Thoughts on KagiHQ? Is it worth paying for a search engine?
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Curious abt this too
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Will take a read thx !
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It is definitely miles ahead in finding genuine content, but paying 10 usd for unlimited or 5 usd for 300 searches is too much for my wallet. I'm hoping if they get enough users then maybe they can introduce another price lowering attempt or pray that I can opt into a family plan with friends.
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Thx for sharing. I do (happily) use Kagi as already stated in my other comment but I'm always willing to be more informed.
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And brave, the one run by this guy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Eich
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Since all your searches could be correlated to your account (subscription service) by Kagi, I consider that a major deal-breaker when discussing its privacy.
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On the Orion forums their staff consistently bullies people around
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I use the $5 plan. Basically for any time I’m searching for something I already know (weather, sports scores, particular website) I use ddg or brave (or bookmarks). When I’m looking for more nuanced things like programming questions, recipes, reviews, etc. I use Kagi. Works pretty well with bangs in Firefox
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I am not on a VPN and experience it with my phone, iPad and desktop sadly.
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They keep expanding their partnership with Yandex, which is a company tightly integrated with Kremlin
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Also, from the same source - a dismissive attitude to privacy (which is kind of a big deal if all your searches are tied to a single account, usually paid by a KYC method).
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NO. use searxng (https://searx.be/ and https://priv.au/)
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Been using searx for a while it's awesome. When I finally set up my own home server I will self host it.
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This is inaccurate. The reality is that the company promises that searches aren't saved and there is no search history associated with your account.
The problem is that we have no way to verify that is actually true. It requires trust.
I use Kagi. I pay $5/month for 300 searches. I am acutely aware of the fact that my searches might not be completely private.
They still offer the most accurate search results of any any search engine since ~2008 Google.
