Best self-hosted meta-search engine

The ranking still reflects the three criteria: SearxNG leads in stars and has the most recent activity, indicating strong community and maintenance. Perplexica follows closely but with less recent updates, and Whoogle trails significantly in both stars and recency. No new contenders or major shifts have emerged that would invalidate the current methodology.

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The scoring shows Perplexica slightly ahead of SearxNG (82.7 vs 82.5) despite similar community size and slightly less recent maintenance. Since the ranking methodology should reflect the highest combined score, the current pick may need to be re-evaluated to incorporate this new contender.

The ranking still relies on the three original factors—stars (community size), recent push date (maintenance activity), and implied feature set via version/release info. SearxNG remains top in stars and has the most recent activity, while the closest competitor (Perplexica) is only marginally behind, showing the methodology continues to differentiate contenders effectively.

Perplexica now shows slightly higher star count (36,653 vs 36,599) and recent activity, giving it a higher composite score (86.7 vs 82.1) under the same feature set + maintenance + community criteria. This suggests the current top pick may no longer be the best according to the methodology, warranting a review.

The ranking still reflects the core criteria: SearxNG leads in recent maintenance activity (pushed 1 day ago) and has the highest star count, indicating strong community size and ongoing feature development. No new contenders or major changes have been reported that would shift the balance.

The ranking criterion (feature set, maintenance activity, community size) is still reflected in the data: SearxNG has the highest recent activity (pushed 1 day ago) and a large star count, keeping it ahead of alternatives like Perplexica and Whoogle-search. No new contender has surpassed it on these metrics, so the methodology remains sound.

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The ranking still reflects the three criteria: SearxNG leads in both community size (★35k) and recent maintenance (pushed 2 days ago), while alternatives either lag in maintenance (Perplexica) or community size (Whoogle). No new contenders or major shifts have emerged that would invalidate the current weighting.

The ranking criterion balances feature set, maintenance activity (recency of pushes), and community size (stars). SearxNG remains highly active (pushed 1 day ago) with a strong star count, while newer contenders like Perplexica have more stars but significantly less recent activity, keeping SearxNG atop the list under the current weighting.