Twenty Great Search Engines You Can Use Instead of Google
A new article on Search Engine Journal reports that if you are looking for more privacy or an ad free search experience, there are now twenty alternative search engines to use beyond Google.
If you are unwilling to trade privacy for convenience or have specific search needs, there are a number of Google alternatives that offer a better search experience. Here are twenty of the best search alternatives to Google:
If you are unwilling to trade privacy for convenience or have specific search needs, there are a number of Google alternatives that offer a better search experience. Here are twenty of the best search alternatives to Google:
- Bing: One could argue that Bing actually outperforms Google in certain respects. For starters, Bing has a rewards program that allows one to accumulate points while searching. These points are redeemable at the Microsoft and Windows stores, which is a nice perk.
- Yandex: Yandex is used by more than 45% of Russian Internet users. It is also used in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Ukraine.
- CC Search: This search engine is perfect if you need music for a video, an image for a blog post, or anything else without worrying about an angry artist coming after you for ripping off their work.
- Swisscows: It uses artificial intelligence to determine the context of a user's query. Over time, Swisscows promises to answer your questions with surprising accuracy.
- DuckDuckGo: Carry out your searches in peace without having to worry about the boogeyman watching you through your computer screen. DuckDuckGo is the perfect choice for those who wish to keep their browsing habits and personal information private.
- StartPage: StartPage serves up answers from Google. It's the perfect choice for those who prefer Google's search results but aren't keen on having their search history tracked and stored.
- Search Encrypt: Search Encrypt is a private search engine that uses local encryption to ensure your searches remain private.
- Gibiru: Gibiru is the preferred Search Engine for Patriots." They claim their search results are sourced from a modified Google algorithm, so users are able to query the information they seek without worrying about Google's tracking activities.
- OneSearch: OneSearch promises no cookie tracking, retargeting, or personal profiling, no sharing of personal data with advertisers, and no storing of user search history.
- Wiki.com: Wiki.com pulls its results from thousands of wikis on the net. It is the perfect search engine for those who appreciate community-led information as found on sites like Wikipedia.
- Boardreader: If you're looking for UGC, Boardreader should be the first place you turn to. This search engine queries its results from a wide variety of message boards and forums online. You should be able to find the forum you want with just a few keystrokes.
- GiveWater: GiveWater is a self-described "social impact search engine" which aims to have a positive impact on the world by empowering users to solve the issue of poor quality water and ineffective sanitation across the developing world.
- Ekoru: Ekoru is taking on the ever-present threat of climate change by donating 60% of its monthly revenue to one of several partner charities, ranging from those focusing on reforestation and climate action to those who are dedicated to animal welfare and conservation.
- Ecosia: Looking to save the planet, one tree at a time? Then check out this environmentally friendly search engine!
- Twitter: Twitter is hard to beat as a real-time search engine. It's the perfect place to go for minute-by-minute updates in the case of an emergency.
- SlideShare: SlideShare allows you to search for documented slideshow presentations. You can also search for ebooks and PDFs, making it an excellent tool if you have a business presentation to prepare for.
- Internet Archive: The Wayback Machine is great for researching old websites, but it's so much more. As the name implies, this search engine queries a massive collection of documented material, including millions of free videos, books, music, and software.
- Brave: Brave is a search engine and browser that boasts three to six times faster than Chrome.
- Neeva: Neeva was created by ex-Google executives who wanted to offer an ad-free, affiliate-free search experience.
- WolframAlpha: WolframAlpha is a computational knowledge engine that allows you to compute answers to problems and search through expert-level data on a variety of subjects, from Algebra to Words & Linguistics.ch engine queries a massive collection of documented material, including millions of free videos, books, music, and software.
- Brave: Brave is a search engine and browser that boasts three to six times faster than Chrome.
- Neeva: Neeva was created by ex-Google executives who wanted to offer an ad-free, affiliate-free search experience.
- WolframAlpha: WolframAlpha is a computational knowledge engine that allows you to compute answers to problems and search through expert-level data on a variety of subjects, from Algebra to Words & Linguistics.ch engine queries a massive collection of documented material, including millions of free videos, books, music, and software.
- Brave: Brave is a search engine and browser that boasts three to six times faster than Chrome.
- Neeva: Neeva was created by ex-Google executives who wanted to offer an ad-free, affiliate-free search experience.
- WolframAlpha: WolframAlpha is a computational knowledge engine that allows you to compute answers to problems and search through expert-level data on a variety of subjects, from Algebra to Words & Linguistics.ch engine queries a massive collection of documented material, including millions of free videos, books, music, and software.
- Brave: Brave is a search engine and browser that boasts three to six times faster than Chrome.
- Neeva: Neeva was created by ex-Google executives who wanted to offer an ad-free, affiliate-free search experience.
- WolframAlpha: WolframAlpha is a computational knowledge engine that allows you to compute answers to problems and search through expert-level data on a variety of subjects, from Algebra to Words & Linguistics.
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