Go search
User information is not tracked or stored.
fast Search.
Optional one-month search window.
Search results are not dated.
Limited image search results.
No personalized results.
At first glance, DuckDuckGo looks a lot like Google. However, many subtleties make this search engine unique.
DuckDuckGo offers some neat features like zero-click messaging, where all your answers appear on the first results page. DuckDuckgo provides disambiguation tips to help clarify the question you're asking. Best of all, DuckDuckGo doesn't track your information or share your search habits with others.
Give DuckDuckGo.com a try. You might like this clean and simple search engine.
02 out of 09Google search
Like fresh content.
Rank blogs and services.
Accessible on any device.
Collect information about users.
Hiding content can hurt rankings.
The search provided too many results.
Google is the Spartan ruler of search and the most widely used search engine in the world. Google is fast, relevant, and has the broadest single directory of web pages.
Try Google Images, Maps, and News; they're great services for locating photos, geographic directions, and titles.
03 out of 09Yipi search
Block unwanted websites.
Search results preview.
A cloud of related topics in the results.
The filtering process cannot be turned off.
Advertising supported.
There is no intuitive search.
Yippy is a deep web engine that searches other search engines for you. Unlike the regular Internet, which is indexed using robot spiders, deep web pages are often more difficult to locate through traditional searches.
This is where Yippy becomes very useful. If you're searching for obscure hobby blogs, hard-to-find government information, alternative news, academic research, and similar content, Yippy is your tool.
04 out of 09dog pile search
Whimsical home screen with "Favorite Get" links.
Extract extensive results from multiple databases.
Quick search results.
Results screen entries are undated.
There is no home screen personalization.
Lots of sponsored results.
Years ago, Dogpile beat Google as a fast, efficient web search option. Things changed in the late 1990s, with Dogpile fading into obscurity and Google becoming the leading platform.
Today, however, Dogpile is back with a growing index and a clean, fast demo that proves its halcyon days. If you want to try a search tool with an engaging look and ideal cross-link results, be sure to try Dogpile.
05 out of 09Bing search
Prefer older, established web pages.
Rank your homepage instead of your blog.
Crawl hidden and non-hidden content equally.
Rank forums lower in search results.
Instant search is slower than Google.
Some ad-heavy search results screens.
Bing is Microsoft's attempt to replace Google, arguably the second most popular search engine today.
In the leftmost bar, Bing attempts to support your research by providing suggestions; it also provides search options at the top of the screen. You might benefit from things like wiki suggestions, visual searches, and related searches. Bing won't replace Google anytime soon, but it's worth a try.
06 out of 09Google Scholar
Save articles to read later.
Quotes in many styles.
Results include the number of times an article has been cited and by whom.
Broad but not comprehensive.
There is no standard to measure the “scholarliness” of results.
There is no way to limit outcomes through discipline.
Google Scholar is a specific version of its platform. This search engine will help you win the debate.
Google Scholar focuses on scientific and hard-researched academic material that has been carefully researched by scientists and scholars. Example content includes graduate theses, legal and court opinions, academic publications, medical research reports, physics research papers, and explanations of economics and world politics.
If you're looking for important information that can lead to lively debates with educated people, Google Scholar is where you'll want to arm yourself with powerful resources.
07 out of 09Internet encyclopedia search
Focus on technical terminology and applications.
Friendly to non-technical users.
There are different terms every day.
Search only Webopedia's database of over 10,000 words and phrases.
Search results are not dated.
You must open the article to learn more.
Webopedia is one of the most useful websites on the web. Webopedia is an encyclopedia resource dedicated to searching for technical terms and definitions of computer, domain name system or what DDRAM means on a computer. Webopedia is the perfect resource for non-technical people to better understand the computers around them.
08/09Yahoo search
The home screen includes News and Hot Topics.
Your one-stop shop for search, email, horoscopes and weather.
Option to search verticals instead of networks.
The ad is not clearly marked as an ad.
Search results are not dated.
Big ad on home screen.
Yahoo has many functions: search engine, news aggregator, shopping mall, e-mail service, travel guide, horoscope and game center, etc.
The wide selection of such portals makes it a beneficial site for internet beginners. The search web should also be about discovery and exploration, and Yahoo delivers on that.
09 out of 09Internet Archive Search
Search text, news, archived websites and more.
Advanced searches are also available.
The "Wayback Machine" allows you to search old websites.
The amount of archived content can be overwhelming.
Advanced searches require a learning curve.
Not suitable for daily use.
The Internet Archive is a favorite destination for long-time web enthusiasts. For years, the archive has been taking snapshots of the entire World Wide Web, helping users virtually travel back in time to see what the web looked like in 1999, or what the news surrounding Hurricane Katrina looked like in 2005.
The Internet Archive must be thought of as more than just an archive of web pages; it's a versatile search engine that can also find movies and other videos, music, and documents.
You won't visit Archive every day like Google, Yahoo, or Bing, but when you need historical context, use this search site.
