Gaia Sky vs KStars
Gaia Sky
gaiasky.space
KStars
kstars.kde.orgSide by side
| Figure | Gaia Sky | KStars |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 9.0 (#1) | 7.9 (#13) |
| Privacy | The website says it does not use cookies, tracking codes, analytics scripts, or other privacy-invasive mechanisms. | KDE's software privacy policy says KDE software generally does not transmit information from users' devices except as a result of explicit user action, with some exceptions described in the policy. |
| Purpose | Gaia Sky is a real-time 3D astronomy visualization platform for exploring the Universe with scientific datasets. | KStars is desktop planetarium software for students, educators, amateur astronomers and astronomy enthusiasts. |