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Google Search Alternatives

Users recommend switching from Google Search to alternatives like DuckDuckGo, Bing, and Brave Search, praising better results, privacy, fewer ads, and seamless transitions.

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FF DuckDuck yandex.com URI HN startpage.com OK DDG duckduckgo.com StartPage search google duckduckgo google search duck results switched using google ddg bing

Sample Comments

charles_f • Oct 3, 2023 • View on HN

I donno, I've been using only duckduckgo for a few years and I don't feel any worse than on google

johncena33 • Feb 1, 2022 • View on HN

You should use bing or duckduckgo. I've been hearing lately on HN that they are many orders better than Google.

bkav • Mar 27, 2022 • View on HN

Have you tried Brave Search? It’s not 100% yet but it’s better for many searches. I made it my default and only use Google as secondary now.

tqkxzugoaupvwqr • Aug 31, 2017 • View on HN

I’ve been using DuckDuckGo for a few years and can recommend it. Try it. There is no reason to wait. If you are not happy with a search result, prepend !g to your search query and DDG redirects you to Google search.

drnick1 • Nov 5, 2025 • View on HN

Go thing that Google hasn't been a part of my life for a while now. I use DuckDuck for search.

bluGill • Mar 26, 2021 • View on HN

Why are you using Google. I switched to duck duck go years ago. It took sometime to get used to, but now I see no reason to go back.

vim-guru • Nov 12, 2019 • View on HN

Switched about a year ago to duckduckgo. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but the search results are pretty darn good. Give it a go :)

chris_mahan • Apr 23, 2013 • View on HN

Too bad for google I use duck duck go now.

hazrmard • Feb 3, 2023 • View on HN

DuckDuckGo has been my daily driver for several years. I use bangs ({search query} !g/!yt/!reddit) to quickly get to Google/Youtube/reddit etc results. Thus far, I have not noticed any significant change in my search experience.

dzhiurgis • May 20, 2024 • View on HN

Bing, ddg, brave - all of them have better ui and serve same results minus obnoxious ads. Really no reason to use google search anymore.