Hister vs SearXNG
Comparing two open source alternatives to 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 | 1,830 | 34,985 |
| Forks | 89 | 3,208 |
| Open Issues | 31 | 214 |
| Last Commit | Aug 5, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 |
| First Released | Jan 4, 2026 | Apr 12, 2021 |
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