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Should I use Mojeek?

Mojeek is a web search engine that provides unbiased, fast, and relevant search results combined with a no tracking privacy policy. - mojeek.com

· 1 month ago

Use it if privacy and an independent index matter more than raw result quality; it is free, so testing costs nothing. Skip it if you need Google-grade results or a zero-log guarantee.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 14+ public sources; several snippets were truncated, so some quotes are partial.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Web search

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Search API / site searchNot published (Guess: contact vendor)

Best for

  • Privacy-first searchers
  • Degoogle users
  • UK/EU users wanting an independent index
  • Developers needing a no-tracking search API

Not for

  • Anyone needing Google-grade results
  • Zero-log purists
  • Set-and-forget users unwilling to tweak queries
  • Buyers wanting published enterprise pricing or SLAs

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

'No tracking' still involves limited logging, e.g. timestamps. Read the privacy fine print.

medium

Consumer search is free, but API and business pricing are not public. Guess: contact-sales pricing.

medium

Privacy Guides removed it from recommendations once; verify current standing before relying on it.

medium

Expect fallback to Google for niche or complex queries, per user reports.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Crawls its own index, independent of Google and Bing
  • No-tracking privacy policy
  • Free for consumers
  • Powers real businesses; Iliffe Media uses its search API
  • Excellent trust score in independent safety review

Cons

  • Result quality trails Google; users tweak queries to find things
  • Some reviewers bluntly call results poor
  • Logs limited data like timestamps despite no-tracking stance
  • Modest 3.3/5 rating on Google Play
  • Was removed from Privacy Guides recommendations; reason unclear

Sources & method

- 11 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; minimal logging disclosed despite no-tracking policy.

official x1review x7security x2news x1
  • Limited logging despite no-tracking stance, Third-party privacy review notes Mojeek logs limited information such as timestamps.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 11

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free consumer search, no tracking
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Users report tweaking queries often
  • Feature depth: 2/5. Own index, but relevance trails Google
  • Support quality. No evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 4/5. No tracking; minimal logging disclosed
  • 3.3/5 Google Play rating 826 ratings
  • Free Starting price Consumer web search
  • Yes Free tier No account needed
  • UK-based Background Founded by Marc Smith

Pricing

Web search

Free

  • No-tracking web results
  • Mobile apps and browser use

Search API / site search

Not published (Guess: contact vendor)

  • Business site search
  • Web search API access

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; minimal logging disclosed despite no-tracking policy.

  • Limited logging despite no-tracking stanceThird-party privacy review notes Mojeek logs limited information such as timestamps.⁵

What users say

Privacy-minded users praise the independent index, but many say results need query tweaking and trail Google.

“No. Mojeek is absolute trash”
Quora
“Sometimes I have to tweak it to get...”
Reddit, r/degoogle
“Mojeek is a search engine that has its own ind...”
Privacy Guides forum

Companies that use it

  • Iliffe Media³
Full analysis

Based on 14+ public sources; several snippets were truncated, so some quotes are partial.

Free, private UK search with its own index. Great for privacy, weak for results. Trying it costs nothing.

Methodology

Based on 14+ public sources; several snippets were truncated, so some quotes are partial.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Mojeek official sitemojeek.com
    official
  2. Mojeek — European Alternativeseuropean-alternatives.eu
    review
  3. How the UK search engine Mojeek offers you an alternativecambridgeindependent.co.uk
    news
  4. Mojeek — Apps on Google Playplay.google.com
    review
  5. Avoid The Hack: 7 Best Private Search Enginessecurityboulevard.com
    security
  6. Mojeek.com Safety Reviewgridinsoft.com
    security
  7. Does anyone else like Mojeek? — r/degooglereddit.com
    review
  8. Is Mojeek a good alternative to Google? — Quoraquora.com
    review
  9. Why did Mojeek get removed? — r/PrivacyGuidesreddit.com
    review
  10. Mojeek — Tool Suggestions, Privacy Guides forumdiscuss.privacyguides.net
    review
  11. A Comparison of New Search Engines: Mojeek and Kagiigorslab.de
    review

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