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24 alternatives to Whaleslide

A search engine that protects your privacy

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Whaleslide launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   searx▲82

   A privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pocket Explore▲351

   A human curated version of the web

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Anonysurfer▲102

   Surf the web with anonymous and private web proxies

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tesse▲99

   A new interactive search engine with people as results

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Snoopie▲161

   See who's watching you browse the web

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Offshore Leaks Database▲86

   A search engine for Panama papers

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Private Wishlist▲110

   Private, friction-free product bookmarking app

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Leap.it▲76

   A visual search engine for the web

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ghostery▲110

   See which companies are tracking you on websites

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Antibait▲88

    Protects you from clickbaits

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Dispel▲109

    Reclaim your privacy online.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    My Account from Google▲131

    Privacy and security controls, all in one place

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13GP
    Google Privacy Enhancer – "smoke bombs" your search history▲33

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lightbeam▲143

    See who’s tracking you online

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Moat▲113

    A search engine for online display ads

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Little Snitch 3▲129

    Protect your privacy

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Research Browser▲87

    A powerful browsing application to collect and share info

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hiding from the Internet▲72

    Eliminating personal online information

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    KeePassX▲83

    A cross-platform app for secure personal data management

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Disconnect▲90

    The easiest way to protect your online privacy

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    DBOT▲66

    Protecting you from malicious links while you "Slack"

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Onty▲67

    A connected MindMap for private sharing

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    dotmos▲92

    A new web search, discovery and curation platform

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24AB
    a blog search engine▲27

    2013 · sotosearch.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 →