4get vs Hister
Comparing two open source alternatives to Google Search and Bing and DuckDuckGo. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.
4get
AGPL-3.0A self-hostable proxy search engine that queries DuckDuckGo, Brave, Google, Yandex and more without tracking.
Hister
AGPL-3.0Private, self-hosted search engine that indexes the pages you visit and the files you keep for full-text and semantic search.
Side-by-side comparison
| 4get | Hister | |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub Stars | 2 | 5,544 |
| Forks | — | 236 |
| Open Issues | 24 | 64 |
| Last Commit | Sep 22, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| First Released | Feb 29, 2024 | Jan 4, 2026 |
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