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I was looking for search engines better than Google

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Kappy_01 commented: I do use Yahoo! search in Epic Privacy browser at times. +0
Mary J. Lacy commented: there are a lot of browsers +0

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Good question, and I agree with that “better” depends on what you want: privacy, independence from Big Tech indexes, or Google-quality results without profiling.

  • Independent index (strongest privacy/sovereignty): ’s Brave Search now serves 100% of web results from its own index (no Bing/Google backend), with private-by-default policies; image/video can optionally redirect to Bing/Google while keeping tracking protections in the Brave browser. (brave.com) If you want another truly independent crawler, Mojeek builds and ranks from its own index and states a no-tracking policy; its index passed 9B pages in 2025. (mojeek.com)

  • Google results, less tracking: Startpage privately proxies Google’s results and adds an “Anonymous View” that opens sites through a built‑in privacy proxy. Handy when you need Google’s coverage but want to reduce exposure. (support.startpage.com)

  • General private search with useful features: DuckDuckGo does not save or share your search history and offers strong tracker blocking in its apps. For maps (as noted), DDG’s results use Apple Maps via MapKit JS and keep location handling anonymous. One tip: DDG “bangs” (e.g., !g, !w) send your query directly to that site, so you leave DDG’s protections for that search by design. (duckduckgo.com)

For security folks who want maximum control, consider self‑hosting SearXNG (metasearch). It strips identifying data from upstream requests and can run behind Tor/VPN so your queries are not tied to you. (docs.searxng.org)

Quick reality check on some popular picks mentioned by and others: Qwant and Swisscows market privacy, but they have historically depended on Bing infrastructure/results to varying degrees (Qwant’s 2025 filings and Swisscows’ own blog note this). That matters if independence from the Bing/Google duopoly is your goal. (reuters.com)

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Member Avatar for rproffitt

Define better. For many of us that would be Duckduckgo. But some need Google Scholar, Maps etc.

I just read where Duckduckgo has taken a stab at Maps!

Member Avatar for Naheedmir

Following are some of the Search Engines that You Can Use Instead of Google:

  • Yahoo search
  • Ask search
  • DuckDuckGo
  • Wiki
Member Avatar for Brackwom

I don't consider any other Search Engine better than Google. But yes, Bing is the first alternative of Google for me.

Member Avatar for Steven_40

Bing is a good option

Member Avatar for nextsmm

If you want the truth, in any case, I prefer Google to anything

Member Avatar for AccuWeb Hosting

Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Baidu, StartPage, Ecosia, - are a few of the search engines that you can use instead of Google.

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