3.6/5
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19,946 Android reviews
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Should I Use Qwant?
Fast, reliable answers and still in trust: Qwant does not store your search data, does not sell your personal data and is hosted in Europe.
Depends
DependsUse Qwant if EU-hosted privacy and not feeding Google matter more than best-in-class results.
Free, private, EU-hosted search — solid privacy swap, but results trail Google and Bing powers the underlying index.
Confidence: Medium
Free
Price
No subscription surfaced in sources
$24.04M
Funding raised
Per CB Insights
44 reviews
Trustpilot base
Very small sample
Value for money
5
Free search, no paid tier needed
Ease of use
4
Guess: familiar search box, apps and extensions
Feature depth
3
Web, news, maps; results rely on Bing
Security posture
3
Privacy-first, but CNIL flagged data processing
Pros
Cons
Gotchas
- mediumResults partly come from Bing; any partnership change could silently alter quality⁵
- mediumCNIL determined Qwant processes personal data — 'private' is not 'no data'⁶
- mediumRecurring community complaints about unreliable result quality⁹
- lowNew owners are pivoting the company toward GenAI — strategy drift possible14
Best for
- Privacy-first everyday searchers
- EU users prioritizing data sovereignty
- Degoogle and BuyFromEU switchers
- Casual home and office search
Not for
- Researchers and professionals needing Google-grade result depth
- Anyone unwilling to accept Bing-powered underlying results
- Businesses wanting a supported enterprise search product — it is consumer-only
Companies that use it
- European Parliament³
Pricing
Qwant Search
Free
- Web, news, image and maps search
- No search-data storage claimed
- Android, iOS apps and browser extensions
Security
Privacy-first, EU-hosted design with no CVEs found, but the CNIL found Qwant processes personal data and issued a compliance reminder.
- CNIL: personal data processedFrance's data regulator determined the search engine processes personal data and reminded Qwant of its legal obligations.⁶
What users say
Users praise the privacy and EU angle but repeatedly complain that result quality trails Google.
“Qwant is a great google search engine replacement.”
“Qwant is too often a total mess”
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Based on 20+ public sources: Reddit and Trustpilot reviews, news coverage, regulator findings and official pages. Many snippets were truncated; quotes reflect available text.
Sources
- Qwant official siteqwant.comofficial
- Qwant – Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgofficial
news
news
- Qwant and Microsoft partnershipnews.microsoft.comnews
- CNIL considers Qwant processes personal data365trust.mesecurity
news
review
- Qwant is too often a total mess – Redditreddit.comreview
- Qwant Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- Qwant search engine review – TechRadartechradar.comreview
- Qwant funding and financials – CB Insightscbinsights.comnews
- Qwant app – Google Playplay.google.comreview
- Resurrecting Qwant: new owners bet on GenAIfrenchtechjournal.comnews
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