degoog vs Hister

Comparing two open source alternatives to Google Search and Bing and DuckDuckGo and Kagi. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

degoog

AGPL-3.0

Open-source, self-hosted search engine aggregator with a comprehensive plugin system.

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Hister

AGPL-3.0

Private, self-hosted search engine that indexes the pages you visit and the files you keep for full-text and semantic search.

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Side-by-side comparison

	degoog	Hister
License	AGPL-3.0	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	2,114	4,909
Forks	97	203
Open Issues	20	61
Last Commit	Sep 19, 2026	Sep 18, 2026
First Released	Mar 4, 2026	Jan 4, 2026
Categories	Search Tools	Bookmark & Content Management Tools AI Agent Builders
Tags	#search engine #privacy #self hosted #degoogle	#search #privacy #self hosted #mcp #semantic-search

GitHub stars over time

degoog2,114

Hister

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