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SearXNG

Internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases (Fork of Searx).

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Still maintained? Yes: 201 commits in the last 90 days.

Also an alternative to Google Search.

Docker #10 of 16 in Search Engines

At a glance

SearXNG quick facts

Health score
73/100 GOOD
Stars
39,010
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
No tagged release
Licence
AGPL-3.0
View searxng/searxng on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: ".. metasearch engine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearchengine .. Installation guide: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation.html .. Configuration guide: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/settings/index.html .. CONTRIBUTING: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.rst .. LICENSE: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/master/LICENSE."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

SearXNG scores 73/100, #10 of 16 in Search Engines: 201 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the absence of a tagged release forfeits all 25 release points, 39,010 stars add 18.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 25.0 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    201 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25

    No tagged release found

  • Stars 18.4 / 20

    39k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

811 commits over the last 12 months
201
Last 90 days
811
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #10 of 16 tools in Search Engines by health , between ElasticSearch (#9) and Yacy (#11) .

Details

LicenceAGPL-3.0
PlatformsPython, Docker
Latest releaseNo tagged release
Stars39,010
Open issues178
DockerYes
Repositorysearxng/searxng ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

SearXNG vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with SearXNG (Search Engines), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
MeiliSearch 99 60k MIT yesterday
OpenSearch 97 14k Apache-2.0 today
Fess 92 1.1k Apache-2.0 2 days ago
Websurfx 92 1.2k AGPL-3.0 3 days ago
SearXNG (this tool) 73 39k AGPL-3.0 today
Yacy 69 4.1k GPL-2.0 1 month ago

SearXNG: common questions

What does SearXNG replace?

Repoly lists SearXNG as an open-source alternative to Google Search. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where SearXNG stands against the others.

Is SearXNG still maintained?

SearXNG had 201 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today. Repoly recomputes this nightly.