astroquery
The premium Open Source alternative to Manual Web Scraping
🎯 Best for:Astronomers needing to automate the collection of multi-wavelength data.
What is astroquery?
Replaces fragmented manual data retrieval from SIMBAD, VizieR, and Hubble archives. Standardizes API access across dozens of major astronomical data providers into a unified Pythonic interface.
Tech Stack
PythonPhysics & Astronomy
Why astroquery?
- • Extensive service coverage
- • Consistent return types
- • Active community support
Limitations
- • Upstream API dependency
- • Varying service reliability
- • Large dependency tree
2/27/2026
Last Update
433
Forks
409
Issues
BSD-3-Clause
License
Financial Leak Detected
Stop the "SaaS Tax"
Your team could be burning cash. Switching to astroquery instantly boosts your runway.
Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Manual Web Scraping)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
SAVE 100%