Here is a curated collection of search engines to help you conduct your online research faster and more efficiently. Be sure to read our article, Effective Use of Search Engines, to learn tips and techniques for searching effectively.
We have categorized the search engine links into different types: major search engines, meta search engines, business search engines and specialized search tools.
Major Search Engines
The top search tools like Google and Bing are well-known to web surfers.
- Ask
- Baidu
- Bing
- DuckDuckGo
- Excite
- Google
- Hot Bot
- LookSmart
- Lycos
- Northern Light
- Webcrawler
- Whatuseek
- Yahoo
Meta Search Engines
Meta search engines are available to pull data using multiple search tools.
ClustyDebriefing
Dogpile
Go2Net
Highway61
InCrawler
Internet Sleuth
Ixquick
Metafind
Metacrawler
MonsterCrawler
Profusion
Scour
Search.com
Savvy Search
ZapMeta
Business Search Engines and Directories
Big Book
BizWeb
Business.com
Crunchbase
Dow Jones Business Directory
EDGAR Online
GTE Superpags
Hoovers Online
Infospace
Jayde
Kompass
Masterseek
Pronet.com
Scoot
Thomas Register
TooToo
Where2GO
Worldpages
Yelp.com
Zibb
Zip2.com
Specialized Search Engine and Directory Links
Any Who (People)
Bigfoot.com (People)
DevSearch (Web Development)
disinformation (Subculture)
Disney's Internet Guide (Family)
Forum One (Online Forums)
Four11 (People)
Google Groups (Usenet)
Hotfiles (Shareware)
Internet Address Finder (People)
Jumbo.com (Shareware)
LocalEyes (Local Resources)
OzSearch Internet Guide (All-Australian web directory)
Reference.com (Usenet)
Regional Directories (Regional)
Switchboard (People)
Submissions Guidelines (Writing Markets)
xrefer.com (Reference Search Engine)
Fee-based Search Engine and Directory Links
eLibrary.com
Lexus Nexus
Northern Light
Questia
Westlaw
VersusLaw
Other Search Engine Directories - other organized collections of search engines and tools
Internet Sleuth
Librarians Internet Index
Reference Desk
Search.com
Search Engine Watch
Surf Fast
