Head to head
Wikidata vs Crossref
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
No reviews yet
Search and fetch Wikidata entities, execute SPARQL queries, and resolve external identifiers.
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Cio.github.mrfentmen/crossref-mcpNo reviews yet
Search scholarly works and resolve DOIs through Crossref. No key required.
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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 Wikidata (86/100 against 65). Wikidata is hosted and callable through the gateway; Crossref runs on your own machine. Wikidata has noticeably more public adoption.
| Wikidata | Crossref | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A86/100 | C65/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | — |
| GitHub stars | 3 | – |
| Downloads / week | 166 | – |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 7 | 2 |
| Write actions | 1 | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-20 | — |
| Category | Web search | Web search |