| Search
Engine |
Search
Results Come From: |
Provides
Listings To: |
| About.com |
Primarily
uses own database
Featured listings from Sprinks
|
- |
|
AltaVista
|
Primarily
uses own database
Some results from LookSmart
Some results from Open Directory
Featured listings from Overture (formerly
GoTo.com).com |
LookSmart |
| AOL
Search |
Main
results from ODP
Some results from Inktomi
Featured listings from Overture (formerly
GoTo.com).com |
- |
| Direct
Hit |
Primarily uses own database
Some results from Ask Jeeves
Featured listings from Overture (formerly
GoTo.com).com |
About.com,
HotBot, MSN, Lycos, Ask Jeeves |
| Excite |
Primarily
uses own database
Featured listings from FindWhat |
WebCrawler |
| FAST |
Primarily
uses own database
Some LookSmart listings |
Lycos |
| Google |
Primarily
uses own database
Uses results from Open Directory |
Yahoo |
Overture.com
(GoTo.com) |
Primarily
uses own database
Some results from Inktomi
|
AltaVista,
AOL, Direct Hit,
Go.com, Lycos, iWon,
Netscape, CNET, and
many many more. |
| Inktomi |
Has
no engine of its own. |
Over
25 major engines.
AOL, Overture (formerly GoTo.com), HotBot,
LookSmart, MSN, CNET,
4anything, etc... |
| *LookSmart |
Primarily
uses own database
Secondary results from Inktomi |
AltaVista,
MSN,
RoadRunner, and
numerous other small
ISP portals. |
| Lycos
|
Uses
own database
Also uses FAST database
Influenced by Direct Hit |
Possibly
FAST |
| MSN |
Results
from LookSmart
Results from MSN
Results from Direct Hit
Results from Inktomi
Edits LookSmart listings |
- |
| Northern
Light |
Uses
own database |
- |
| *Open
Directory |
Uses
own database. |
AOL,
Netscape, Direct Hit, Google, Lycos and many
many more.
Database is freely
distributed. |
| Web
Crawler |
Uses
Excite database
Featured results from FindWhat.com
|
|
Domain
Registration 
