{"slug": "uruky", "name": "Uruky", "category": "search", "category_name": "Search", "description": "", "recommenders": 3, "commenters": 6, "warners": 1, "score": 2.341, "rising": -0.98, "first": "2026-06-01", "latest": "2026-08-11", "why": "I discovered uruky today via alternativeto.net and I love it.", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 3, "neutral": 2, "compare": 0, "warn": 1}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "I discovered uruky today via alternativeto.net and I love it.", "icon": true, "domain": "uruky.com", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://uruky.com", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Uruky"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 776625216, "item_id": 48539076, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48539076", "by": "benliong78", "date": "2026-06-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Uruky sounds like the google that we used to have: one that's just good because it returns relevant results", "excerpt": "Uruky sounds like the google that we used to have: one that's just good because it returns relevant results, not because of ecosystem lock-in. That being said, can't help noticing the [NO-AI] at the beginning of the post, and I wonder whether it would help adaption if you also make the search engine available to agents for paid customers.", "context": "", "use_case": "web search", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)"}, {"id": 774344176, "item_id": 48396511, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48396511", "by": "evilmonkey19", "date": "2026-06-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Good luck and I really wish you to succeed! Im paying for an account ;)", "excerpt": "I really like the idea and that it's eu-made a love it. A fee things I see with kagi which are useful and improvements: - Hire a UI/UX person NOW! My parents and gf like using google and kagi because are easy to use. - add the widgets like the football or the show the local store with the phone number asap. My gf is thinking about moving away from kagi because of this. - the quick ai response is extremely useful. - I", "context": "", "use_case": "search", "switched_from": "", "story": "Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites"}, {"id": 773821456, "item_id": 48363841, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48363841", "by": "max1truc", "date": "2026-06-01", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I discovered uruky today via alternativeto.net and I love it.", "excerpt": "Hi, I discovered uruky today via alternativeto.net and I love it. It also seems the author's posts didn't get much traction so I figured why not post it.", "context": "", "use_case": "private ad-free search", "switched_from": "", "story": "Search privately and without ads \u2013 Uruky"}]}], "caveats": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 788073457, "item_id": 49254591, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49254591", "by": "gspr", "date": "2026-08-11", "stance": "warn", "quote": "but they're not good enough.", "excerpt": "They're so horrible that I've started defaulting to their AI summaries. And I hate those summaries. It's just that the regular results are so terrible now, and seemingly getting worse at a noticeable pace. I used to not worry. I was sure that a competitor would come along and fix search. But the longer that's not happening, the more nervous I'm getting that we'll actually lose search. If a few more years pass in the ", "context": "", "use_case": "web search", "switched_from": "", "story": "Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse"}]}], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["web search", "search engine", "search", "private ad-free search"], "compared": [{"slug": "kagi", "name": "Kagi", "co": 7, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [{"id": 798102032, "item_id": 49881377, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49881377", "by": "BrunoBernardino", "date": "2026-09-28", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "If you still want a \"regular search engine\" without GenAI/LLM answers or features", "excerpt": "If you still want a \"regular search engine\" without GenAI/LLM answers or features, there aren't many options out there, unfortunately. My wife and I wanted one, so we founded one and launched it earlier this year; we're currently at 350 monthly active accounts, nearing 400. It's paid and privacy-focused so you get assigned a random account number when you signup (there's no username or email), and you can get 2h for ", "context": "", "use_case": "privacy-focused search without AI", "switched_from": "", "story": "When did Google get so weird?"}, {"id": 776472864, "item_id": 48529554, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48529554", "by": "BrunoBernardino", "date": "2026-06-14", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Uruky [1], a simpler Kagi alternative, based in the EU", "excerpt": "[NO-AI] My wife and I continue to work on Uruky [1], a simpler Kagi alternative, based in the EU. Last month we launched image search (got out of beta this month), added our own index and crawler (via Uruky Site Search [2]), and reached 100 monthly active accounts (we\u2019ve passed 150 now)! You can also see a privacy-focused independent blogger wrote about us [3]!! You can check out the main differences between Uruky an", "context": "builds Uruky with wife", "use_case": "private search engine", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)"}, {"id": 771650864, "item_id": 48228179, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48228179", "by": "BrunoBernardino", "date": "2026-05-21", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Uruky [1] is an ad-free and private search engine, based in Europe, launched earlier this year.", "excerpt": "[NO-AI] Uruky [1] is an ad-free and private search engine, based in Europe, launched earlier this year. We just started experimenting with a 2h trial via PoW local captcha this week, so you don't have to pay to try it out anymore (or send us an email), but if we start detecting abuse, it'll be removed (that's why we haven't announced it, yet). If you're a website owner and would like to offer custom search, check out", "context": "", "use_case": "private search engine", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 21)"}, {"id": 770327552, "item_id": 48145472, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48145472", "by": "BrunoBernardino", "date": "2026-05-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I've been able to find that with Uruky and bewCloud", "excerpt": "Congratulations on asking such questions so early in your life! If you start with questioning \"What do I pay for?\" and \"How did I hear about it?\", it should be easier to start building that empathy muscle that will make it clearer (with time) where to find your customers and what to build, exactly. This is all easier said than done. I've been able to find that with Uruky and bewCloud, but I've had many failed product", "context": "has built many products over 20+ years", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What's the hardest part of building a SaaS that users keep paying for?"}], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48528779", "title": "Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48396004", "title": "Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49870367", "title": "When did Google get so weird?", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49250836", "title": "Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49155492", "title": "Ask HN: What are the viable alternatives to DuckDuckGo?", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48363820", "title": "Search privately and without ads \u2013 Uruky", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {"recommend": 3, "neutral": 1}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {"neutral": 1, "warn": 1}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {}}, "quotes": [{"id": 788073457, "item_id": 49254591, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49254591", "by": "gspr", "date": "2026-08-11", "stance": "warn", "quote": "but they're not good enough.", "excerpt": "They're so horrible that I've started defaulting to their AI summaries. And I hate those summaries. It's just that the regular results are so terrible now, and seemingly getting worse at a noticeable pace. I used to not worry. I was sure that a competitor would come along and fix search. But the longer that's not happening, the more nervous I'm getting that we'll actually lose search. If a few more years pass in the ", "context": "", "use_case": "web search", "switched_from": "", "story": "Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse"}, {"id": 786552256, "item_id": 49159516, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49159516", "by": "SyneRyder", "date": "2026-08-03", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "It's a small European Kagi competitor trying to get started", "excerpt": "Finally found it! It's called Uruky: https://uruky.com/ It's a small European Kagi competitor trying to get started, the creator sometimes posts here on HN. The name is really not memorable - I think it's meant to be pronounced like \"Euro-key\".", "context": "", "use_case": "search engine", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What are the viable alternatives to DuckDuckGo?"}, {"id": 776625216, "item_id": 48539076, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48539076", "by": "benliong78", "date": "2026-06-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Uruky sounds like the google that we used to have: one that's just good because it returns relevant results", "excerpt": "Uruky sounds like the google that we used to have: one that's just good because it returns relevant results, not because of ecosystem lock-in. That being said, can't help noticing the [NO-AI] at the beginning of the post, and I wonder whether it would help adaption if you also make the search engine available to agents for paid customers.", "context": "", "use_case": "web search", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)"}, {"id": 774345010, "item_id": 48396563, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48396563", "by": "Cider9986", "date": "2026-06-04", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Can I pay for Uruky with Monero?", "excerpt": "I will pay for search once Kagi or Brave accepts Monero and offers a reasonable price. Can I pay for Uruky with Monero? If you're worried about regulations consider reaching out to proxysto.re", "context": "", "use_case": "web search", "switched_from": "", "story": "Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites"}, {"id": 774344176, "item_id": 48396511, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48396511", "by": "evilmonkey19", "date": "2026-06-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Good luck and I really wish you to succeed! Im paying for an account ;)", "excerpt": "I really like the idea and that it's eu-made a love it. A fee things I see with kagi which are useful and improvements: - Hire a UI/UX person NOW! My parents and gf like using google and kagi because are easy to use. - add the widgets like the football or the show the local store with the phone number asap. My gf is thinking about moving away from kagi because of this. - the quick ai response is extremely useful. - I", "context": "", "use_case": "search", "switched_from": "", "story": "Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites"}, {"id": 773821456, "item_id": 48363841, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48363841", "by": "max1truc", "date": "2026-06-01", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I discovered uruky today via alternativeto.net and I love it.", "excerpt": "Hi, I discovered uruky today via alternativeto.net and I love it. It also seems the author's posts didn't get much traction so I figured why not post it.", "context": "", "use_case": "private ad-free search", "switched_from": "", "story": "Search privately and without ads \u2013 Uruky"}]}