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Citadel vs Usda
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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 Usda (93/100 against 82). Usda is hosted and callable through the gateway; Citadel runs on your own machine.
| Citadel | Usda | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B82/100 | A93/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 1 |
| Downloads / week | 594 | 416 |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | — | 5 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-13 | 2026-09-16 |
| Category | Databases | Databases |