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Hacker Search

A semantic search engine for Hacker News

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The product combined a semantic search engine over Hacker News with a Q&A feature. The homepage states the service is no longer available and links to blog posts describing how each feature worked.

12 alternatives to Hacker Search

Ranked by how well each tool replaces Hacker Search: shared features, audience, price and popularity.

  1. Hacker News Search

    Full-text search of Hacker News stories and comments.

    Has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    63 out of 100 matchContact sales

  2. DeepHN

    Powered by SeekStorm

    52 out of 100 match—

  3. Hister

    Build and run your own search engine.

    Has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    51 out of 100 matchFree

  4. unslop.news

    Hacker News with AI content removed.

    51 out of 100 match—

  5. GoSearch

    AI enterprise search platform with AI agents and workflows that find answers across your S

    Has a free plan.

    Free plan
    51 out of 100 match$20/mo

  6. Best of Show HN

    Discover standout projects launched on Hacker News Show HN from 2008 to 2026, organized by

    Has a free plan.

    Free plan
    50 out of 100 matchFree

  7. HackYourNews

    The newest HackerNews stories, desensationalized.

    50 out of 100 match—

  8. HN.watch

    The Hacker News front page, with a short video explainer for every story.

    48 out of 100 match—

  9. Feep! search

    A web search engine for programmers

    47 out of 100 match—

  10. HawkSearch

    An AI-powered search and discovery platform for eCommerce.

    38 out of 100 match$500/mo

  11. Hackr.io

    The ultimate tech learning hub.

    Has a free plan.

    Free plan
    38 out of 100 matchContact sales

  12. HackerEarth

    The evaluation layer for humans and AI

    37 out of 100 match—