# spaCy vs TextRazor

| Attribute | spaCy | TextRazor |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 49.2 (32% (low)) | 63.9 (34% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 13 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 15,793 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 33,849 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source natural language processing library designed for building real-world applications. It excels at large-scale information extraction and has become an industry standard since 2015 with a robust ecosystem of plugins. | A text analysis platform that identifies entities, topics, and relationships within content using natural language processing. Available as a cloud API or self-hosted deployment. |
| integrations.count | 1 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"PyTorch"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":["GB","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free, open-source library","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://spacy.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T14:46:03.884Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["500 included requests per day","all analysis functionality"],"commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"requests_per_day":"500","analysis_functionality":"all"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"£149/month + VAT","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":149,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"£449/month + VAT","features":["per-request metered billing eligible"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":449,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Custom","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["high throughput cloud subscription","flexible licensing","on-premises deployment","private cloud options"],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Metered billing (Pro plans and above)"}],"summary":"From £149/month. Free tier with 500 requests/day.","currency":"GBP","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.textrazor.com/plans","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T14:05:43.020Z","startingPrice":{"amount":149,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":149,"currency":"GBP"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 20 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/release-v3.8.16","date":"2026-08-24T10:01:11Z","type":"stable","version":"release-v3.8.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/release-v3.8.15","date":"2026-08-07T17:13:19Z","type":"stable","version":"release-v3.8.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/release-v3.8.14","date":"2026-03-29T07:47:14Z","type":"stable","version":"release-v3.8.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/release-v3.8.13","date":"2026-03-23T17:40:51Z","type":"stable","version":"release-v3.8.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/release-v3.8.12","date":"2026-03-23T13:33:37Z","type":"stable","version":"release-v3.8.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/release-v3.8.11","date":"2025-11-17T20:37:38Z","type":"stable","version":"release-v3.8.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/release-v3.8.10","date":"2025-11-17T15:54:29Z","type":"stable","version":"release-v3.8.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/release-v3.8.9","date":"2025-11-13T14:57:22Z","type":"stable","version":"release-v3.8.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/release-v3.8.8","date":"2025-11-07T09:26:30Z","type":"stable","version":"release-v3.8.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/release-v3.8.7","date":"2025-05-23T08:53:14Z","type":"stable","version":"release-v3.8.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/release-v3.8.6","date":"2025-05-19T07:52:28Z","type":"stable","version":"release-v3.8.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/release-v3.8.3","date":"2024-12-11T13:11:38Z","type":"stable","version":"release-v3.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/release-v3.8.2","date":"2024-10-01T18:19:33Z","type":"stable","version":"release-v3.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/prerelease-v3.8.0.dev0","date":"2024-09-09T14:19:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"prerelease-v3.8.0.dev0"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/prerelease-v3.7.6a","date":"2024-08-20T10:09:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"prerelease-v3.7.6a"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/v3.7.5","date":"2024-06-05T07:57:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/v3.7.4","date":"2024-02-15T19:16:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/v3.7.2","date":"2023-10-16T16:11:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/v3.7.1","date":"2023-10-05T06:46:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/releases/tag/v3.7.0","date":"2023-10-02T09:10:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.0"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5.2 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=spacy&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (NLP Apis)

| Capability | spaCy | TextRazor |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Custom model training | - | - |
| Domain specific models | - | - |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Batch processing | - | - |
| Real time latency | - | - |
| Embeddings endpoint | - | - |
| Data residency EU | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:29:57.908Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*