Aladin Desktop vs Gaia Sky
Aladin Desktop
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| Figure | Aladin Desktop | Gaia Sky |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Astronomy Apps | 8.2 (#9) | 9.0 (#1) |
| Founded | 1999 | ESA describes Gaia Sky as an open-source project developed since 2014. |
| License | The official release is free and distributed under the GPL v3 license. | Gaia Sky software is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. |
| Purpose | Aladin Desktop visualizes and manipulates digitized astronomical images and surveys, overlays catalogue entries, and accesses related data from SIMBAD, VizieR, and other archives. | Gaia Sky is a real-time 3D astronomy visualization platform for exploring the Universe with scientific datasets. |
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Aladin Desktop
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