Welcome to the definitive source for comparing search engine alternatives to Google.
Our researchers have looked at 368 data points and more than 1800 analysis points. They have studied 39 integrations, 32 features, 46 search engine tools and over 1400 feature points.
Approximately 50% of the Earth’s population uses the internet, and that number is only climbing. Most individuals use the internet to connect with others in some way, for anything from financial services, video calls and emails, to shopping, texting and streaming music. Of course businesses use the internet also, for example: gathering data, advertising, keeping track of their competition and for customer service.
Why would anyone want an alternative to the Google search engine? Some concerns that people have with Google include: user privacy, manipulation and misuse of search results, tax avoidance, use of others’ intellectual property, and business concerns such as having a monopoly (more than 90% of searches are done on Google). Because people and businesses use the internet in so many different ways, it is important to find the search engine that fits each use case best.
We’ve performed a comprehensive research study to identify Google-alternative search engines that search the entire public internet. To be included in our study, the tool must require users to input text and give a list of matching results as an output. This list includes both paid and free search engines, and meta-search engines (if they search the entire web).
We have not included the following search engines for a number of reasons (e.g. broken site, incomplete search results or non-English language): Boardreader, Wolframalpha, Chacha, Blekko, Blog Search Engine, Wiki.com, Baidu, Disconnect Search, Kartoo, and Surfwax. We’ve also left out search engines that only search the dark web or ones that only search for specific information (e.g. http://www.blog searchengine.org/).
Note: If we mark a specific solution as not having a particular feature, that only means we did not see that feature advertised in their public marketing content. We focus almost exclusively on publicly verifiable facts in our research.
Search Engine Feature Strength is a number that was calculated by looking at how many features each search engine had, and the relative, subjective importance of each feature. You can reach out to us to layer in your own feature importance scoring before deciding on a solution.
Likewise, Search Engine Business Strength is a number that was derived from certain business-related qualities of each company, and our own (subjective) scoring of the importance of those qualities. There too, you’ll want to give your own importance rating to derive your own, custom scatter plot:
We’ve used the Likert Scale to calculate a score for software features and business attributes. Our list also includes many other considerations such as which features each search engine provides, age or launch date, pricing and Domain Authority score.
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Tool | Age |
Lycos | 24.3 Yrs |
Search | 24.3 Yrs |
Excite | 24.3 Yrs |
WebCrawler | 24.3 Yrs |
InfoSpace | 24.2 Yrs |
Metacrawler | 24.2 Yrs |
Dogpile | 24.1 Yrs |
BestoftheWeb | 24.1 Yrs |
Internet Archive | 24.0 Yrs |
Yippy | 23.9 Yrs |
Info | 23.8 Yrs |
Aol | 23.0 Yrs |
Ask | 22.1 Yrs |
Startpage | 22.1 Yrs |
Entireweb | 22.0 Yrs |
Gigablast | 21.2 Yrs |
Lukol | 20.8 Yrs |
SearchEngineZ | 20.7 Yrs |
MetaGer | 19.8 Yrs |
Exactseek | 19.8 Yrs |
Bing | 19.0 Yrs |
Yandex | 18.4 Yrs |
Qwant | 18.4 Yrs |
giveWater | 17.3 Yrs |
YaCy | 16.3 Yrs |
Mojeek | 16.2 Yrs |
Yahoo | 15.3 Yrs |
Lemmefind | 15.0 Yrs |
Goodsearch | 14.4 Yrs |
Sputtr | 13.7 Yrs |
BabyLon | 13.6 Yrs |
Symbaloo | 13.5 Yrs |
DuckDuckGo | 12.3 Yrs |
Ecosia | 11.1 Yrs |
CuteStat | 11.1 Yrs |
Gibiru | 10.0 Yrs |
Ekoru | 9.3 Yrs |
Million Short | 8.7 Yrs |
ZOO | 7.3 Yrs |
Kiddle | 7.0 Yrs |
Givero | 7.0 Yrs |
Swisscows | 6.1 Yrs |
Searx | 6.0 Yrs |
Search Encrypt | 3.7 Yrs |
Oscobo | 3.6 Yrs |
OneSearch | 1.0 Yrs |
Tool | Score |
Bing | 93 |
Internet Archive | 93 |
Yahoo | 92 |
Yandex | 90 |
DuckDuckGo | 89 |
Lycos | 88 |
Ask | 85 |
Ecosia | 82 |
Startpage | 81 |
Qwant | 81 |
Excite | 81 |
Goodsearch | 80 |
Aol | 79 |
WebCrawler | 78 |
Dogpile | 77 |
Symbaloo | 77 |
InfoSpace | 76 |
Search | 76 |
BabyLon | 75 |
Exactseek | 75 |
BestoftheWeb | 75 |
Kiddle | 74 |
Metacrawler | 74 |
Entireweb | 72 |
CuteStat | 72 |
Gigablast | 71 |
Yippy | 70 |
Info | 70 |
YaCy | 70 |
Swisscows | 60 |
Searx | 58 |
Search Encrypt | 57 |
Mojeek | 53 |
Oscobo | 52 |
MetaGer | 49 |
Gibiru | 49 |
Million Short | 49 |
OneSearch | 47 |
ZOO | 43 |
Givero | 40 |
SearchEngineZ | 32 |
Sputtr | 30 |
Lukol | 29 |
Ekoru | 28 |
giveWater | 18 |
Lemmefind | 11 |
Tool | Count |
Yahoo | 21 |
Bing | 20 |
Internet Archive | 19 |
Yandex | 18 |
DuckDuckGo | 18 |
Qwant | 17 |
Aol | 17 |
Startpage | 16 |
Ecosia | 16 |
OneSearch | 15 |
Excite | 14 |
Givero | 14 |
Swisscows | 13 |
MetaGer | 13 |
Searx | 13 |
Mojeek | 13 |
Goodsearch | 13 |
Ask | 12 |
Gibiru | 12 |
Yippy | 12 |
Entireweb | 12 |
Million Short | 12 |
Ekoru | 11 |
Gigablast | 11 |
Search Encrypt | 11 |
Info | 10 |
YaCy | 10 |
Metacrawler | 10 |
ZOO | 10 |
Dogpile | 9 |
InfoSpace | 9 |
Oscobo | 9 |
BestoftheWeb | 9 |
Search | 8 |
Exactseek | 8 |
Lukol | 7 |
giveWater | 7 |
BabyLon | 7 |
Kiddle | 7 |
CuteStat | 7 |
WebCrawler | 6 |
Lycos | 4 |
Lemmefind | 4 |
Symbaloo | 2 |
Sputtr | 1 |
SearchEngineZ | 1 |
Tool | Score |
Bing | 7.72 |
Internet Archive | 7.72 |
Yahoo | 7.68 |
Yandex | 7.6 |
DuckDuckGo | 7.56 |
Lycos | 7.52 |
Ask | 7.4 |
Ecosia | 7.28 |
Startpage | 7.24 |
Qwant | 7.24 |
Excite | 7.24 |
Goodsearch | 7.2 |
Aol | 7.16 |
WebCrawler | 7.12 |
Dogpile | 7.08 |
Symbaloo | 7.08 |
InfoSpace | 7.04 |
Search | 7.04 |
BabyLon | 7 |
Exactseek | 7 |
BestoftheWeb | 7 |
Kiddle | 6.96 |
Metacrawler | 6.96 |
Entireweb | 6.88 |
CuteStat | 6.88 |
Gigablast | 6.84 |
Yippy | 6.8 |
Info | 6.8 |
YaCy | 6.8 |
Swisscows | 6.4 |
Searx | 6.32 |
Mojeek | 6.12 |
MetaGer | 5.96 |
Gibiru | 5.96 |
Million Short | 5.96 |
ZOO | 5.72 |
Givero | 5.6 |
SearchEngineZ | 5.28 |
Sputtr | 5.2 |
Lukol | 5.16 |
Ekoru | 5.12 |
giveWater | 4.72 |
Lemmefind | 4.44 |
Search Encrypt | 4.28 |
Oscobo | 4.08 |
OneSearch | 1.88 |
Tool | Score |
Bing | 53 |
Yahoo | 50 |
DuckDuckGo | 47 |
Yandex | 46 |
Internet Archive | 45 |
Qwant | 45 |
Ecosia | 44 |
Aol | 43 |
Startpage | 39 |
Swisscows | 34 |
OneSearch | 34 |
Givero | 34 |
Excite | 33 |
Searx | 33 |
Ekoru | 32 |
Ask | 32 |
MetaGer | 32 |
Mojeek | 32 |
Goodsearch | 31 |
Gibiru | 29 |
Million Short | 29 |
Search Encrypt | 26 |
Yippy | 26 |
Entireweb | 26 |
Gigablast | 25 |
Info | 24 |
Metacrawler | 24 |
ZOO | 24 |
Dogpile | 23 |
Oscobo | 22 |
Search | 21 |
YaCy | 21 |
InfoSpace | 20 |
Lukol | 18 |
Exactseek | 18 |
giveWater | 17 |
Kiddle | 17 |
BestoftheWeb | 17 |
CuteStat | 17 |
BabyLon | 16 |
WebCrawler | 13 |
Lemmefind | 10 |
Lycos | 9 |
Symbaloo | 4 |
Sputtr | 3 |
SearchEngineZ | 3 |
This publication is dynamic and will be updated as search engine tools change. If you see anything that is missing or incorrect, please let us know in the comments below. Also feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.
Search Engines are listed below in no particular order:
Bing


Bing Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 19.0 Yrs
Distinctive features:
- Translate Support
- Search History
- Shopping Search
- Email Feature
- Usage Right or Copyright Filter
- Filter by Language
- Maps Search
- Filter by Region
Top five other Google Search Engine Alternatives with the most similar features, in order:
Yandex


Yandex Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 18.4 Yrs
Distinctive features:
- Cloud Storage Feature
- Translate Support
- Search History
- Shopping Search
- Email Feature
- Filter by Language
- Maps Search
- Filter by Region
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Swisscows


Swisscows Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 6.1 Yrs
Distinctive features:
Industry thought leadership blog: Click to visit blog.
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DuckDuckGo


DuckDuckGo Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 12.3 Yrs
Distinctive features:
Industry thought leadership blog: Click to visit blog.
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Startpage


Startpage Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 22.1 Yrs
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Industry thought leadership blog: Click to visit blog.
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Ekoru


Ekoru Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 9.3 Yrs
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Ecosia


Ecosia Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 11.1 Yrs
Distinctive features:
- Translate Support
- Shopping Search
- Usage Right or Copyright Filter
- Filter by Language
- Maps Search
- Ad-Free Results
- Filter by Region
Industry thought leadership blog: Click to visit blog.
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Internet Archive


Internet Archive Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 24.0 Yrs
Distinctive features:
- Books Search
- Cloud Storage Feature
- Truth Censorship
- Sports Search
- Entertainment Search
- Music Search
- Open Source
- Maps Search
- Ad-Free Results
- Filter by Region
Industry thought leadership blog: Click to visit blog.
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Dogpile


Dogpile Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 24.1 Yrs
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Gigablast


Gigablast Comparison Details
Feature summary: The last search engine.
Age of Software/Company: 21.2 Yrs
Distinctive features:
Industry thought leadership blog: Click to visit blog.
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Ask


Ask Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 22.1 Yrs
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WebCrawler


WebCrawler Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 24.3 Yrs
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Lycos


Lycos Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 24.3 Yrs
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InfoSpace


InfoSpace Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 24.2 Yrs
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Yahoo


Yahoo Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 15.3 Yrs
Distinctive features:
- Finance Search
- Sports Search
- Search History
- Entertainment Search
- Shopping Search
- Email Feature
- Usage Right or Copyright Filter
- Filter by Language
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Search


Search Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 24.3 Yrs
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MetaGer


MetaGer Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 19.8 Yrs
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Qwant


Qwant Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 18.4 Yrs
Distinctive features:
- Music Search
- Usage Right or Copyright Filter
- Filter by Language
- Maps Search
- Ad-Free Results
- Filter by Region
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Search Encrypt


Search Encrypt Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 3.7 Yrs
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Gibiru


Gibiru Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 10.0 Yrs
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Yippy


Yippy Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 23.9 Yrs
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Oscobo


Oscobo Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 3.6 Yrs
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Lukol


Lukol Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 20.8 Yrs
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Aol


Aol Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 23.0 Yrs
Distinctive features:
- Astrology Search
- Sports Search
- Entertainment Search
- Email Feature
- Usage Right or Copyright Filter
- Maps Search
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OneSearch


OneSearch Comparison Details
Feature summary: Privacy-Focused Features
Age of Software/Company: 1.0 Yrs
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giveWater


giveWater Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 17.3 Yrs
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Excite


Excite Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 24.3 Yrs
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BabyLon


BabyLon Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 13.6 Yrs
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Info


Info Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 23.8 Yrs
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Kiddle


Kiddle Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 7.0 Yrs
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Entireweb


Entireweb Comparison Details
Feature summary: Entireweb SEO Service
Age of Software/Company: 22.0 Yrs
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Exactseek


Exactseek Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 19.8 Yrs
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Lemmefind


Lemmefind Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 15.0 Yrs
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BestoftheWeb


BestoftheWeb Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 24.1 Yrs
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Searx


Searx Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 6.0 Yrs
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Mojeek


Mojeek Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 16.2 Yrs
Distinctive features:
Industry thought leadership blog: Click to visit blog.
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YaCy


YaCy Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 16.3 Yrs
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Givero


Givero Comparison Details
Feature summary: Say hello to open source bangs.
Age of Software/Company: 7.0 Yrs
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Metacrawler


Metacrawler Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 24.2 Yrs
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ZOO


ZOO Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 7.3 Yrs
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Sputtr


Sputtr Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 13.7 Yrs
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Symbaloo


Symbaloo Comparison Details
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Age of Software/Company: 13.5 Yrs
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CuteStat


CuteStat Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 11.1 Yrs
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SearchEngineZ


SearchEngineZ Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 20.7 Yrs
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Million Short


Million Short Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 8.7 Yrs
Distinctive features:
Industry thought leadership blog: Click to visit blog.
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Goodsearch


Goodsearch Comparison Details
Age of Software/Company: 14.4 Yrs
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Industry thought leadership blog: Click to visit blog.
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FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS | |
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Web SearchSearches the Internet systematically, for specific info, in response to a text search query. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 43 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Exact SearchProvides searching for an exact phrase, when the user encloses the phrase in quotes. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 41 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Incremental Auto-CompleteAutocomplete is a feature within the search engine, designed to make it faster to complete searches that you’re beginning to type. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 35 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Image SearchShows only images in the web search results. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 34 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
News SearchKeyword search across thousands of news sources found on the web. Users have the ability to browse categories of news where headlines are listed. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 30 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Boolean SearchA structured search that allows the user to insert words such as AND, OR, NOT to broaden or limit the search results. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 29 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Site Specific SearchAllows users to search just one domain — not the entire internet. For example: a search for “horse training:bloodhorse.com” will give results about horse training from the site bloodhorse.com. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 29 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Video SearchProvides web search results that only include video content. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 28 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Related SearchesSee a list of closely related, popular searches along with the results of your search. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 26 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Search Within ResultsProvides the option to search within your previous search results, to search for a more specific topic within your original results. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 24 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Filter by DateLimits the search results by allowing users to filter results from the past day, week or month. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 20 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Anonymous SearchAnonymous search is for privacy-conscious web users, who don’t want their search or browser related data harvested. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 19 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Metasearch EngineA Metasearch Engine takes input from a user and immediately gathers info from search engines for results. After gathering and ranking data, it is presented to the user. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 18 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Safe SearchProvides an automated filter of pornography and other offensive content that’s built into the search engine. This feature makes the search engine more family-friendly. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 17 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Filter by RegionAbility to customize search results to a specific country or region. Other countries or regions may appear with a lower rank. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ad-Free ResultsThe search engine does not show any ads in the results. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 12 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Maps SearchProvides detailed info about geographical areas around the world, also gives directions to a particular destination. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 11 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Filter by LanguageProvides ability to filter searches to only show results in the language chosen. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 11 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Usage Right or Copyright FilterA filter system that determines the risk of copyright infringement, and possible infringement, by analyzing and filtering user-generated content uploaded to the platform. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 11 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Email FeatureProvides a free or paid email service. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 11 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Shopping SearchAllows user to search for specific products for sale from online merchants or nearby stores. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Open SourceA computer program in which the source code is available for people to use for any purpose. Also allows its original design to be modified. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Music SearchFinds info about songs and music. Some services allow users to find digital files, or to identify songs by sound, like humming or singing. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment SearchAllows users to search within the category of entertainment. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Search HistoryA record of the web pages that were recently visited by a computer user. Also provides recommendations based on recent browsing history. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sports SearchProvides quick access to search for only sports-related results. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Finance SearchProvides the user with search results, specifically related to financial topics. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Truth CensorshipAlso known as Internet censorship, it’s the suppression or control of what can be viewed, accessed or published on the Internet. This includes political censorship, or censoring out information that’s deemed to be false by regulators or others. This does not include adult-related content filters. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Translate SupportTranslate/convert your search to another language, also has a built-in translator. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Astrology SearchAids the user in searching subjects such as horoscopes, destiny, palmistry, numerology and fortune telling. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cloud Storage FeatureProvides off-site storage, maintained by a third party. Allows you to save files, data, etc. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Books SearchSearches for magazine, book, ebook or document titles or by the text inside. Number of Search Engine that have this feature: 1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |