When Bing is down or just not giving you the results you need, the hunt for a solid alternative becomes a necessity.

Tool	Best For	Price
ProFaceFinder	Finding faces, dating profiles, scams	Paid (credits)
Google Images	General lookups, sources, landmarks	Free
Yandex Images	Originals, memes, altered photos	Free
Pinterest	Style, fashion, design inspiration	Free

Whether you’re verifying a suspicious photo, trying to find where a product is sold, or attempting to identify your virtual crush, you need something that actually works.

After diving deep into user experiences, forum debates, and tests, we’ve narrowed it down to 4 tools that don’t just “get the job done,” but often do it better.

1. ProFaceFinder – Find Faces and Spot Fakes

If you’re looking to find faces online, dating accounts, social media, news, or scammy pages, ProFaceFinder is your go-to tool.

Unlike Bing, which avoids facial identification, ProFaceFinder dives headfirst into that area. It lets you upload a photo and see where the face pops up across the web.

It’s especially useful for identifying catfishes, scammers, or even your situationship’s side dating profiles – no wonder they never had time to text you back.

While it’s not free, it’s worth it. You typically pay per search or buy credits, making for a very accessible tool for both casual or deep searches…you choose!

Support is responsive, reliable, and the tool itself delivers results most engines can’t pick up. 

2. Google Images – Get Accurate Matches and Sources

Google is the internet’s favorite image search engine and everyone’s first stop. 

Use it by dragging or uploading a photo and you’ll get exact matches, visually similar images, and hundreds of sources leading you to what you’re looking for.

It excels at finding recent or highly-indexed photos. But here’s the thing: Google is moving more toward shopping and local context than pure image search, which makes it very similar to Bing – only more accurate.

During testing, I noticed that searches now give product ads or “search in this area” maps, but don’t worry, it still works great. It’ll find landmarks, text, products, or even faces (though faces aren’t Google’s specialty) in seconds.

It’s fast, free, useful, widely available, filled with sources, and overall a great tool to be inspired.

3. Yandex Images – Uncover Original Sources

Casual image searchers don’t really know about Yandex, which is weird because it’s a gem among reverse image search engines.

Upload a photo, and it gives you a great number of results. They may not be too spot-on (since they’re mostly lookalikes), but if you’re looking for a Bing alternative, this one’s a perfect match.

I’ve used it for many reasons, such as:

• Finding something trendy
• Spotting memes, anime art, or 
• Photos that have been reposted or highly altered

It’s also quite useful when you’re trying to figure out where a selfie has appeared – backed up by sources, articles, and different platforms.

One thing you should know: the results sometimes may be in Russian, and Yandex updates its index more slowly than Google. I suggest you give it a try because it’s free and speedy, so you don’t have anything to lose!

4. Pinterest – Explore Matching Aesthetics and Styles

Pinterest isn’t usually the first name tool that comes to mind, but it should be, especially if you’re trying to track down aesthetic, fashion, design, or lifestyle-related images. 

Reverse image searching only works in the mobile app. Zoom into any part of a Pin to find similar photos from Pinterest’s massive, user-sourced collection.

Say you spot a rug, piece of furniture, or outfit in a photo: click the magnifying glass icon on the image, and Pinterest will show visually similar products or design ideas.

It doesn’t just find exact matches; it understands patterns, textures, and styles. That makes it useful for inspiration or even identifying brands and celebrities.

Because Pinterest users pin so many unique finds from across the web, you’ll often discover links to stores, Etsy pages, blogs, or even original designers that typical search engines miss. It’s free and available globally.

Other Image Lookup Tools Worth Trying

We left out tools like TinEye and FindClone.ru (useful for Russian social media but requires a local number) since they’re either too niche or limited.

Apps like CamFind and SocialCatfish are worth checking out too, though they mainly work for mobile users or pull results from existing engines instead of offering something original.

On the other hand, RevEye, ImgOps, and SmallSEOTools.com let you send one image to multiple engines (Google, Yandex, TinEye) at once. They’re not search engines themselves, but they streamline your search and save serious time.

There’s no one-size-fits-all replacement for Bing Visual Search, but depending on what you’re trying to find, these 4 tools cover more ground than Bing ever did. 

Test them all and pick your favorite!