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Crossref vs SearXNG Search
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Resolve DOIs, search ~155M scholarly works, and fetch references via the Crossref REST API.
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MCP server for SearXNG — privacy-respecting web search with pagination, URL reading
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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 Crossref (93/100 against 83). Crossref is hosted and callable through the gateway; SearXNG Search runs on your own machine. SearXNG Search has noticeably more public adoption.
| Crossref | SearXNG Search | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A93/100 | B83/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Established |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 1.2k |
| Downloads / week | – | 9.2k |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 7 | 4 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-18 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |