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MetaGer vs SearXNG: catalog facts
MetaGer	SearXNG
Paid Prepaid tokens; about 5 euros usually lasts around two months.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL.
Web, Browser extension	Web, Self-hosted
No account or email needed, only a prepaid key One key can be used on many devices or shared	Aggregates dozens of engines, so results are not tied to one company's index Self-hosting keeps queries entirely under your control
Requires payment to use Metasearch results depend on the underlying engines	Public instances can be rate limited or blocked by upstream engines Running your own instance is ongoing maintenance
Web application, Hosted service, Browser extension	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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