It’s not just you: Google search is getting worse.
But despite the search giant’s omnipresence, you aren’t stuck with Google.
There are a number of alternative search engines out there.
None are perfect, but each has positives that make them worth considering.
Here are five alternatives that will satisfy most people.
And remember: You don’t need to switch to relying entirely on one of them.
There are over 13,000 of these shortcuts, useful for directly searching everything from Reddit to WolframAlpha.
Some users likewise aren’t thrilled about the “Chat” tab, which integrates with OpenAI.
Notably, though, AI recommendations don’t come through in standard searches on DuckDuckGo.
Kagi
Kagiis a paid search engine with no ads whatsover.
There’s also a tool for searching podcasts, which I haven’t seen anywhere else.
The main downside is that you have to pay.
Plans start at $5/month, though that only gives you 300 searches.
Unlimited search starts at $10/month.
Also, theCEO is being annoying about any criticism the company receives.
The main shortcoming, in my opinion, is that there’s no maps feature whatsoever.
They are very transparent about thisyou can read through the financial reports yourself.
The search itself is powered by Bing, and works fairly well.
Perplexity.ai
Perplexityis completely different beast.
There’s alsoUDM14.com, a simple site that re-directs you to Google’s web view.
Both are URLs worth keeping bookmarking for those times when you still feel compelled to Google.
