Is Spacy Safe?

Spacy — Nerq Trust Score 68.5/100 (B- grade). Based on analysis of 2 trust dimensions, it is generally safe but has some concerns. Last updated: 2026-03-31.

Use Spacy with some caution. Spacy is a Python package with a Nerq Trust Score of 68.5/100 (B-), based on 3 independent data dimensions. It is below the recommended threshold of 70. Security: 80/100. Popularity: 80/100. Data sourced from PyPI registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. Last updated: 2026-03-31. Machine-readable data (JSON).

Is Spacy safe?

CAUTION — Spacy has a Nerq Trust Score of 68.5/100 (B-). It has moderate trust signals but shows some areas of concern that warrant attention. Suitable for development use — review security and maintenance signals before production deployment.

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What is Spacy's trust score?

Spacy has a Nerq Trust Score of 68.5/100, earning a B- grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.

Security
80
Popularity
80

What are the key security findings for Spacy?

Spacy's strongest signal is security at 80/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected. It has not yet reached the Nerq Verified threshold of 70+.

Security score: 80/100 (strong)
Popularity: 80/100 — community adoption

What is Spacy and who maintains it?

AuthorExplosion
Categorypypi
SourceN/A

Spacy Across Platforms

Same developer/company in other registries:

Explosion.spacy-extension
40/100 · vscode
Explosion.vscode-prodigy
37/100 · vscode
Better Blackboard
32/100 · firefox

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Safety Guide: Spacy

What is Spacy?

Spacy is a Python package — Industrial-strength Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Python.

How to Verify Safety

Run pip audit or safety check. Review on PyPI for download stats.

You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=spacy

Key Safety Concerns for Python packages

When evaluating any Python package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious uploads, maintenance status.

Trust Assessment

Spacy has a Nerq Trust Score of 68/100 (B-) and has not yet reached Nerq trust threshold (70+). This score is based on automated analysis of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.

Key Takeaways

Detailed Score Analysis

DimensionScore
Security80/100
Privacy80/100
Reliability90/100
Transparency85/100
Maintenance60/100

Based on 5 dimensions. Data from PyPI registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.

What data does Spacy collect?

Spacy is a Python package maintained by Explosion. It receives approximately 5,320,085 weekly downloads. Licensed under MIT.

As a development package, Spacy does not directly collect end-user personal data. However, applications built with it may collect data depending on implementation. Privacy score: 80/100.

Review the package's dependencies for potential supply chain risks. Run your package manager's audit command regularly.

Full analysis: Spacy Privacy Report · Privacy review

Is Spacy secure?

Security score: 80/100. Spacy has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.

Licensed under MIT, allowing code inspection. Open-source packages allow independent security review of the source code.

Run your package manager's audit command (`npm audit`, `pip audit`, `cargo audit`) to check for known vulnerabilities in your dependency tree.

Full analysis: Spacy Security Report

Spacy Across Platforms

Same developer/company in other registries:

Explosion.spacy-extension (vscode, 40/100)Explosion.vscode-prodigy (vscode, 37/100)Better Blackboard (firefox, 32/100)

How we calculated this score

Spacy's trust score of 68.5/100 (B-) is computed from PyPI registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (80/100), privacy (80/100), reliability (90/100), transparency (85/100), maintenance (60/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.

Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.

This page was last reviewed on March 31, 2026. Data version: 1.0.

Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Spacy safe to use?
Use with some caution. spacy has a Nerq Trust Score of 68.5/100 (B-). Strongest signal: security (80/100). Score based on security (80/100), popularity (80/100).
What is Spacy's trust score?
spacy: 68.5/100 (B-). Score based on: security (80/100), popularity (80/100). Scores update as new data becomes available. API: GET nerq.ai/v1/preflight?target=spacy
What are safer alternatives to Spacy?
In the pypi category, more Python packages are being analyzed — check back soon. spacy scores 68.5/100.
Does Spacy have known vulnerabilities?
Nerq checks Spacy against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases. Current security score: 80/100. Run your package manager's audit command for the latest findings.
How actively maintained is Spacy?
Spacy has a trust score of 68.5/100 (B-). Below Nerq Verified threshold — conduct additional review.
API: /v1/preflight Trust Badge API Docs

Disclaimer: Nerq trust scores are automated assessments based on publicly available signals. They are not endorsements or guarantees. Always conduct your own due diligence.

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