Search · Germany (DE)
SearXNG
A free internet metasearch engine.
The switch
Google Search→SearXNGalso replaces Bing
About
SearXNG is a privacy-respecting, fast, and customizable metasearch engine. It aggregates results from various search engines and presents them in a unified interface.
Why we recommend it
- Open source
- Federated search
EU vs USA
SearXNG vs Google Search
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 SearXNG
🇺🇸 Google Search
Headquarters
Germany
Mountain View, USA
Jurisdiction
EU
USA
Data location
EU
Global
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
—
Alphabet Inc.
Founded
2021
1998
Compare head-to-head
SearXNG vs the US incumbents
See all European alternatives to Google Search and Bing.