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SearXNG vs Marginalia Search: catalog facts
SearXNG	Marginalia Search
Free Free and open source under the AGPL.	Free Free to use, with the index and crawler source published under the AGPL.
Web, Self-hosted	Web
Aggregates dozens of engines, so results are not tied to one company's index Self-hosting keeps queries entirely under your control	Surfaces small, non-commercial and text-heavy websites Discovery tools for browsing beyond direct queries
Public instances can be rate limited or blocked by upstream engines Running your own instance is ongoing maintenance	Deliberately narrow index, not a replacement for a general search engine Small independent project with limited resources
Self-hosted, Web application	Web application
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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