Bye Bye Big Tech: How I Migrated to an almost All-EU Stack (and saved 500€ per year)

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Bye Bye Big Tech: How I Migrated to an almost All-EU Stack (and saved 500€ per year)

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“Bye bye bye.” It took some time, and a serious amount of research, but I have finally crossed the finish line. I have officially migrated my digital life to pure, EU-hosted solutions.

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Have you already had a look at https://metager.de/?
- ExLisper ( ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net )
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  No trial? Any way to test it before paying?
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  I hadn’t heard of that. Thanks! I will take a look
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  What are the advantages compared to searxng?

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