# Best privacy respecting search engine?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/best-privacy-respecting-search-engine/40189
**Category:** General
**Created:** 2026-08-26T10:57:49Z
**Posts:** 14

## Post 1 by @not-wittingly — 2026-08-26T10:57:49Z

Personally I think Brave is really good. If you’re wanting a more privacy respecting AI, I think it’s quite decent also.

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## Post 2 by @user1 — 2026-08-26T11:00:08Z

> **[Recommended Search Engines: Anonymous Alternatives to Google - Privacy Guides](https://www.privacyguides.org/en/search-engines/)**
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> Use privacy-respecting search engines which don't build an advertising profile based on your searches.

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## Post 3 by @walkingcowboy32 — 2026-08-26T12:12:39Z

I personally use Uruky: [Why I use this paid search engine (Uruky) – Crazy Steves blog](https://crazysteve.bearblog.dev/uruky-is-a-pretty-great-search-engine/)

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## Post 4 by @dataSamurai — 2026-08-26T13:15:15Z

I like startpage. It has much better results than DuckDuckGo and similar. (though nothing beats Google)

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## Post 5 by @dada_goose — 2026-08-26T13:20:30Z

Kagi does imo

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## Post 6 by @m0wzm — 2026-08-26T13:27:30Z

Probably just locally-hosted SearXNG instance

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## Post 7 by @MoonFoxLit — 2026-08-26T13:38:54Z

Being doing very well with Brave Search, for general purpose searches

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## Post 8 by @dataSamurai — 2026-08-27T09:49:44Z

> [@dada_goose](#):
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> Kagi

The only thing I needed to see was “Pricing” tab on their main page :slight_smile:

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## Post 9 by @DucksLive — 2026-08-27T11:43:30Z

Their “visit in anonymous mode” is very helpful for myself, crazy how many geolocked or elsewise blocked sites there are when on vpn, even with just sports news. The anonymous view is a true gem of a feature

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## Post 10 by @dataSamurai — 2026-08-27T12:35:36Z

True! It’s really great to evade restrictions. From what I know, there is no alternative on the internet.

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## Post 11 by @eteszi — 2026-08-27T12:44:47Z

> [@m0wzm](#):
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> locally-hosted SearXNG instance

If “locally-hosted” means using your own IP address, then there’s no privacy. Using a server with a different IP address is almost the same as using a search engine through a VPN. The point of SearXNG is to blend into the crowd, so the instance needs to have a large number of users.

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## Post 12 by @Expert4870 — 2026-08-27T21:34:27Z

Yeah Brave is the best for everyday use. If you can’t find something (like an exact quote someone posted), be flexible and try Startpage, DDG, then Google.

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## Post 13 by @MoonFoxLit — 2026-08-28T13:47:26Z

which one has the “Anonymous Mode” ?

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## Post 14 by @any1 — 2026-08-28T22:49:39Z

Startpage

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