DuckDuckGo alternatives
Privacy-centric search engine designed to give users control over their personal information online.
DuckDuckGo compared with its alternatives on free plan, learning curve and setup time
 DuckDuckGoThis toolPrivacy-centric search engine designed to give users control over their personal information online. | Yes | Easy | — |
 GoogleGoogle — google platform and services for production software teams. | Yes | Easy | — |
 BingMicrosoft search engine and web discovery platform with AI-assisted results. | Yes | Easy | — |
 Brave BrowserPrivacy-focused Chromium browser with built-in ad blocking and optional rewards. | Yes | Easy | 60 seconds |
 ChromeGoogle's browser with DevTools, extensions, and the Blink rendering engine ecosystem. | Yes | Easy | Less than 5 minutes |
 ChromiumOpen-source browser project forming the base for Chrome, Edge, Brave, and other Chromium browsers. | Yes | Advanced | — |
 EdgeMicrosoft Chromium browser with enterprise policies, collections, and Copilot integration. | Yes | Easy | — |
 FirefoxOpen-source browser focused on privacy, standards support, and developer tooling. | Yes | Easy | — |
 OperaChromium browser with built-in VPN, ad blocker, and sidebar productivity features. | Yes | Easy | — |
 SafariApple's browser with WebKit engine, iCloud sync, and deep macOS and iOS integration. | Yes | Easy | — |
 TorPrivacy network and browser routing traffic through encrypted relays for anonymity. | Yes | Easy | Less than 5 minutes |
 VivaldiHighly customizable Chromium browser with tab stacking, notes, and power-user workflows. | Yes | Medium | — |
 WebKitFast, open source web browser engine that powers Safari, Mail, App Store, and many other applications across macOS, iOS, and Linux. | Yes | Advanced | — |
How these alternatives were chosen
Tools DuckDuckGo names as alternatives that this directory also publishes, followed by others in Browser. The order is not a ranking, and "—" means we have not checked that field — not that the answer is no.
DuckDuckGo also lists Startpage, Qwant as alternatives. Those are not in this directory yet, so there is nothing to compare — and nothing to link to.