Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Our stab at PG's No.1 frighteningly ambitious startup idea launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Bloom – A free and open source 'Google'▲747

   2019 · kerkour.fr · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Google.ai▲413

   Bringing the benefits of AI to everyone

   2017 · google.com · its alternatives →

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   Think with Google▲142

   Put Google research and insight behind your thinking.

   2014 · business.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Data Gallery by Think with Google▲513

   Put Google research and insight behind your thinking

   2016 · business.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Google for Entrepreneurs▲71

   Bringing together startup communities worldwide

   2014 · startup.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Google Search AI Mode▲284

   Go beyond search

   2025 · blog.google · its alternatives →

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   Google Search Web Guide▲176

   An experimental AI-organized search results page

   2025 · blog.google · its alternatives →

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   Bytes - "Okay Google, what is artificial intelligence?"▲62

   We discuss what an AI-powered future could look like

   2016 · static1.squarespace.com · its alternatives →

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   Tesse▲99

   A new interactive search engine with people as results

   2017 · tesse.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PubLoft▲133

    Freelancer network for writers powered by the gig economy

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Grow The Dream Show - 41: Danny Sullivan on Maximizing Search Across Platforms▲61

    Founder of SearchEngineLand: from Snapchat to Spotlight!

    2015 · gtdshow.com · its alternatives →

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    GoSearch Free▲163

    GoSearch is the newest AI-powered enterprise search solution — by the makers of GoLinks, a YCombinator company. Available now at gosearch.ai! If you’re still reading, check out our other new product that just launched: GoProfiles.io, the only AI-powered HR platform.

    2025 · gosearch.ai · its alternatives →

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    A search engine that doesn't track you, where users vote for results▲62

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Google Cloud Search▲86

    A unified smart search engine for G Suite customers

    2017 · cloud.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Luigi's Box▲132

    AI powered site search and product discovery for e‑commerce

    2023 · luigisbox.com · its alternatives →

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    See what the internet thinks about any topic, based on Google queries▲46

    projects for the future!

    2016 · thehivemind.online · its alternatives →

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    Jump by Google▲88

    Experiences like you're actually there.

    2015 · arvr.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Pisearch▲29

    Search Deeper. Discover You

    2025 · pisearch.ai · its alternatives →

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    Leap.it▲76

    A visual search engine for the web

    2014 · leap.it · its alternatives →

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    Helpouts By Google▲64

    Real help from real people in real time.

    2013 · support.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Search: How the Data Explosion Makes Us Smarter ▲90

    Holds up a mirror to our time to see if search can keep up

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    One Degree▲81

    The Human Search Engine

    2015 · onedegree.co · its alternatives →

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    Google Search▲7

    Indexes the world information and makes it easy to find.

    2015 · google.com · its alternatives →

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    a16z Podcast: Innovation vs. Invention at Google I/O▲62

    Innovation or invention?

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →