Qwant
by Qwant · 🇫🇷 France
Qwant is a search engine developed in Paris that does not build advertising profiles of its users or track them across sites. It maintains its own crawler and index for European content and supplements results through partnerships. Data is processed under French jurisdiction.
A European alternative to Google Search.
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Where it is built
Unverified0 / 20 ptsDeveloped in France
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Data hosting
Unverified0 / 20 ptsData hosted in France
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Company headquarters
Unverified0 / 15 ptsHeadquartered in France
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Ownership & control
Unverified0 / 20 ptsEU-owned, privately held
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Legal jurisdiction
Unverified0 / 15 ptsOperated wholly under EU/EEA jurisdiction
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Underlying infrastructure
Not documented0 / 10 ptsDoes it run on European infrastructure, or on a US hyperscaler?
Documented quality
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Open source
Not documented0 / 20 ptsCan the code be inspected and self-hosted?
Data portability
Not documented0 / 15 ptsCan you export your data in an open format and leave?
Independent certification
Not documented0 / 30 ptsHas an outside body certified anything about this product?
Support & maintenance
Not documented0 / 15 ptsHow long are updates and security fixes guaranteed?
Where it comes from
- Designed inUnverified
- France
- Developed inUnverified
- France
- Data hosted inUnverified
- France
Who is behind it
French search engine that does not track users or profile them for advertising, operating its own web index alongside partner results.
- Legal entity
- Qwant SAS
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- FranceUnverified
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