Alternatives to Startpage
A web search engine that does not keep search histories and lets you view results anonymously. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Startpage
A web search engine that does not keep search histories and lets you view results anonymously.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Startpage.
DuckDuckGo Search
A web search engine that does not track or profile its users.
DuckDuckGo Search is free with no profiling and adds Duck.ai chat, but shows ads and has no anonymous viewing of result pages.
Brave Search
A private web search engine built on its own independent index, with optional AI answers.
Brave Search draws results from its own independent index rather than another engine, and adds Goggles ranking and optional AI answers.
Qwant
A French web search engine hosted in Europe that says it does not keep search data.
Qwant is hosted in Europe under EU rules with Flash Answers and iOS and Android apps, and states it keeps no search history.
SearXNG
Self-hosted metasearch engine that aggregates results without profiling you.
SearXNG is open-source metasearch that aggregates dozens of engines and can be self-hosted, though running your own instance means ongoing maintenance.
Mojeek
An independent UK search engine with its own crawler and index that does not track users.
Mojeek uses its own UK-based crawler and index with a no-tracking policy, and its smaller index can return fewer results for some queries.
Kagi
A paid, ad-free web search engine with anti-tracking, result customization and an AI assistant.
Kagi needs a paid subscription and account, removing ads and adding per-site blocking, Lenses filters, an AI assistant and a translation tool.
Swisscows
A Swiss private search engine with no tracking and results filtered to be family-friendly.
Swisscows is operated from Switzerland with no search tracking, filters violent and adult content, and offers Android and iOS apps.
MetaGer
A privacy-focused metasearch engine and anonymous browsing service paid for with a prepaid key.
MetaGer is open-source metasearch from a non-profit that requires a prepaid key, and it also offers anonymous browsing through a server-side browser.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Startpage as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
4get
A proxying metasearch engine you can use through public instances or host yourself.
Startpage is a hosted search engine with a no-history policy and anonymous viewing of result pages, but it cannot be self-hosted.
LibreY
A self-hostable privacy-respecting metasearch engine built without frameworks or JavaScript.
Startpage is a hosted search engine with anonymous viewing of result pages, relying on the operator's stated policy instead of a server you control.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Firefox Focus
A private mobile browser from Mozilla that blocks trackers and erases history with one tap.
DuckDuckGo Email Protection
A free email forwarding service that gives you a @duck.com address and removes trackers.
