DuckDuckGo search vs Open-WebSearch
Both are web search & scraping MCP servers, and we ran both through the same test (page read, web search) in each app. DuckDuckGo search passed 3 of 4 apps we tested it in; Open-WebSearch passed 4 of 4.
Test results side by side
| DuckDuckGo search | Open-WebSearch | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Failed 2026-10-13 | Passed 2026-10-13 |
| Cursor | Passed 2026-10-13 | Passed 2026-10-13 |
| Claude Desktop | Passed 2026-10-14 | Passed 2026-10-14 |
| ChatGPT (Codex) | Passed 2026-10-14 | Passed 2026-10-14 |
| Tools exposed (protocol check) | 3 tools | 6 tools |
| GitHub stars | 1,536 | 1,862 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last push | 2026-09-04 | 2026-10-08 |
Results from our own harness runs, dated per cell. Stars and last push from GitHub at our last data refresh. We don’t pick a winner here: which one fits depends on your app and setup.
What each does
DuckDuckGo search: Web search via DuckDuckGo plus page fetching, no API key.
Open-WebSearch: Description written after our first hands-on test.