Kagi
Tana
| Feature | Kagi | Tana |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From $5/mo | Free / from $12/mo |
| Free Plan | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.6 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | privacy-conscious-users, developers, researchers, power-users | power-users, researchers, knowledge-workers, systems-thinkers |
| Founded | 2022 | 2020 |
| Ad Free Search | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ai Summaries | ✓ | ✗ |
| Personalization | ✓ | ✗ |
| Domain Blocking | ✓ | ✗ |
| Lenses | ✓ | ✗ |
| Privacy | ✓ | ✗ |
| Supertags | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Commands | ✗ | ✓ |
| Live Queries | ✗ | ✓ |
| Views | ✗ | ✓ |
| Node Graph | ✗ | ✓ |
| Daily Notes | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Kagi Pros
- No ads or tracking
- Customizable results
- AI-powered summaries
- Fast and accurate
✗ Kagi Cons
- No free plan
- Requires subscription
- Smaller index than Google
✓ Tana Pros
- Supertags create structured data effortlessly
- Powerful AI-powered search and commands
- Everything is queryable and linked
- Flexible views (table, board, calendar)
✗ Tana Cons
- Steep learning curve
- No mobile app yet
- Still in development (features changing)
The Verdict
Kagi is built for privacy conscious users and developers, with a focus on ad-free-search and ai-summaries. Tana targets power users and researchers and leads with supertags and ai-commands.
On pricing, Kagi is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $5/mo compared to $12/mo for Tana. That $7/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Tana has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. Kagi requires a paid subscription from day one.
Both tools are a solid fit for researchers, power users — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
Bottom line: Kagi has a slight overall edge — but if supertags create structured data effortlessly matters most to you, Tana may still be the right call.