I used to run a private instance of SearXNG, but it wasn't for me. I don't really know exactly why.
I switched to Kagi now and I'm pretty happy with the results. However, there are some things to consider:
- Kagi costs money
- They claim to be privacy-friendly and that they don't build a profile of you
- There's no proof on that
- There's no private way to pay, credit / debit card only
- Like that, they could totally build a profile of you
- They're US-based, so what happens when one of the 3-letter-agencies asks them for user data?
Anyway. I'm trying to be positive and I really hope that I'm funding something good here. So far, I really like it.