Araa

About

Araa is a privacy-respecting, ad-free, and self-hosted Google metasearch engine, available as Free and Open Source software. Launched with a strong emphasis on security and privacy, it features no logs, no tracking, an anonymous proxy, and support for TOR, alongside a spam filter and tracker blocking capabilities. The platform offers full API support, leverages Qwant for image search, and DuckDuckGo for auto-complete to deliver better search results. Designed to be lightweight and decentralized, Araa also includes a dark mode and can be deployed online, self-hosted, or via NGINX. While specific founding history, revenue, leadership, or employee count are not provided, its open-source nature and focus on user privacy position it as a unique alternative in the search engine market, competing by offering a secure and customizable search experience, as highlighted by user reviews praising its open-source nature, Google results, and themes. Development is actively shared on GitHub.