ecosia

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    Ecosia is a green search engine that donates at least 80% of its profits from search ad revenue and online shopping to a reforestation program, currently in Burkina Faso. In November 2015 Ecosia celebrated 3 million planted trees and $5 Million donated for the environment.

    110 Ecosia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  6. Qwant icon

    Qwant

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    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Qwant screenshot 1
     
  10. YaCy icon

    YaCy

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    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...

    88 YaCy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    YaCy screenshot 1
     

    • YaCy is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to WebStart.

    • YaCy is Free and Open SourceWebStart is Free and Proprietary
    • YaCy is Privacy focused and LightweightWebStart is not according to our users
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    MetaGer

     57 likes
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    MetaGer is an 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...

    87 MetaGer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Tor
    Homepage. With dark mode.
     

    • MetaGer is the most popular commercial alternative to WebStart.

    • MetaGer is Paid and Open SourceWebStart is Free and Proprietary
    • MetaGer is Privacy focused and CustomizableWebStart is not according to our users
  13. Yandex.Search icon

    Yandex.Search

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    Yandex is the fastest growing search engine in the world, serving primarily Russian users. It has been experimenting with an English-based search engine, but its main operations are for its Cyrillic engine.

    97 Yandex.Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Telegram
    • iPad
    Yandex.Search screenshot 1
     
  14. Whoogle Search icon

    Whoogle Search

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    Get Google search results, but without any ads, javascript, AMP links, cookies, or IP address tracking. Easily deployable in one click as a Docker app, and customizable with a single config file. Quick and simple to implement as a primary search engine replacement on both...

    89 Whoogle Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Whoogle Search screenshot 1
     
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