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Gdelt vs Spool
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Gdelt (93/100 against 70). Gdelt is hosted and callable through the gateway; Spool runs on your own machine. Gdelt has noticeably more public adoption.
| Gdelt | Spool | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A93/100 | B70/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 5 | 2 |
| Downloads / week | 212 | – |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 9 | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | — |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-08-27 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |