[Applejinx]

Never thought I would go to DuckDuckGo for searching, ever. I'd do Kagi but I don't like their use of Yandex so I'll keep an eye on whether they figure their stuff out politically. I'd pay for search but not if it's paying Russia, I've been very unhappy with what Russia does with money in recent decades.

[mentalgear]

Been using DuckDuckGo for almost 2 years now - couldn't believe it at first, but results are at least as good, if not even better than Google.

[stevage]

I used Kagi for a year or two then switched to DDG. It's fine. I do not miss Google at all.

[jpalomaki]

Kagi is using Google search behind the scenes. I think that’s why it felt so easy to switch to.

[Applejinx]

That tracks with the 'we use everybody and curate optimal results' model they've got going on, but I wouldn't be changing the search habits of decades if I didn't mean to actively reject what Google search has turned into. So, not a good way to justify a paying-them model.