Marginalia Search
marginalia-search.com ↗Marginalia Search is an independent search engine from Sweden, with its own crawler and index.
Why it’s listed
It's for people who want to find personal sites, blogs and the older, quieter web that big engines bury.
It's listed because it 'prioritizes non-commercial content', uses 'simple technology, no AI' and is AGPL open source1. It runs on donations, grants and API deals, with bills of about $200 a month2.
The trade-off
It's a discovery tool more than an everyday Google replacement, and it's mainly one developer, Viktor Lofgren.
Price
Free.