search.ch
In its own wordsLooks like: Software or appThe Swiss Search Engine - search.chThe Swiss search engine: Phone Directory, Weather, Map, Route, Timetable, TV Guide, Cinema, Snow report, Web Search
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search.ch looks like a software product or app, is ranked in the top 10,000 sites and was first seen by the web archive in 1996. It is built with Google Cloud; we found no traces of an AI site builder.
Popularity
Website Traffic CheckerAmong the top 10K sites.
A popularity band, not a visit count.
Top 1KTop 10KTop 100KTop 1MOutside top 1M
Tranco: #13,246 · Chrome UX Report: Top 10,000 · Majestic Million: #12,302
Each list, with its date
| Source | Says | As of |
|---|---|---|
| TrancoA research ranking that combines several traffic and link sources, published daily. | #13,246 | list of 7 Oct 2026 |
| Chrome UX ReportRank buckets from Google’s real Chrome traffic, published monthly. | Top 10,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Majestic MillionRanks sites by how many separate networks link to them (links, not visits), published daily. CC BY 3.0 | #12,302 | list of 8 Oct 2026 |
Technology
Tech Stack CheckerBuilt with Google Cloud.
Google CloudHostingShow evidenceHide evidence
Everything else it uses (8)
Around it: CDN, DNS, Email, Marketing and more.
CloudflareCDNShow evidenceHide evidence
Evidence · response headerPopular sites using Cloudflare Is this wrong? Report itcf-ray: a50c7341d9bccc0b-DEN
Google Cloud DNSDNSShow evidenceHide evidence
Evidence · DNS recordPopular sites using Google Cloud DNS Is this wrong? Report itsearch.ch NS ns-cloud-e1.googledomains.com.
Microsoft 365EmailShow evidenceHide evidence
Evidence · DNS recordPopular sites using Microsoft 365 Is this wrong? Report itsearch.ch MX 10 search-ch.mail.protection.outlook.com.
MailchimpMarketingShow evidenceHide evidence
Evidence · DNS recordPopular sites using Mailchimp Is this wrong? Report itsearch.ch TXT v=spf1 include:spf.search.ch include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:spf.mandrillapp.com -all
Google Search ConsoleSEOShow evidenceHide evidence
Evidence · DNS recordPopular sites using Google Search Console Is this wrong? Report itsearch.ch TXT google-site-verification=nBOLbHrQuu5NrjdRorexJmENAKaCANOFv0UC2u_tX5U
OneTrustCookie consentShow evidenceHide evidence
Evidence · page source, line 118Popular sites using OneTrust Is this wrong? Report it<a href="javascript:Optanon.ToggleInfoDisplay()">
ZendeskSupportShow evidenceHide evidence
Evidence · DNS recordPopular sites using Zendesk Is this wrong? Report itsearch.ch TXT v=spf1 include:spf.search.ch include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:spf.mandrillapp.com -all
Meta BusinessBusiness toolsShow evidenceHide evidence
Evidence · DNS recordPopular sites using Meta Business Is this wrong? Report itsearch.ch TXT facebook-domain-verification=bjmd7f0lpzz2r8fcbrxcm4pb9edqay
Business tools can stay listed after a site stops using them.
Trust signals
Website Trust Checker4 of 7 trust signals found on the home page.
Signals, not a judgement: missing details are common on small, honest sites.
- HTTPSLoads over HTTPS with a valid certificateFound
- Contact detailsNo email or phone on the home pageNot found
- Privacy policyLinked from the home page, and the page opensFound
- TermsLinked from the home page, and the page opensFound
- Security filterNot blocked by Cloudflare’s security filter and Quad9’s security filterNoted
Every signal we looked at
On the site
- Contact pageLinked from the home page, and the page opensFound
- About pageLinked from the home page, and the page opensFound
- Privacy policyLinked from the home page, and the page opensFound
- TermsLinked from the home page, and the page opensFound
- Refund or returns policyNo link found on the home pageNot found
- Contact detailsNo email or phone on the home pageNot found
- Company detailsNo company name or address foundNot found
- Payment providersNone on the home pageNoted
- TrackersNone found on the home pageNoted
Behind the site
- Security filterNot blocked by Cloudflare’s security filter and Quad9’s security filterNotedCloudflare’s security filter and Quad9’s security filter
- Domain registeredThe registry publishes no registration dateCouldn’t checkdomain registry
- First seen online14 Nov 1996, 29 years agoNotedInternet Archive
- HTTPSLoads over HTTPS with a valid certificateFound
- Protective settings3 of 6 in placePartly
- Email protectionPartly protected against forged emailPartlyDNS records
A second opinion on its security setup: Mozilla’s HTTP Observatory grades the site when you open it. Ten checks before you buy · A signal looks wrong? Report it
What it is
Website SummaryLooks like: Software or app.
In its own wordsThe Swiss Search Engine - search.chThe Swiss search engine: Phone Directory, Weather, Map, Route, Timetable, TV Guide, Cinema, Snow report, Web Search
Our reading of the page, medium confidence.
Show evidence (3)Hide evidence
Exhibit 1 · Wikidata
Q3953586: search.ch, search engine
Exhibit 2 · page source, line 41
<a href="//login.search.ch/register?f=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ch%2F">Register</a>
Exhibit 3 · page source, line 44
Is this wrong? Report it<a href="//login.search.ch/login/localch?f=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ch%2F&mode=login&nonce=1793049052g4d9fea776dd654fbee7d8acad31fcabfgcc1b7c395500e5523c8480a662c093f83dbdbcb03124383029f41f5be867b5adg5d65cfa9862e849a084f852f2701e1f9">Log in with local.ch</a>
Who is behind it
- Wikidatasearch.ch
Wikidata: Based in Switzerland.
Show evidenceHide evidence
Exhibit 1 · Wikidata
Is this wrong? Report itQ3953586: search.ch
Each name is quoted from its source. A brand and the company that owns it often go by different names.
More about it: Wikidata, profiles, AI use, page facts
In Wikidata
- search.ch: Swiss website · search engine · since 1995
Wikidata, the free knowledge base behind Wikipedia, lists this domain as the official website of this item. Volunteers write it; each item shows its sources.
AI use
- AI training: asks ImagesiftBot to stay away.
- AI training: names ClaudeBot with rules for some pages.
- AI assistants: may read it for the people who ask them.
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Exhibit 1 · robots.txt, line 183
User-agent: ImagesiftBot · Disallow: /
Exhibit 2 · robots.txt, line 211
Is this wrong? Report itUser-agent: ClaudeBot
What its robots.txt and robots tags ask of AI crawlers. Each crawler chooses whether to follow it.
- Site name
- Not given
- Language
- English (en)
- What it tells search engines
- None
Read from what the page says about itself; we haven’t checked whether it’s true.
Built with AI?
AI Website DetectorNo AI builder traces found.
Coding tools such as Cursor leave no traces, so this doesn’t mean a person made it.
AI traces: None found
How we know
AI site builders leave traces in the sites they make. We look for the traces of 53 of them and show every match with the line it came from, so you can check it yourself.
We test this on 2,312 sites whose makers we know, and publish what we get wrong.
How we test it · Every builder we know · How to tell if a site was built with AI
Score breakdown
Site Score88 of 100: strong trust signals.
How established and checkable it is; AI traces carry no weight.
TransparencyContact, policies and about page26 / 30
PopularityIts place in public rankings20 / 20
Security and setupHTTPS and standard protections13 / 15
ConsistencyName, description and what it tells search engines7 / 10
Scored on the parts we could check.
Why each part scored what it did
TransparencyContact, policies and about page26 / 30contact page linked · email and phone not both given · privacy policy linked · terms linked · no payments seen, so no refund policy needed · about page linked
PopularityIts place in public rankings20 / 20Top 10K in a popularity list
Security and setupHTTPS and standard protections13 / 15loads over HTTPS · sends visitors to HTTPS · doesn’t insist on HTTPS · protective settings
ConsistencyName, description and what it tells search engines7 / 10site name matches the domain · describes itself · doesn’t tell search engines what it is
A high score isn’t a promise that a business is honest. How the score works.
Domain history
Domain HistoryFirst archived in 1996.
- First captured by the web archiveInternet Archive
- First certificate issuedCertificate Transparency
- This scanCheckAnySite
In the web archive: captured in 31 of 31 years · see the first capture
- 1996: captured
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- 2025: captured
- 2026: captured
Changes, earlier scans and alerts
- Since our previous scan
- This is our first scan of the site.
How we scanned it
Only from what anyone can see: the site’s public pages and public records.
- Politely. Our scanner, CheckAnySiteBot, says who it is and follows the site’s robots.txt.
- With sources. Every fact above says where it came from and when.
- Without guessing. When we couldn’t check something, we say so.
This scan, in numbers
929 checks on 26 Oct 2026, with version 0.5.0 of our checks and version 1.1 of the score.
Questions about search.ch
What is search.ch?
search.ch describes itself: “The Swiss search engine: Phone Directory, Weather, Map, Route, Timetable, TV Guide, Cinema, Snow report, Web Search” It looks like a software product or app. See the evidence
How old is search.ch?
The web archive first saw it on 14 Nov 1996, 29 years ago. See the evidence
What is search.ch built with?
It is built with Google Cloud; we found 9 technologies in all. See the evidence
How popular is search.ch?
It is among the top 10,000 sites, by Tranco, Chrome UX Report and Majestic Million. See the evidence
Was search.ch made with AI?
We found no traces of an AI site builder. That doesn’t prove a person built it: AI coding assistants leave no traces. See the evidence
Who is behind search.ch?
Wikidata names search.ch. See the evidence
More sites like this: software or app
Automated findings from the site’s public home page and public records, as of 26 Oct 2026. They describe what we found, not the people or business behind the site, and they may be incomplete or out of date. This is information, not advice. Terms · Report an error
What this scan can’t tell you
- Whether the business is real, honest or delivers what it sells.
- Whether a site was made with AI when no traces were left: coding assistants and hand edits leave none.
- How many people visit: we show popularity bands from public lists, not visits.
- Anything beyond the home page as it was at the time of the scan.
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