Startpage
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
2recommend
2warn against
Jan 29, 2026first mention
Aug 3, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I've been using https://startpage.com for more than ten years and can't fault it.”
“The good old google search without AI bloat but with privacy via https://www.startpage.com. Highly recommended!”
Caveats and dissent
“StartPage doesn't only block VPN access, but also "regular" connections.”
“Startpage started making themselves impossible to use when they started aggressively blocking access via VPNs”
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Ask HN: What are the viable alternatives to DuckDuckGo? 3 mentions
- Apparently Google hates us now 1 mention
- Migrating to the EU 1 mention
- Putting Gemini to Work in Chrome 1 mention
Data: startpage.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 6
“StartPage doesn't only block VPN access, but also "regular" connections.”
“I've been using https://startpage.com for more than ten years and can't fault it.”
“Startpage started making themselves impossible to use when they started aggressively blocking access via VPNs”
“I've also tried Startpage and I like it better than DDG, but less than Brave.”
“It’s not as good as Google, but whatever.”
“The good old google search without AI bloat but with privacy via https://www.startpage.com. Highly recommended!”