Private.sh Alternatives

Mojeek is privacy focused search engine built from the ground up. Unlike many other meta search engines like DuckDuckGo, Ecosia and Startpage, Mojeek index web pages on their own servers, and rank them according to their own algorithm. Mojeek has gone from a personal project to a search engine that index and ranks over two billion pages across the internet.

DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused internet search engine that does not profile its users and shows all users the same results. When using DuckDuckGo you can be sure that your query results are net generated in a personalized search result bubble. DuckDuckGo is free to use and does not store your search history, the advertisement done on the platform is based on keywords only.

Peekier is a privacy-oriented search engine that does not log your personal info or track you throughout your browsing sessions.. When searching the web with Peekier, it will shows you a website preview of the search results. Clicking on a result will maximize the preview and allow you to scroll through the website. You can then decide if the information displayed on the website interests you or not before clicking on the link.

Search Encrypt is a privacy focused search engine that uses local encryption to ensure that your identifiable information cannot be tracked. Search Encrypt gets its results from a network of search partners, providing well-rounded results that aren’t personalized to your history. After 15 minutes of inactivity with Search Encrypt, the search engine automatically erases your search history, allowing you to not worry about privacy concerns when other people access the search engine from the same computer.

YaCy is a distributed search engine using peer-to-peer technology. The search engine is provided as a native software that has to be downloaded to your computer. It is avalible for macOS, Linux and Windows and is released completley free and open-source.

With Givero, you can search the web to raise money for good causes. Givero is a search engine based in Denmark. It uses the search results of Bing and uses parts of its earnings from search engine ads as donations to organizations of your choice. Simply select which good cause gets the money you've raised through your search engine activity. If you don't nominate a single cause, donations will be split evenly between all non-profit orgs listed

Qwant is a EU-based search engine that respects your privacy by providing search results without tracking or user profiling. The search engine is built in France and index and ranks web pages with its own technology and algorithms without collecting personal data. This allows users to ensure confidentiality of their searches and privacy protection under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when using Qwant.

SearX is a decentralized, non-commercial and privacy-respecting metasearch engine that aggregates results from more than 70 search services. With SearX, users can enjoy the power of search engines without being profiled and tracked. The distributed nature of searX allow anyone to run an instance of the software, hosted for everyone to use. SearX is released free and open-source under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.

Ecosia is a search engine that uses parts of its profits to plant trees world-wide, to improve global CO2 emissions. When using Ecosia as your search engine you get a tree score for each individual search. On average you need around 45 searches to plant a tree!

Yandex is a search engine that helps you quickly find the information you need.  Since 1997, the Russian search engine have delivered world-class, locally relevant search and information services to people world wide. It provides robust web search, image search, video search that can be accessed through your mobile device, laptop or desktop.

Bing is a web search engine created by Microsoft. Much like Google Search, Bing provides a variety of services including web search, video search, image search and maps related products. With Bing, users can search the web in a quick and refined manner. All results are indexed and ranked by Bing on Microsft Azure cloud infrastructure.

With Google Search you can search for information from webpages, images, videos and more. Google Search is the world's most popular search engine and dominates the search market with close to 90% market share. In the early days of search, Google was able to provide better results than its competitors, thanks to its Google Page Rank algorithm. The algorithm focused on calculating relevancy through backlinks found online. Today, Google's ranking algorithm includes over 200 major signals to establish site authority and ranking.