| Search Engine | Term Links | Phrases | Plurals | Relevancy Ranking | Helper Boxes | Date Restriction |
| AltaVista | + - | " " | * | Automatic | Limited | No |
| AltaVista Advanced | AND, OR, NEAR, ( ) | " " | * | Custom | Limited | Yes |
| Deja News | AND, OR, NEAR, ( ) | " " | * | Automatic | Limited | No |
| Deja News Power Search | AND, OR, NEAR, ( ) | " " | * | Custom | Extensive | Yes |
| Dogpile | AND, OR, NEAR, ( ) | " " | No | Automatic | Limited | No |
| Excite | AND, OR, ( ), +-, Automatic Phrase Searching | Automatic | Some Automatic | Automatic | No | No |
| Excite Power Search | Helper Boxes | Option | Some Automatic | Automatic | Extensive | No |
| HotBot | + -, Helper Boxes | " " | * | Automatic | Extensive | Limited |
| HotBot Supersearch | + -, ( ), AND,OR; Helper Boxes | " " | * | Automatic | Extensive | Yes |
| Northern Light | Automatic Phrase Searching, + -, AND, OR, ( ) | " " | * | Custom | No | No |
| Northern Light Publication Search | Automatic Phrase Searching, + -, AND, OR, ( ) | " " | * | Custom | Limited | No |
| Northern Light Industry Search | Automatic Phrase Searching, + -, AND, OR, ( ) | " " | * | Custom | Extensive | Yes |
| Northern Light Power Search | Automatic Phrase Searching, + -, AND, OR, ( ) | " " | * | Custom | Extensive | Yes |
| Yahoo | OR, AND, + - | " " | * | Automatic | No | No |
| Yahoo Advanced | + - | " " | * | Automatic | Extensive | Limited |
Tip Sheet Compiled by the Fuld & Company Library "Fuld's Internet Searching Tip Sheet"