Kagi Search Engine

Users enthusiastically discuss switching to and praising Kagi as a superior paid alternative to Google and DuckDuckGo, citing better result quality, fewer ads and SEO spam, and features like site blocking.

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SEO AI StackOverflow OP HN cyberscript.dev DDG i.e SSO kagi.com kagi search google ddg results searches queries search engine search results better google

Sample Comments

vlmutolo Dec 27, 2022 View on HN

I’ve been using Kagi for months. Before Kagi, I used DDG and would often have to switch to Google. With Kagi I almost never switch to a different search engine.Kagi does a great job returning results with less SEO spam. It’s fast and has a great interface. Big fan.

unlikelymordant Jan 10, 2025 View on HN

I have used kagi for quite a while now, and i use it pretty much exclusively. I was unhappy with google ignoring many terms in my search queries and giving me results that I generally considered to be 'intro' pages and generic content, even when my searches were very specific. I have found kagi much better. I dont use any of the advanced stuff like summarisation or ai stuff, i just want search results that have my keywords in them.

JackMorgan Apr 24, 2023 View on HN

I search ~1000 queries/month, and I tried using Google, DDG, and Kagi side by side for the last six months. At this point I'm 100% on Kagi. My last holdout was work using Google, but it's just so frustrating now after using Kagi, I finally switched over.Yeah it's paid, but I am getting the best results and experience. Not everyone needs great search, but I do and I'm willing to pay for it.I just recently got my brother to sign up, he's also gotten so tired of

stevenleeg Jan 4, 2022 View on HN

I've been using Kagi over the last few days and have actually been pleasantly surprised with it performing better than both Google and DDG for my use cases. It's still free during the beta so might be worth giving it a shot.

foxylad Apr 9, 2025 View on HN

I use Kagi, and it's worth every penny. Google has enshittified itself into irrelevance, and ChatGPT is too ponderous.Kagi is like Google in it's prime - fast, relevant and giving a range of results.

Toutouxc Nov 8, 2022 View on HN

I’ve been using Kagi ($10/month user-oriented search engine) for a few months now and it’s what finally scratched my Googling itch. The quality of results is almost like Google a few years ago, plus you can buff, nerf or even block certain sites! Goodbye Quora, Pinterest, Yahoo Answers and other crap, hello Wikipedia and StackOverflow results always at the top. And of course, no ads.

crisp Sep 21, 2023 View on HN

Happy customer here. Kagi is by far the best search engine there is.When I first started using Kagi a year ago or so, I compared results with Google every now and then.Now? Never.10 bucks a month for a tool that I use multiple times every single day is more than reasonable. The results hit home virtually every time.There are variety of features to customize your searches but truthfully, I never found the need for them. I've only blocked/deprioritized some domains, that'

S6eUL Sep 1, 2022 View on HN

I joined the Kagi beta two weeks before it ended and have been a paying user ever since. I find the price to be quite steep but so far it have no regrets and will most likely continue my subscription. I average over 2000 queries per month.- Search result quality is at least equal to Google for most queries and far superior for queries involving discussions or technical topics. Sadly, it is inferior for queries in my area of expertise (Swiss law).- Kagi is the only alternative to Google tha

dmje Mar 11, 2022 View on HN

I've been using Kagi for a few weeks now. Unlike when I trialled ddg, and found about 90% of my searches ended up being !g, I'm finding Kagi results to be genuinely excellent.The "lens" functionality which lets you gone searches to a subset of site is really excellent and genuinely useful. Plus you can remove sites from results, too.I'm really optimistic about where it's going. And yes, they have a "pay for it" model which reassures me they're t

Sjeiti Oct 2, 2023 View on HN

I've been using it for a year now. Google had been giving increasingly bad results. Kagi doesn't have adds and works surprisingly wel in my own language and location. Worth every cent.