European Alternatives to Bing
Bing is Microsoft's search engine and the second-largest globally after Google. All search queries are processed on Microsoft's US servers, used for personalisation, and tied to your Microsoft account. Bing also powers ChatGPT's web search.
1 EU alternative · avg. privacy score 98 · 1 free
Why switch from Bing?
- –All search queries sent to Microsoft's US servers — CLOUD Act applies
- –Microsoft links Bing searches to your Microsoft account for personalisation
- –Search history used for targeted advertising on Microsoft's ad network
- –Bing is the index behind DuckDuckGo — same US data dependency
1 European Alternative
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YaCy
German decentralized, peer-to-peer search engine. No central server, no tracking, fully open-source.
| Tool | Score | Privacy | Pricing | OSS | EU Data | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1YaCy German decentralized, peer-to-peer search engine. No central server, no tracking, fully open-source. High Trust | 72 | 98 | Free | ✓ | ✓ | 🇩🇪 |
German decentralized, peer-to-peer search engine. No central server, no tracking, fully open-source.
Frequently Asked Questions
Qwant (France) and Mojeek (UK) are the leading European search engines. Qwant uses Bing for some results but processes queries in France without user tracking. Mojeek runs its own independent index with no Bing or Google dependency.