$10 a month happy? Not being an ass, just really asking… I thought it was steep when I checked it out the first time
Comment on Bing outage shows just how little competition Google search really has
sylverstream@lemmy.nz 5 weeks ago
I’m using Kagi and can’t be happier.
exanime@lemmy.today 5 weeks ago
JackOverlord@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
As someone also using Kagi:
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There’s a free tier, so you can try it out as much as you want (technically you only get 100 searches, but as with all free trials you can just make a new account)
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There’s a cheaper tier at $5 now, which gets you 300 searches per month. Depending on how much you use it, that might just be enough.
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Kyatto@leminal.space 5 weeks ago
I just started using it today after seeing a comment on it, it may have been this and it seems fantastic, I took a look at their demo searches and it reminded me of old google while still keeping elements from new google I find useful, and being able to disable or disable any feature I want is amazing.
I haven’t dug in too deep on making my own lenses yet, since they had some very sensible defaults (I mean seriously they have a default lemmy/fediverse lens) but that feature seems incredibly cool and useful if I want to set up something to easily search a variety of niche, focused websites on a subject I want to search on a regular basis.
festus@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
I too use Kagi but it’s worth noting that Kagi gets most of its results by paying and using other search engines including Google and Bing, so it’s not 100% independent or immune from say Bing’s outage. Still the best option by far though.
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 5 weeks ago
It could become independent with sufficient funding. I think that’s part of the idea.
Though, being able to use other indexes is likely still helpful.