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Internet Archive vs GitHits
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Search the Wayback Machine and IA library (40M+ items), fetch snapshots, item metadata, and text.
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Search public open-source code, documentation, metadata, vulnerabilities, changelogs, and examples.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (92 and 98 out of 100). GitHits is hosted and callable through the gateway; Internet Archive runs on your own machine. GitHits has noticeably more public adoption.
| Internet Archive | GitHits | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A92/100 | A98/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Established |
| GitHub stars | 4 | 107 |
| Downloads / week | 67 | 2.3k |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | — | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-19 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |