GoKawiilAndy Walker / Android Authority
There’s a reason why Google is a proprietary eponym and the de facto way to search the internet. It’s been the best way to find content on the web for literal decades, but recent changes and additions have made me reconsider its position at the top of the tree. AI Overviews, the sheer number of ads and sponsored products usurping genuine results, and the nonsense social media post suggestions make search result pages cluttered and borderline unusable. In short, Google no longer feels like the best way to Google. So I sought out a new way to, well… Google.
The alternative I settled on, at least for this past week, was Kagi Search. It’s been around for a while, but now that I’m finally nearing my limit with Google’s degraded service, I’m excited to try a novel alternative.
As I’d soon discover, Kagi is a lot more like Google than I’d realized in the best way possible, but this also comes with a significant drawback.
Have you tried Kagi Search? 8 votes Yes, I pay for it and use it exclusively now. 25 % Yes, I'm still trialing it. 0 % No, I'm happy with Google. 38 % No, I use an alternative search engine (mention in comments). 38 %
“A better way to use the web”
Andy Walker / Android Authority
To offer a proper introduction, Kagi Search is a premium search service that replaces ads and user data sales with a subscription service. It claims its service uses no “invasive” trackers and promises far more answers than visual clutter.
For those on the fence about paying for a search service, users can defer the steep $10/month for unlimited searches in favor of a free 50-search limit trial. If you sign up, you get 100 more. While that’s incredibly cagey if you’re used to free rein, I discovered that it’s more than enough to get to grips with Kagi’s capabilities.
So, now we know what Kagi claims and what it stands for, but what does it actually offer?
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