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Alternative search engines - TOP 5 of the most curious Google competitors

The search engine market is led worldwide by the big player Google with a constant 90%. But there are a few alternative search engines in the sky, which do not want to let the giant get away without competition. In addition to Google, Bing, Yahoo!, YANDEX and Baidu are well-known representatives of the search engine market. However, in this blog post we want to take a look at the alternative search engines, which after all make up a scant 2% of the market under the category "Other". Vegan products, ingredients or social fundraising are some of the goals that the alternative search engines pursue.  

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Alternative search engines ranking

Googling has become a kind of synonym for most people to find information in the vastness of the World Wide Web. However, this term does not seem fair to the countless alternative search engines that abound on the Net. When we don't google, but search for a certain product on the net, the alternatives prove to be valuable and also necessary.

Privacy has become a sensitive issue on the Internet. If you don't want to give out your data to third parties, you better search with DuckDuckGo or Startpage. Many users are also increasingly concerned about the ecological footprint that the processing of masses of data and the commercialization of the Internet entail. As a result, a variety of alternative search engines have established themselves that are characterized by their support of a green lifestyle.

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No. 1 Codecheck

An alternative search engine to find alternatives. CodeCheck helps you decipher cryptic names in ingredient descriptions. Whether it's food or cosmetic products, CodeCheck unmasks unwanted ingredients. By scanning the barcode with the CodeCheck app, you can find out whether critical ingredients such as parabens, silicones, palm oil or microplastics are in your cosmetics.

The food check is particularly suitable for vegans, vegetarians or people who suffer from food intolerances. But a scan with the app is also worthwhile for all those who want to avoid unnecessary additives, too much sugar or fat. The alternative search engine not only lists unwanted ingredients, but also rates each product according to the traffic light system. The app also allows individual settings to be made so that the rating circle can be completely adapted to one's own needs.

Alternative search engine Codecheck Alverde Men Shower Gel

The perfect platform for green products

For companies that focus on green products, the CodeCheck app can be a real asset. Products can be entered independently and then approved for review by CodeCheck. User reviews are also worth their weight in gold for product providers. Positive reviews increase the popularity of the product and FAQ's are taken directly from the community. Negative feedback can also be directly incorporated into the process and implemented.

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No. 2 VeggieSearch

VeggieSearch is the address when it comes to sustainable and vegan products. The operators of the alternative search engine attach great importance to animal welfare, organic, fair and plastic-free products. Through cooperation with numerous online stores, the products are filtered based on selected criteria and listed on VeggieSearch. The platform offers however not only the simple search function, but also Blog posts with exciting information approximately around the veganen life-style. Each quantity of prescriptions, test reports and worth knowing to lasting options finds one on the Blog of Veggie-Search.

Alternative search engine: VeggieSearch search mask

Green Eldorado for sustainable online stores

The sustainable lifestyle is clearly in focus at VeggieSearch. Vegan and green online stores not only have the chance to generate new customers by ranking in the alternative search engine, but also meet the ideal persona fit. After all, who uses a search engine called "veggie search"? Of course, vegans and those who focus on sustainable options.

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No. 3 TreeDay.net

"There is always a more sustainable offer - you just have to know where!"

TreeDay.net is considered the green equivalent of GelbeSeiten. The sustainable business directory is the perfect place to find restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, fashion stores, hairdressers, bike stores and much more in your area. The alternative search engine for green products has developed the first index for sustainability. With the TREEDAY INDEX you can see at a glance the level of sustainability of a company. On a scale from 0 to 100, companies are rated accordingly.

Alternative search engine TreeDay.net search mask

TreeDay also offers the possibility to measure your own sustainability. By saving CO2, your environmentally friendly deeds are directly converted into TreedCoins. These can be redeemed in the form of vouchers at TreeDay partners for sustainable products or services.

The green YellowPages business directory

Visiting a foreign city and no idea where the nearest organic market is? TreeDay.Net offers the optimal solution to find sustainable stores nearby. Not only supermarkets, but also fashion stores, drugstores, hairdressers and many more are listed in the sustainable business directory. The rating traffic light system immediately reveals whether you can go shopping and discover new products with a clear conscience.

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No. 4 Ecosia.org

At Ecosia is a charity search engine. The alternative search engine from Berlin uses its ad revenues to plant trees. Transparency is high on the list for search engine operators. That's why once a month they publish their Financial Report and show users exactly where the proceeds from the ad content have gone. The search results and required search ads are provided by the Yahoo search engine. Ecosia's servers run on 100% renewable energy and with every tree planted, approximately 1kg of CO2 is removed from the atmosphere. That's what we call C02-neutral!

Ecosia also scores highly in the area of data security. Unlike the big player Google, the alternative search engine does not create a user profile of its users. No data is sold to advertisers and every search query is anonymized within a week.

Alternative search engine Ecosia search mask

Charity cause, CO2 neutral and more privacy

The alternative search engine Ecosia seems to offer everything you could ask for when searching the Internet today. Every search equates to a good deed for people and nature. And as if that weren't enough, you also do something good for yourself and your privacy. If that's not motivation enough, the countdown of already planted trees under the search mask of Ecosia will surely help. Happy searching and planting!

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No. 5 Gexsi.com

The alternative search engine Gexsi.com is a digital platform for social investments. With each search query, a small amount of money is generated, which grows into a considerable sum when added up. Gexsi supports a different social project every two weeks. If one calls up the search mask of the alternative search engine, the project for which donations are currently being collected is presented. Gexsi wants to help young social startups and together make the world a better place.

Alternative search engine Gexsi.com search mask

Search with sense!

Every one of us calls up the search mask (most likely Google) several times a day. But there are many alternatives with which one can also show social commitment. Gexsi.com shows that searching the Internet does not exclude charity.

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Sustainability is the new Sale

From the technologized world, man once looked back at nature and wished he had done less damage to it. Sustainability has become the buzzword of the 21st century. Alternative search engines have taken it upon themselves to bring technology and nature back into harmony and to play an important part in reducing man's ecological footprint.

Sustainability is also an effect of a fully integrated content marketing strategy. The ranking in alternative search engines is therefore sustainable in two respects. On the one hand, organic visitors are constantly generated through qualitative content. On the other hand, the search via Gexsi, Ecosia, TreeDay, VeggieSearch or CodeCheck is already under a green star due to the Good Cause.

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