Back to Kagi Search

Sunday, November 17, 2024

Well things change.

Back in July I shared how after six months using Kagi search, I didn’t feel that the benefits over my previous search engine of choice, DuckDuckGo, were sufficient to justify carrying on paying for Kagi.

In the last couple of weeks I have reversed that decision and am now back using Kagi as my primary search engine.

Why the flip flopping?

DuckDuckGo, for all of its privacy features, felt to me as though more ads were creeping in to the search results. The appearance of the results felt messy to me compared with Kagi. I just want a clear, accessible list of results from my queries. Kagi feels as though it gives me that. For me user experience is almost as important, maybe it is as important as the results themselves?

Kagi also makes me want to explore its other search features, and I put that down to the user experience. It’s a joy to use, if a search engine cans be that.

I use Kagi’s Starter Plan which at $5 a month allows for 300 searches. The page that I linked to also explains how those searches are counted. I find that for my usage 300 searches is quite enough.

I’m pleased to be back on Kagi.