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Crossref vs Socraticode
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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Resolve DOIs, search ~155M scholarly works, and fetch references via the Crossref REST API.
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MCP server for enterprise local codebase indexing, semantic search, and code dependency graphs.
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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 (92/100 against 65). Crossref is hosted and callable through the gateway; Socraticode runs on your own machine. Socraticode has noticeably more public adoption.
| Crossref | Socraticode | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A92/100 | C65/100 |
| Adoption | New | Established |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 3.3k |
| Downloads / week | – | 3.0k |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | — | 26 |
| Write actions | — | 4 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | NOASSERTION | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-13 | 2026-09-17 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |