Google Just Ruined Search, So I Tested Every Alternative.
Not measured — no engine answer has been captured on this question yet. That is different from the engines answering and naming nobody.
5 of 8 names confirmed · named in 2 or more of 5 answers · 0 engines
Google's recent changes to its search engine have led users to explore alternative search engines, with top contenders including Brave Search, DuckDuckGo, Bing with AI, and Startpage, each offering unique features such as strong privacy stances, independent indexing, and AI-powered results. Users can evaluate these alternatives based on their specific needs, such as local queries, privacy concerns, and information reliability. The best alternative for a user depends on their individual priorities, with some options exceling in areas like privacy, classic link-based results, or advanced AI features.
- 1Brave Searchnamed in 5 of 5 answers
- 2DuckDuckGonamed in 5 of 5 answers
- 3Startpagenamed in 3 of 5 answers
- 4Kaginamed in 3 of 5 answers
- 5Ecosianamed in 2 of 5 answers
- 6Bingnamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
- 7SearXNGnamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
- 8Perplexity AInamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
The full measurement
- The position each of the 5 engines gave all 8 names.
- How many of the 5 answers named each of them.
- Where the engines disagree, and by how much.
- Fan-out — the query each engine actually searched.
- Every citation, and the sources nobody cited.