Processing
Self-hosted
How product activity is processed.
INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE
SearXNG
A free open-source metasearch engine that can be self-hosted to query multiple search providers without building a centralized user profile.
- Web · Self-hosted
- Self-hostable
- Open source
- No account required
- Pricing
- Donation
Privacy at a glance
A quick view of the dimensions most useful for comparing this product. Unconfirmed facts stay explicitly unconfirmed.
Identity
No account
Whether an account is needed to use it.
Tracking
Not confirmed
Reported analytics and tracking posture.
Ownership & source
Open source
Availability of the product source code.
Offline support
No
Whether core use can continue offline.
Self-hosting
Yes
Whether you can run it on your own infrastructure.
What to know
Why it stands out
- A self-hosted instance gives the operator control over source code, logs, selected engines, proxying and retention.
- SearXNG is open source, generally accountless and can reduce direct exposure of a user’s address and cookies to multiple upstream search providers.
Trade-offs
- Public instances are independently operated and can change logging, analytics, proxy, engine and retention settings; the project cannot guarantee every instance.
- Search queries are sent onward to configured upstream engines, which can receive traffic from the instance and may return tracking links or content.
Best for
Individuals and organizations willing to operate or carefully choose a private metasearch instance.
Consider another option when
Users who assume every public SearXNG instance has identical privacy controls or who require search to work without contacting external engines.
Technical details
Complete privacy-profile dimensions, grouped for easier review. Each value is retained from the catalogue record.
4 groups · 18 dimensions
- Processing
- Self-hosted
- Storage
- Not confirmed
- Offline support
- No
- Self-hosting
- Yes
- Data export
- Partial
- Data deletion
- Not confirmed
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Evidence
4 public sources collected
- SearXNG documentationdocs.searxng.org · Documentation · metasearch model, supported engines, open-source operation and self-hosting
- About SearXNGdocs.searxng.org · Documentation · privacy positioning and instance use
- Why use a private instance?docs.searxng.org · Documentation · public-instance caveats and operator control
Review status: ListedLast reviewed: Not yet reviewedCatalogue updated: 20 Jul 2026
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