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Pubmed vs PyEuropePMC
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 PubMed/Europe PMC, fetch articles and full text (PMC/EPMC/Unpaywall), citations, MeSH terms.
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Search and analyse scientific literature across Europe PMC, PubMed, arXiv, and ClinicalTrials.gov
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (93 and 92 out of 100). Pubmed is hosted and callable through the gateway; PyEuropePMC runs on your own machine. Pubmed has noticeably more public adoption.
| Pubmed | PyEuropePMC | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A93/100 | A92/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 148 | 8 |
| Downloads / week | 12k | – |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 11 | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-17 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |