Head to head
Zotero MCP vs upAPI
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, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.
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All public upAPI operations as MCP tools: web scraping, search, screenshots, PDF, OCR and more.
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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 upAPI (99/100 against 83). upAPI is hosted and callable through the gateway; Zotero MCP runs on your own machine. Zotero MCP has noticeably more public adoption.
| Zotero MCP | upAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B83/100 | A99/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 5.1k | 0 |
| Downloads / week | – | 213 |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | 55 | — |
| Write actions | 12 | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-15 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |