European Alternatives to Bing
Microsoft search engine integrated into Windows and Edge. Extensive user data collection for targeted advertising, subject to US CLOUD Act.
Bing Features
- Complete web search
- Bing Images and Videos
- Copilot integration (AI)
- Bing Maps
- Rewards (loyalty program)
- Windows/Edge integration
Price: Free
Why leave Bing?
- As a US company, Microsoft/Bing is subject to the CLOUD Act allowing US authorities to access data even when hosted in Europe
- CNIL fined Microsoft 60 million euros for placing cookies without consent on bing.com
- Microsoft uses dark patterns to force Edge and Bing adoption, ignoring users default browser preferences
- Bing censors content for the Chinese government more extensively than Chinese competitors, blocking terms like human rights and democracy
- Bing collects search terms, IP addresses, locations, browsing history and demographic data for advertising profiling
Recommended : Qwant
French privacy-respecting search engine. No tracking, non-personalized results, audited by CNIL.
Country : FR
Compatibility Scores
- Migration : 95/100
- GDPR : 100/100
- Features : 75/100
- Overall Score : 89/100
Qwant Features
- Zero user tracking
- Neutral non-personalized results
- Qwant Junior (kids)
- Lite mode
- Qwant Maps
- CNIL audited
- 100% European infrastructure
Price: Free
Why this choice?
Qwant is the ideal choice to replace Bing: French search engine audited by CNIL, zero tracking, neutral results and 100% European infrastructure.
Switch from Bing to Qwant
Strengths
- Instant migration (change default search engine)
- Zero personal data collection
- French company
- 100% European infrastructure
- Qwant Junior for children
Weaknesses
- Results sometimes less relevant
- No equivalent to Bing Images/Maps as complete
- Fewer third-party integrations
All Alternatives
- Qwant (FR) — Score : 89/100 (Recommended)
- Ecosia (DE) — Score : 85/100
- Swisscows (CH) — Score : 84/100