Gaia Sky vs WorldWide Telescope
Gaia Sky
gaiasky.spaceWorldWide Telescope
worldwidetelescope.orgSide by side
| Figure | Gaia Sky | WorldWide Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Astronomy Apps | 9.0 (#1) | 7.1 (#32) |
| Purpose | Gaia Sky is a real-time 3D astronomy visualization platform for exploring the Universe with scientific datasets. | WorldWide Telescope enables visualization and sharing of scientific data and stories from telescopes, observatories, and institutions for students, researchers, museums, planetariums, and scholarly publications. |
| Support | The project directs bug reports and feature requests to its source repository and says old releases are not supported. | Users can ask questions and get help through the online WWT Forum or contact the project by email. |
Plans
In their own words
WorldWide Telescope
WorldWide Telescope has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.