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Ecosia vs Startpage: catalog facts
Ecosia	Startpage
Free Free to use, with profits put toward tree planting and climate projects.	Free Free to use in the browser.
Web	Web, Browser extension
Profits fund tree planting and climate projects Works as a drop-in everyday web search	Policy against keeping search histories or profiling users Anonymous viewing of result pages
Little detail available here on how results are produced Requires an internet connection	The privacy protections rest on the operator's stated policy The site may show a bot-check page before loading
Web application	Web application, Browser extension
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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