Greppr (greppr.org)
Shares rank 31 of 38 search engines by recommenders
People like its self-built index and pages they had never seen, but critics say results are weak and the search box on results pages is broken.
People like its self-built index and pages they had never seen, but critics say results are weak and the search box on results pages is broken.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Praise for the effort
“This is pretty cool. Don't let the naysayers stop you.”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Google is ending full-web search for niche search engines” “This is mad but cool. Keep at it.”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Google is ending full-web search for niche search engines” “this is really impressive”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Google is ending full-web search for niche search engines”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Repeats Wikipedia articles across languages
“Showing the same Wikipedia article in different languages is not helpful when I am searching in English”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Google is ending full-web search for niche search engines” Results weak for tested queries
“this doesn't appear to do an acceptable job with any of the queries I tested”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Google is ending full-web search for niche search engines” Search input broken on results page
“The input on the results page doesn't work, you always need to return to the start page on which the browser history is disabled.”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Google is ending full-web search for niche search engines”
Other search engines people recommend
The four most recommended other search engines, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagi | 732 | 234 | 76% | 13 | 2 yrs106 owners | Approved |
| Google Search | 315 | 1,039 | 23% | 12 | 20 yrs25 owners | — |
| DuckDuckGo | 286 | 204 | 58% | 12 | 3.5 yrs47 owners | — |
| Hister | 81 | 9 | 90% | 9 | 2 mo17 owners | Approved |
| Greppr (greppr.org)This page | 6 | 2 | 75% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“this is really impressive”
“This is mad but cool. Keep at it.”
“Showing the same Wikipedia article in different languages is not helpful when I am searching in English”
“This is pretty cool. Don't let the naysayers stop you.”
“The input on the results page doesn't work, you always need to return to the start page on which the browser history is disabled.”
“this doesn't appear to do an acceptable job with any of the queries I tested”
“it took me to a Wikipedia page I didn’t know existed”
“I built my own web search index on bare metal”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.