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Qwant versus Kagi - Reclaim the Web & Restore Your Privacy
Compare	Qwant	Kagi - Reclaim the Web & Restore Your Privacy
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Privacy-first everyday searchers	Daily heavy searchers
Who it's not for	Researchers and professionals needing Google-grade result depth	Casual searchers . free engines cover you
Privacy	Privacy-first, EU-hosted design with no public CVEs found, but the CNIL found Qwant processes personal data and issued a compliance reminder.^⁶	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁵
Support quality	No public support evidence found	No support experiences found in sources
Public sentiment	Users praise the privacy and EU angle but repeatedly complain that result quality trails Google.^⁸	A niche but vocal fanbase praises Kagi's ad-free, AI-light results while some Reddit users question the pricing.
Biggest gotcha	Results partly come from Bing; any partnership change could silently alter quality^⁵	Free usage caps at 150 searches, then a subscription is required¹⁵

Pick Qwant when

Privacy-first everyday searchers
EU users prioritizing data sovereignty
Degoogle and BuyFromEU switchers
Casual home and office search

When Qwant is not a fit

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

Pick Kagi - Reclaim the Web & Restore Your Privacy when

Daily heavy searchers
Ad- and AI-result haters
Privacy-conscious professionals
Families sharing one subscription

When Kagi - Reclaim the Web & Restore Your Privacy is not a fit

Casual searchers . free engines cover you
Anyone unwilling to pay monthly to search
Privacy purists on a budget . Reddit questions pricing
Buyers needing security or compliance documentation

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Qwant official siteqwant.com
official
Qwant - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
official
European Parliament ditches Google for French search enginepolitico.eu
news
In the EU Parliament: Google replaced by Qwantheise.de
news
Qwant and Microsoft partnershipnews.microsoft.com
news
CNIL considers Qwant processes personal data365trust.me
security
French authority rejects Qwant's complaint against Microsoftpymnts.com
news
Qwant is a great Google replacement - Redditreddit.com
review
Qwant is too often a total mess - Redditreddit.com
review
Qwant Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.com
review
Qwant search engine review - TechRadartechradar.com
review
Qwant funding and financials - CB Insightscbinsights.com
news
Qwant app - Google Playplay.google.com
review
Resurrecting Qwant: new owners bet on GenAIfrenchtechjournal.com
news
Kagi homepagekagi.com
official
Kagi security pagekagi.com
security