Startpage
By: Startpage
This extension protects users from being tracked while allowing them to search the web in complete private mode.
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Features & Capabilities
User Growth & Download Statistics
- By:
- Startpage
- Daily users:
- 206,642 2.18K
- Rating:
- 4.37 (742)
- Version:
- 2.1.1 Last updated: 2026-04-29
- Version code:
- 6239663
- Creation date:
- 2017-12-07
- Risk:
- High risk impact Low risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- search
- storage
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- https://*.startpage.com/*
- search
- Content scripts matches:
- *.startpage.com
- *.startpage.com
- Size:
- 22.23KB
- Email:
- su*****@startpage.com
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Add-ons Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-06-20
- Compare stats and ranking:
- Startpage vs Startpage Privacy Protection
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- Startpage vs StartPOZI Search
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User Reviews
Startpage for Firefox is valued for its privacy-first approach and generally usable search, with some users preferring it to DuckDuckGo. However, multiple reviews note reliability problems: frequent no-results, older-page bias, and inconsistent search modifiers. Trust concerns about installation practices also appear. Overall, it’s seen as a privacy-conscious alternative with decent functionality, but its search quality and trust signals can be problematic in real-world use. Pros
- Strong privacy focus and independence from Google/advertisers, with praise for not tracking users.
- Functional and usable search results that are considered a workable alternative to Google in Firefox.
- In some reviews, it is viewed as better than DuckDuckGo and preferred by users seeking privacy-friendly search.
Cons
- Frequent no-results or search failures (no results, server not found) reported across multiple reviews.
- Search results often lag behind Google, with older pages dominating and technical queries performing poorly; modifiers can be inconsistent.
- Privacy/trust concerns about Startpage’s installation practices and company behavior (surreptitious extension installation and related trust issues).
Recent reviews
Broken since a couple of week or maybe 1-2 months ago because if I use it with a VPN it gives me 100 captcha checks a day. terrible terrible user experience
by Tr*****, 2026-06-12
Was using this just fine for a while. Haven't been bothered by AI nonsense, and the search results are decent. Until today, when it decided to take issue with my VPN and block me from searching until...whenever it decides to unblock me, I guess? It had me fill out a form, then said I'd still be blocked until whenever it decides to unblock me. Useless to me now, I guess. Bye!
by Fi*****, 2026-06-06
Considering one of their reps went online and stated they didn't use AI and they're pushing an AI feature,I have little choice but to believe they're being disingenuous in other ways.
by D_*****, 2026-04-30
Is Startpage Safe?
Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.
Startpage requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- High Allows the extension to observe and analyze traffic in flight for the selected hosts.
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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.
Startpage has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- Medium This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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