I’m curious why Kagi isn’t mentioned as a search engine alternative on the recommendations. Is there an opinion held by the community to steer away from it? It seems to meet the criteria in the posting––being open-source and allowing Tor networking (although through its built-in Privacy Pass).

[image] Kagi (Search Engine) hammer_and_wrenchTool Suggestions Yeah… I really like the idea of ad-free business models personally, but for our purposes I’m finding it hard to recommend. This is Privacy Guides and not Ad-blocking Guides, and I disagree with the n…

[image] unlocking7646: being open-source Is it open source? I thought only the browser extension was open source.

Thanks for linking that. Good read. I can get behind the logic of a user account being tied to a search engine being the major downfall, even if there is no inherent tie to the end-user. I personally find it sad to see the disdain it gets over being a paid service––I feel there shouldn’t be an expe…

“Increasingly open-source” so I could be off. [image] Commitment to Open-source | Kagi's Docs Kagi Search Help

Privacy Guides Community

Why is Kagi not mentioned on PG?

Questions

jonah (Jonah Aragon) Closed August 27, 2025, 8:48pm 6

Duplicate of: Kagi (Search Engine)

Topic		Replies	Views
Separate Search Engines into “Ad-Supported” and “Ad-Free” Categories Site Development rejected	5	331	February 14, 2025
Kagi (Search Engine) Tool Suggestions rejected	100	12975	January 30, 2026
SearXNG questions Questions	5	410	March 16, 2026
Building a Better Web Takes a Village: Introducing Kagi Specials General article	4	639	September 6, 2025
Which search engine do you use, and are you happy with the results? Questions	42	6501	June 27, 2025

Privacy Guides

Massive organizations are monitoring your online activities. Privacy Guides is your central privacy and security resource to protect yourself online.

Privacy Guides is a non-profit, socially motivated website that provides information for protecting your data security and privacy.

We do not make money from recommending certain products, and we do not use affiliate links.

Knowledge Base

Private Web Browsers

Top VPN Providers

Privacy-Respecting Services

Software Recommendations

More Resources

Why is Kagi not mentioned on PG?

Related topics