Independent crawler-backed search. Free tier; API requires email.
Free · API from $5/mo
Search engines
Search engines that don't profile, don't sell queries, and aren't downstream of Google/Microsoft auction data. From metasearch front-ends to fully independent crawlers. Privacy posture varies — read the row, not just the chip.
last reviewed 2026-05-13
› Search engines » Independent Index 4UK-based independent crawler. No tracking, no profiling.
Free · paid API tier
Open-source search engine with its own crawler. Customisable ranking, optional Sidekick LLM integration.
Free · Rust · self-hostable
Solo-built indie search engine for the non-commercial web. Surfaces forums, wikis, personal sites Google buried.
Free · AGPL · Java · self-hostable