Farewell, Google For a monthly fee, this search engine provides a wide range of options
We have been using Google for searches for so long that we can not even fathom using any other search engine. The market share of the internet behemoth is actually ten times larger than that of its rivals. Though it costs $10 a month to subscribe, some experts have started to suggest a more comprehensive or straightforward option, depending on how it is set up.
Among other things, Kagi provides a more streamlined interface, no advertisements, an abundance of sophisticated settings, and a display of numerous, nearly all-useful search-related links. Kagi was established three years ago and has been operating since 2018. After selling his prior business to GoDaddy, Vladimir Prelovac founded the search engine, which was motivated by his kids.
I posed the question, "Do I want my kids to grow up exposed to all these ads and data tracking?" After purchasing a YouTube Premium subscription and learning about its advantages, he made the decision to switch to a search engine business model. "You only get useful information when you pay for it" is his catchphrase.
Kagi and Google's search engine do not appear to be all that different. As soon as you begin searching, a screen full of links will appear. Additionally, you can look for relevant news, maps, podcasts, videos, and images. Actually, when you search for someone, a little box with a few facts taken straight from their Wikipedia page will appear.
But unlike Google, which depends entirely on the internet user to make that decision, Kagi prioritizes quality over quantity, meaning it chooses content based on what is good and what is bad. In contrast to Kagi, which merely displays specific links to articles published on different websites about recommendations related to our search, if we search for a particular tech product on Google for advice on the best phones for taking photos, we will find a lot of sponsored ads from different major online stores or brands.
Similarly, we can reject results that we do not want to appear in our searches and select whether we want more results from personal blogs or from a particular website or portal, and vice versa. It is interesting to note that Kagi lists both the most chosen and the most blocked portals in general. Kagi also offers the benefit of privacy. According to Prelovac, it virtually forgets everything after each session and does not save any information about our searches or the links we click.
- Kagi