Category: Search Engines

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

Privacy-focused search engine by Ahrefs that shares 90% of revenue with publishers

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Facts

Headquarters: SG (OTHER)
Category: Search Engines
Type: Product
GDPR-compliant: Yes
Open-source: No
Data hosting: EU

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Yep

MetaGer
German privacy search engine by SUMA-EV with anonymous proxy
DE · open-source
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SearXNG
Self-hostable meta search engine that combines results from multiple sources
DE · open-source
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YaCy
Decentralised peer-to-peer search engine without a central server
DE · open-source
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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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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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Startpage
Dutch privacy search engine using Google results
NL · commercial
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Yep?

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

Are there open-source alternatives to Yep?

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

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

Yep is headquartered in SG (OTHER) and hosts data in EU. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

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