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Smithsonian vs Vam
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 14.5M Smithsonian Open Access objects, get CC0 images, find cross-collection connections.
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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 Smithsonian (93/100 against 65). Smithsonian is hosted and callable through the gateway; Vam runs on your own machine. Smithsonian has noticeably more public adoption.
| Smithsonian | Vam | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A93/100 | C65/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | — |
| GitHub stars | 2 | – |
| Downloads / week | 180 | – |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 6 | 1 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-20 | — |
| Category | Web search | Web search |