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Hn vs Search1API
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Browse Hacker News feeds, threads, and user profiles with full-text search.
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Web search, news, page retrieval, sitemaps, and trending topics through Search1API.
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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 (93 and 96 out of 100). Search1API has noticeably more public adoption.
| Hn | Search1API | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A93/100 | A96/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Established |
| GitHub stars | 4 | 173 |
| Downloads / week | – | 210 |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | Yes |
| Tools | 4 | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-03 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |