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embisto vs Embedly
Embedly is a hosted service for embedding and extracting content from URLs: an API for metadata and embeds, and ready-made cards. embisto does the metadata side as software you run yourself.
| Feature | embisto | Embedly |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted | Yes | No, a hosted service |
| License | MIT, source on GitHub | Proprietary |
| Language and runtime | Go; one static binary | Hosted API |
| Library mode | Yes, a Go library | No |
| Iframely-compatible API | /iframely and /oembed |
No |
| Card widget | No; the API returns data for your own UI | Yes, embeddable cards |
| Price | Free software; the hosted API is free, 60 requests a minute per IP address, best effort | Paid plans, see embed.ly/pricing |
Where Embedly is stronger
- Nothing to run. It is a managed service with its own uptime and support.
- Ready-made cards. It offers embeddable cards for the web, where embisto gives data and leaves the UI to you.
- Coverage built over years of embedding third-party content.
Where embisto fits
- Your links stay with you. The URLs your users share are fetched from your servers, not sent to a third party.
- No per-request bill. Cost is the machine it runs on.
- Data for native apps. JSON with image sizes for mobile clients, plus oEmbed and Iframely formats.