Yep 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.
Yep is Ahrefs' independent search engine built on its own crawler, with a revenue-share model that pays creators instead of running third-party ad networks.
Side by side
| feature | bare | yep |
|---|---|---|
| free, no account | ||
| no behavioral profile | ||
| no search history kept on you | limited | |
| independent index | ||
| minimal, link-only page | mostly | |
| query routed through engine's server |
the verdict
Pick Yep if you want to support its creator revenue-share model with an independent index. Pick Bare for the barest page and no profile at all.
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.