Swisscows

Switzerland Search engines

Swiss search engine founded in 2014 by Andreas Wiebe, hosted in a high-security data center in a former military bunker in the Swiss Alps. No IP logging, no tracking cookies, no user profiling. Family-friendly content filtering built in by default.

Quick facts

Headquarters Egnach, Switzerland
Company Swisscows AG
Founded 2014
Ownership Independent
Hosting 🇨🇭 Switzerland
Infrastructure Own infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EFTA
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Free · from Free
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web, iOS, Android
Languages
ENDEFRITESPTNLPL
93 · Certified European
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Why does it score 93?

Legal jurisdiction
EFTA country HQ
25/30
Ownership & control
Independent ownership
25/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure
30/30
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant
8/15
Independence bonus
Bootstrapped, no outside investors
+5
EuroPoints total
93/100
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See how they compare

Swisscows
Kagi Search
Ecosia
EuroPoints
93 Certified European
45 Mixed Origins
86 Strongly European
Legal jurisdiction
EFTA country HQ25/30
HQ outside Europe0/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
Ownership & control
Independent ownership25/25
Independent ownership25/25
Independent ownership25/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure30/30
Mixed infrastructure (−5 US jurisdiction)7/30
Mixed infra, all EU/EFTA-hosted18/30
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant8/15
GDPR compliant8/15
GDPR compliant8/15
Independence bonus
Bootstrapped, no outside investors5/5
Bootstrapped, no outside investors5/5
Bootstrapped, no outside investors5/5
Headquarters
Egnach, Switzerland
Palo Alto, United States
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2014
2018
2009
Open source
No
No
No
Infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
GDPR
✓
✓
✓
Free tier
✓
✗
✓
Pricing
Free · from Free
Paid · from $5/mo
Free · from Free
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Web, iOS, Android
Web, iOS, Android
Languages
en, de, fr, it, es, pt, nl, pl
en, de, fr, es, it, pt, nl, ja, zh, ko, ru
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pt, pl

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