Google vs Kagi
Based on our analysis, Kagi is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| 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) |
In plain English — Google
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 →In plain English — Kagi
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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