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Alexandria

Open, decentralized search index project aiming to build a community-owned alternative to Google and Bing.

Independent web indexes maintain their own crawl of the web, separate from Google or Bing. This independence is valuable for AI applications that need unbiased search results, want to avoid rate limits on commercial search engines, or need specialized coverage. Several of these indexes are open source, allowing full transparency into how results are ranked.

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Features

—JS Rendering
✓Structured Output
✓Open Source
✓Self-Hosted Option
Pricing:Free

Editorial assessment

The decentralized search vision — community-owned indexing to prevent any single entity from controlling web search. Philosophically important as Google and Bing consolidate. Very early-stage with limited index coverage. The decentralized model faces real scalability challenges. Worth supporting ideologically, but not ready for production use.

How Alexandria compares

Common Crawl

Common Crawl provides a proven open archive today rather than a theoretical decentralized future.

Stract

Stract is another open-source search project but with a more focused, centralized approach.

Brave Search API

Brave Search API delivers independent search results at production scale today.

Frequently asked questions

What is Alexandria?

Open, decentralized search index project aiming to build a community-owned alternative to Google and Bing. It falls under the Independent Web Indexes category in our directory. Alexandria is open source, meaning you can inspect the code and self-host it.

How much does Alexandria cost?

Alexandria uses a free pricing model. It is completely free to use.

What are the best alternatives to Alexandria?

The top alternatives to Alexandria include Common Crawl, Stract, Brave Search API. Each offers a different approach to independent web indexes — see our comparison section above for detailed analysis.

Does Alexandria support JavaScript rendering?

No, Alexandria does not include built-in JavaScript rendering. For dynamic websites, you may need to pair it with a headless browser or choose a tool that includes JS rendering.

Does Alexandria provide structured output?

Yes, Alexandria returns structured output (typically JSON), making it straightforward to integrate into AI pipelines, RAG systems, and data processing workflows.

Can I self-host Alexandria?

Yes, Alexandria offers a self-hosted option, giving you full control over the infrastructure, data privacy, and deployment environment.

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