SearXNG and Bare are both built for people who want more from search than the mainstream offers. Here is a straight look at how they differ.
SearXNG is an open-source metasearch engine you can self-host or use on a public instance. It is powerful and private, but it asks more of you to set up and trust an instance.
Side by side
| feature | bare | searxng |
|---|---|---|
| free, no account | ||
| no behavioral profile | ||
| no search history kept on you | instance-dependent | |
| zero setup | ||
| minimal, link-only page | configurable | |
| run by a known operator | varies |
the verdict
Pick SearXNG if you want to self-host and control everything. Pick Bare if you want the same no-profile privacy with zero setup and nothing to maintain.
Try Bare in one search
The fastest way to decide is to run a real search. Bare gives you plain links and a single quick fact when it is confident, with no account, no history, and no profile, and your query reaches the index through our server rather than straight from your device.