Growth · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Brave Search beta
Private search that puts you first, not big tech
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Brave Search beta launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Today, we're releasing the Brave Search API for public access. The Brave Search API is the backbone of our independent search engine, and we're excited to provide a competitive alternative to Big Tech. We hope to serve customers ranging from independent developers to large companies. Brave Search recently became 100% independent for Web search (https://brave.com/search-independence/), removing any remnant calls to Microsoft Bing in order to rely fully on our own index. Our search index is updated with millions of new pages from the Web every day. Search results are of…
2023 · brave.com · its alternatives →
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Brave on iOS▲88A lightning fast mobile browser with ad-blocking built in
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Snap Search 2.0▲138Search the web without being tracked
2020 · snapsearch.online · its alternatives →
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2019 · kerkour.fr · its alternatives →
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Privado▲69Searches should be private, we make sure they really are.
2020 · privado.com · its alternatives →
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A lightning fast browser with ad-blocker & crypto-rewards
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Brave Leo on iOS▲128Brave's privacy-preserving AI assistant is now on iOS
2024 · brave.com · its alternatives →
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Support decentralized search by becoming a node operator.
2021 · t.me · its alternatives →
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Brave Leo AI▲196The smart AI assistant built right in your browser
2023 · brave.com · its alternatives →
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I've been working on a little open source [1] search engine, nilch. I noticed that nearly all well known search engines, including the alternative ones, tend to be run by companies of various sizes with the goal to make money, so they either fill your results with ads or charge you money, and I dislike this because search is the backbone of the internet and should not be commercial, so it runs in a not-for-profit style and aims to survive on donations. Additionally I'm personally really sick of AI in my search results so I got rid of that, and I wanted DuckDuckGo bangs so it supports all of…
Dec 2025 · nilch.org · its alternatives →
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AI tool for synthesized, relevant results
2023 · brave.com · its alternatives →
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Andi▲282New way to search free from spam, tracking and ads
2022 · andisearch.com · its alternatives →
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G Shop▲2One-click Google Shopping for Brave with privacy.
Feb 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Privacy Hunt▲164We hunt data request forms, so you can reclaim YOUR data.
2020 · rownd.com · its alternatives →
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Get honest results, free from corporate bias & trackers
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Search without ads or tracking. View results how you want.
2021 · lazyweb.ai · its alternatives →
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OneSearch▲76Search experience with enhanced privacy features
2020 · search.yahoo.com · its alternatives →
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