Hister vs SearXNG
Comparing two open source alternatives to Kagi and Google Search and Bing and DuckDuckGo. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.
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.
SearXNG
AGPL-3.0A free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services without tracking or profiling users.
Side-by-side comparison
| Hister | SearXNG | |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub Stars | 6,245 | 39,206 |
| Forks | 280 | 3,580 |
| Open Issues | 62 | 209 |
| Last Commit | Nov 4, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 |
| First Released | Jan 4, 2026 | Apr 12, 2021 |
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GitHub stars over time
GitHub stars over time
Hister6,245
SearXNG
