On: Why pay for a search engine

[mholubowski]

Very serious question:

How is this better than using Google with an ad blocker?

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That’s my current solutions, why should I switch to paying for Kagi? Ty!

[tanduv → mholubowski]

Just tried that example screenshot of 'postgresql query analysis' and got the same results on Kagi vs Google with uBlock. What exactly is novel here?

[freediver → mholubowski]

My best answer is try your 100 free trial searches and compare the search experience. Kagi has every incentive to create a superior search experience or you do not pay. For Kagi, every customer matters.

[commandersaki → mholubowski]

Adblockers do not eliminate geekforgeeks in search results.

[JumpCrisscross → mholubowski]

> How is this better than using Google with an ad blocker?

Rubber duck to a battleship.

The number of times I've found something in seconds that a co-worker was digging around in pursuit of for minutes has by this point escaped me. Were you around for Alta Vista vs. Google? This feels the same. The only difference is it's paywalled, which for the consumer, is generally good--it means the benefits won't be generalised and the product will remain an elite minority offering that doesn't gain traction with SEO bots.

[xigoi → mholubowski]

You get features like manual personalization of results, bangs, redirects, paywall warnings, WolframAlpha integration, etc.

[byzantinegene → mholubowski]

it's not, there's clearly astroturfing going on, there's two articles by kagi on the front page of hackernews.