Category: Search Engines

8 European alternatives to YaCy — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.

Decentralised peer-to-peer search engine without a central server

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Facts

Headquarters: DE (EU)
Category: Search Engines
Type: Product
GDPR-compliant: Yes
Open-source: Yes
Data hosting: EU

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to YaCy

Ecosia
German search engine focused on sustainability
DE · commercial
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Lilo
French search engine that donates advertising revenue to social projects
FR · commercial
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MetaGer
German privacy search engine by SUMA-EV with anonymous proxy
DE · open-source
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Qwant
French search engine hosted in Europe
FR · commercial
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Right DAO
European search initiative focused on fair and transparent search results
DE · commercial
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SearXNG
Self-hostable meta search engine that combines results from multiple sources
DE · open-source
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Startpage
Dutch privacy search engine using Google results
NL · commercial
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Swisscows
Swiss privacy search engine with semantic recognition and no tracking
CH · commercial
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to YaCy?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to YaCy include Ecosia, Lilo and MetaGer. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to YaCy?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to YaCy include MetaGer and SearXNG. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is YaCy GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

YaCy is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes YaCy an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

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