Kagi
A paid search engine with no ads and no tracking.
Instead of Google Search
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Kagi is search you pay for, so there are no ads to sell and the results are built for the person searching. You can block sites you hate and boost the ones you trust. It runs on the web and in browser extensions, with plans from $5 a month.
Kagi scores a 5 on self-direction and delivery, a 4 on lock-in, a 3 on footprint and a 2 on power and longevity.
It is closed source, the price shuts some people out, and nothing stays with you if you stop paying. It is a good product and a fair example of convenience and conviviality pulling apart.
- A paid search engine with no ads to sell and no tracking
- Lets you block sites you hate and boost ones you trust
- Closed source, from $5 a month, and nothing stays with you if you stop paying
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For comparison, we also reviewed Google Search (16/30) as a benchmark.
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