Based on our analysis, Kagi is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →Overall
Kagi
A · 88/100What they collect
Concern (8)
Kagi
Positive (91)
Who they share it with
Mixed (42)
Kagi
Positive (85)
What you can do
Mixed (58)
Kagi
Positive (86)
What they promise
Mixed (55)
Kagi
Positive (88)
| Category | Kagi | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 26/100 | A · 88/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (8) | Positive (91) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (42) | Positive (85) |
| What you can do | Mixed (58) | Positive (86) |
| What they promise | Mixed (55) | Positive (88) |
Google tracks almost everything you do online — every search, email, location, video, and website visit — across all their products and millions of third-party sites, then uses it to sell ads. They do give you unusually good tools to review and delete your data, but the defaults collect everything.
View full analysis →Kagi is a paid search engine that treats your data as a liability rather than an asset — it doesn't track your searches, offers cryptocurrency and Tor payment options for near-total anonymity, and publishes a warrant canary; the main caveats are US jurisdiction, third-party content providers loaded on demand, and 'whenever possible' hedging on its AI providers.
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