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Best alternatives to Perplexity (2026)

6 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Perplexity, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Perplexity: reviews, users and permissionsBest Tools extensions

Perplexity today

≈10K users4.8★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 10 days ago9 permissions

Perplexity alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Perplexity AI Extension

    Enhance your browsing with Perplexity AI. Right-click to ask or summarize content directly from your browser.

    ≈1K users4.3★ from 9 ratings2 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Perplexity
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 9)
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  2. 2

    Search for Perplexity ai

    Find information with Search for Perplexity ai chrome extension and easily switch from perplexity.ai to another search engine.

    ≈10K users4.7★ from 66 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago6 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Perplexity
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 9)
    Search for Perplexity ai alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    Perplexity to obsidian - Batch Export

    Bulk export Perplexity chats, Projects and Computer Tasks to Obsidian-ready Markdown. Save sources, images and organized files.

    ≈2K users4.2★ from 37 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago7 permissions
    • About 5.0× fewer users than Perplexity
    • Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 9)
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  4. 4

    Perplexity to Notion - Batch Export

    Save Perplexity chats, Spaces and Computer Tasks to Notion. Bulk export with sources, organized pages and update controls.

    ≈2K users4.3★ from 41 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago7 permissions
    • About 5.0× fewer users than Perplexity
    • Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 9)
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  5. 5

    Complexity | Perplexity AI Supercharged

    Power-user toolkit: Quick model switching, custom themes, enhanced code blocks, export tools, and 20+ productivity features.

    ≈30K users4.7★ from 132 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago6 permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than Perplexity
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 9)
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  6. 6

    Plexita

    Plexita - Easy browsing

    ≈5K users4.6★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Perplexity
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 9)
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Perplexity alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Perplexity?

By users, the most popular alternative is Complexity | Perplexity AI Supercharged with ≈30K users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Perplexity AI Extension.

Which Perplexity alternative has the best rating?

Search for Perplexity ai has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 66 ratings.

Is there a Perplexity alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Plexita asks for 0 permissions, against 9 for Perplexity.

How many alternatives to Perplexity are there?

We list 6 close alternatives to Perplexity on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.