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Internet Archive vs Public
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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 Internet Archive (92/100 against 57). Public is hosted and callable through the gateway; Internet Archive runs on your own machine. Internet Archive has noticeably more public adoption.
| Internet Archive | Public | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A92/100 | C57/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | New |
| GitHub stars | 4 | – |
| Downloads / week | 67 | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | — | 11 |
| Write actions | — | 1 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | — |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | — |
| Category | Web search | Web search |