SearXNG Search alternatives
17 web search MCP servers from other publishers do the same job as SearXNG Search. The closest match comes first, then the best rated, with at most two per publisher.
No-API-key web search, page fetching and document reading across many engines. Local-first.
No reviews yetlocal · mixed1692.1k/wkFreeWeb search via SearXNG and/or You.com, plus clean Markdown crawling via Crawl4AI. Self-hosted.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi167213/wkFreeProvider-fixed web search plus transparent URL, DOI, and document fetching
No reviews yetlocal · pypi308.9k/wkFreeSearch, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi5.4k6.5k/wkFreeReal-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API
No reviews yetlocal · npm2.5k34k/wkFreeMCP server for advanced web search using Tavily
No reviews yetlocal · npm2.4k26k/wkFreeMCP server for web search operations
No reviews yetlocal · npm39k118/wkFreeReal-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API
No reviews yetlocal · npm2.6k23k/wkFreeBrave Search MCP Server: web results, images, videos, rich results, AI summaries, and more.
No reviews yetlocal · npm1.6k35k/wkFreeSearch the live web and fetch clean content from source pages.
No reviews yetgateway-ready5.2kFreeWeb scraping, search, crawling, structured extraction and research for AI agents.
No reviews yetgateway-ready2.4k137/wkFreeWeb search, agentic search, news, page retrieval, sitemaps, and trending topics through Search1API.
No reviews yetgateway-ready173812/wkFreeConnect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research.
No reviews yetgateway-ready5.2kFreeRead any web page and search the web: 28 tools, cheapest first, every page checked.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi462.3k/wkFreeVisit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,…
No reviews yetgateway-ready1.5kFreeFast discovery search and self-hosted web research for MCP agents.
No reviews yetlocal · mixed23384/wkFreeConnect AI assistants to Outline for document search, reading, and management
No reviews yetlocal · pypi155243/wkFree
SearXNG Search alternatives by what you need
Open source SearXNG Search alternatives (16)
Published under an open licence such as MIT or Apache-2.0.
Free Search, searxNcrawl, CLIO Web, Zotero MCP, Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server), Tavily, Search, Perplexity API Platform and 8 more below.
Hosted SearXNG Search alternatives (5)
Nothing to install: a remote endpoint you add by URL. Also callable through the mcp.market gateway.
Exa Search, webclaw, Search1API, Exa, Brave.
Local SearXNG Search alternatives (12)
A package you install and run on your own machine, so your data stays on your computer.
Free Search, searxNcrawl, CLIO Web, Zotero MCP, Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server), Tavily, Search, Perplexity API Platform and 4 more below.
Safest SearXNG Search alternatives (13)
Graded A: passed every check the scanner runs on the latest release.
searxNcrawl, CLIO Web, Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server), Tavily, Search, Perplexity API Platform, Brave Search, Exa Search and 5 more below.
SearXNG Search and its alternatives compared
| Server | Grade | Rating | Licence | Runs | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SearXNG Search(this one) | B83 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 1.3k |
| Free Search | B83 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 169 |
| searxNcrawl | A85 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 167 |
| CLIO Web | A94 | No reviews yet | BSD-3-Clause | Local | 30 |
| Zotero MCP | B83 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 5.4k |
| Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server) | A94 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 2.5k |
| Tavily | A85 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 2.4k |
| Search | A94 | No reviews yet | Apache-2.0 | Local | 39k |
| Perplexity API Platform | A89 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 2.6k |
| Brave Search | A85 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 1.6k |
| Exa Search | A88 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 5.2k |
| webclaw | A92 | No reviews yet | AGPL-3.0 | Hosted | 2.4k |
| Search1API | A96 | No reviews yet | NOASSERTION | Hosted | 173 |
| Exa | A91 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 5.2k |
| FrankenSurf | A92 | No reviews yet | Apache-2.0 | Local | 46 |
| Brave | A97 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 1.5k |
| Tinysearch | B82 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 233 |
| Outline MCP Server | B78 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 155 |