Uruky
Web and SaaS
private search engine
SHOW HN2026
236points
240comments
#214of 4,366 in 2026
Top 5%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
17 positive, 50 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 28 critical, out of 97 comments about the project. Thread score -0.18.
Design: 2 for, 7 againstIdea: 5 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 3 for, 4 againstDocs: 2 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 against
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What HN said
What people liked
No personal data needed; random account number like Mullvad
From 1 comment
Interesting. Being EU-based is a huge plus over Kagi in my opinion. I also like that they don't ask any personal data, even email address. I like services that don't want any…
wolvoleo on HN
EU-based is a plus over Kagi
From 2 comments
Interesting. Being EU-based is a huge plus over Kagi in my opinion. I also like that they don't ask any personal data, even email address. I like services that don't want any…
wolvoleo on HNI really like the idea and that it's eu-made a love it. A fee things I see with kagi which are useful and improvements: - Hire a UI/UX person NOW! My parents and gf like using…
evilmonkey19 on HN
Quick AI response and clean UI noted as useful
From 1 comment
I really like the idea and that it's eu-made a love it. A fee things I see with kagi which are useful and improvements: - Hire a UI/UX person NOW! My parents and gf like using…
evilmonkey19 on HN
Objections
Hard to evaluate; top-up or captcha barrier to trying it
From 2 comments
It is a bit hard to evaluate the potential when you need to top up and do a captcha just for evaluation purposes. The barrier of entry is quite high.
ainiriand on HNOkay, so in order to do a test search, I have to: 1) type in a query and hit enter because there's no search button. 2) click signup, even though I want to evaluate it before…
AndroTux on HN
No Monero or anonymous payment yet
From 2 comments
As much as I'd prefer a smaller, non-american operator (for most anything really), I'm extremely hesitant to pay directly for search. For this service, the "just an ID as…
my_throwaway23 on HNI will pay for search once Kagi or Brave accepts Monero and offers a reasonable price. Can I pay for Uruky with Monero? If you're worried about regulations consider reaching out…
Cider9986 on HN
Search results weak on recent events
From 1 comment
It doesn't do great on recent events it seems. The amusement park Walibi Belgium recently announced a company called RMC is doing a makeover of their wooden roller coaster, so I…
bigblind on HN
Source-available license and NDA concerns
From 1 comment
As much as I'd prefer a smaller, non-american operator (for most anything really), I'm extremely hesitant to pay directly for search. For this service, the "just an ID as…
my_throwaway23 on HN
Requests
Block specific sites from results
From 1 comment
My number one request: let me block specific sites from my search results.
mietek on HN
Monero or Bitcoin payment
From 2 comments
I will pay for search once Kagi or Brave accepts Monero and offers a reasonable price. Can I pay for Uruky with Monero? If you're worried about regulations consider reaching out…
Cider9986 on HNI read in your FAQ that you don't support bitcoin payments yet. Might I suggest you have a look at https://www.lightspark.com/capabilities/embedded-finance ? They make it easy to…
janandonly on HN
Family subscription and better UI/UX
From 1 comment
I really like the idea and that it's eu-made a love it. A fee things I see with kagi which are useful and improvements: - Hire a UI/UX person NOW! My parents and gf like using…
evilmonkey19 on HN
Website blocking and hashbang support
From 1 comment
Nice project! It lacks two things that are very useful : website blocking, and !hashbangs like DDG.
manytimesaway on HN
Questions
Which search providers are used and where data comes from
From 2 comments
Interesting. Being EU-based is a huge plus over Kagi in my opinion. I also like that they don't ask any personal data, even email address. I like services that don't want any…
wolvoleo on HNDoes Uruky provide an API, or allow API usage such a way that I can leverage it as part of an agent workflow, or otherwise, in place of something like DuckDuckGo?
danielrmay on HN
Whether Privacy Pass is supported
From 1 comment
Do you have Privacy Pass or some other type of privacy-preserving credentials functinoality?
dizhn on HN
Whether the source code is open or available
From 2 comments
I'd be more than willing to subscribe and support the project BUT, I need to address the elephant in the room: The reason why I'm against Kagi is the fact that they use Yandex(be…
axegon_ on HNCould you consider Delayed Open Source Publication (DOSP) [1]? With that, you make the source code open-source after a specific period of time (such as 5 years). This way, your…
maxloh on HN
Alternatives named
Kagi
From 3 comments
I really like the idea and that it's eu-made a love it. A fee things I see with kagi which are useful and improvements: - Hire a UI/UX person NOW! My parents and gf like using…
evilmonkey19 on HNI live in the EU and I use kagi, but I think you fail to understand why kagi is good and useful. In the end of the day I need a search engine to find stuff and kagi is better…
alex7o on HNHonestly didn't notice Kagi was US-domiciled. Their meetups I think are typically in Europe and their co-working and office space is in Belgrade. Anyway, Kagi's excellent, their…
mrngld on HN
SearxNG
From 1 comment
> EU search providers (Marginalia, Mojeek, EUSP, etc.). Does this mean this is just a meta search engine without its own index? If so, the comparison to Kagi seems misleading.…
aniviacat on HN
Mojeek
From 1 comment
> EU search providers (Marginalia, Mojeek, EUSP, etc.). Does this mean this is just a meta search engine without its own index? If so, the comparison to Kagi seems misleading.…
aniviacat on HN
Hister
From 1 comment
Thank you so much, Adam! Hister [1] is also an amazing option for people looking to have their own "local" index! And it's FOSS! [1] : https://hister.org
BrunoBernardino on HN
DuckDuckGo
From 1 comment
Does Uruky provide an API, or allow API usage such a way that I can leverage it as part of an agent workflow, or otherwise, in place of something like DuckDuckGo?
danielrmay on HN