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Best DuckDuckGo alternatives in 2026

DuckDuckGo is privacy-focused search with a Duck.ai chat and free browsers. These 9 alternatives come from the same rankings, ordered by editorial score. Connected products carry a small, disclosed lift.

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  1. Kagi

    Ad-free search funded by subscribers, with an AI assistant and Kagi Translate. The monthly fee from $5 is the cost of entry, and the pricing page lists no free search plan.

    Best for Paying for ad-free search

    WebiOSAndroidSubscription

    85.5of 100
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  2. MetaGer

    Is open source. A nonprofit, ad-free metasearch engine with no ads, tracking or logging, and MIT-licensed source on GitLab. It needs no account, using a key instead, which suits private searching more than the big engines' breadth.

    Best for Private metasearch without an account

    WebFree and open sourceOpen source

    82.5of 100
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  3. Bing

    Free search with image, video and map results and Microsoft Rewards points, and it powers search in Edge. Its privacy story is weaker than DuckDuckGo or Brave Search, and searches are tied to a Microsoft account when signed in.

    Best for Image and video search, and Microsoft Rewards users

    WebiOSAndroidFree

    80.0of 100
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  4. SearXNG

    Is open source. An open-source metasearch engine that you run yourself, with no tracking and AGPL-3.0 code. It needs a server and setup, and its results depend on the services that are enabled.

    Best for Self-hosted metasearch for people who run a server

    WebSelf-hostedFree and open sourceOpen source

    77.5of 100
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  5. Mojeek

    An alternative to Google and Bing with a no-tracking policy, a Focus tab and developer APIs. Its index and feature set are smaller than the large engines, so it works best as a second search.

    Best for A second search engine for independent results

    WebFree

    73.0of 100
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About DuckDuckGo alternatives

What is the best alternative to DuckDuckGo?
On listme.name the highest-scored alternative is Google Search, followed by Brave Search. The right choice depends on price, platform and whether you need open source.
Is there a free alternative to DuckDuckGo?
Yes. Free options include Google Search, Brave Search, MetaGer.

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