10 European Search Engines vendors.
Search Engines: Search engines — privacy-friendly web searching. Below, every vendor in the knowledge base headquartered in the EU or the EEA, each checked by us for headquarters, owner, hosting and licence. Non-European vendors are listed at the bottom with a link to their European alternatives.
24 vendors in total: 10 European, 7 American, 7 other; 3 open source. Last checked: 5 October 2026.
Why this matters for digital sovereignty
Search queries reveal interests, health questions and intent, so the provider's jurisdiction matters since US companies can be compelled to hand over data under the CLOUD Act and FISA 702. Check whether search history is logged, where servers are located, and whether the provider is under European ownership.
European vendors
- EcosiaEU sovereign
German search engine focused on sustainability
Germany
- LiloEU sovereign
French search engine that donates advertising revenue to social projects
France
- MetaGerEU sovereign
German privacy search engine by SUMA-EV with anonymous proxy
Germany · open-source
- QwantEU sovereign
French search engine hosted in Europe
France
- Right DAOEU sovereign
European search initiative focused on fair and transparent search results
Germany
- SearXNGSelf-hosted / open source
Self-hostable meta search engine that combines results from multiple sources
Germany · open-source
- SeznamEU sovereign
Czech search engine with 15.6% market share in the Czech Republic and its own Mapy.cz maps service.
Czechia
- StartpageEU sovereign
Dutch privacy search engine using Google results
Netherlands
- SwisscowsEU sovereign
Swiss privacy search engine with semantic recognition and no tracking
Switzerland
- YaCySelf-hosted / open source
Decentralised peer-to-peer search engine without a central server
Germany · open-source
Non-European vendors in this category
For each vendor, the page with European alternatives and the sovereignty profile.
- Non-EU vendorBaiduChina · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorBingUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorBrave SearchUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorDuckDuckGoUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorGoogle SearchUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorKagiUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorMojeekUnited Kingdom · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorNaverSouth Korea · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorOscoboUnited Kingdom · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorSogouChina · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorYahoo SearchUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorYandex SearchRussia · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorYepSingapore · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorYou.comUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
Frequently asked questions
Which European Search Engines vendors are there?
The knowledge base lists 10 European Search Engines vendors, including Ecosia, Lilo, MetaGer and Qwant. Every record is checked for headquarters, ultimate owner, hosting locations and licence.
Are there open-source options for Search Engines?
Yes. Open-source Search Engines software from Europe includes MetaGer, SearXNG and YaCy; you can self-host it with the encryption keys under your own control.