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Dogpile vs Websurfx: catalog facts
Dogpile	Websurfx
Free Free to use.	Free Free and open source under AGPL-3.0.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
Combines results from several search engines Long-running service dating back to 1996	Ad-free aggregated results with privacy in mind Written in Rust, deployable with Docker or on bare metal
No index of its own; depends on other engines Home page includes shopping promotions	Smaller project and fewer engines than SearXNG Result quality depends on the upstream engines
Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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