Caktus vs Scholantic vs Knowee vs Paperguide

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Caktus
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Scholantic
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Knowee
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Paperguide
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Caktus
caktus.ai
More than 3 million students rely on Caktus to power through coursework faster
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Competitor Scholantic
scholantic.com
Most AI writing tools won't learn how you write
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Competitor Knowee
knowee.ai
Knowee is an academic writing and homework assistant for students.
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Competitor Paperguide
paperguide.ai
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
59Kvisits/mo
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211.3Mvisits/mo
262.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 6.2%
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▲ 2.3%
▲ 4.7%
6-month growth
-6.3%
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+7.3%
+44.6%
Global rank web
#669,749
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#182,104
Avg. last 3 months
57.1K
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207M
266.5K
Bounce rate lower is better
64%
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44%
Pages / visit
1.4
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2.6
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Visit duration
27s
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1m 50s
1m 32s
Traffic sources
● Direct 100%
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● Direct 69% · ● Referral 29%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 14%
CaktusScholanticKnoweePaperguide
052.8M105.6M158.5M211.3MCaktus · 85.7KCaktus · 64.3KCaktus · 78.7KCaktus · 51.3KCaktus · 63KCaktus · 67.8KCaktus · 71.4KCaktus · 49.4KCaktus · 62.9KCaktus · 59KKnowee · 184.4MKnowee · 190.2MKnowee · 193.2MKnowee · 179.1MKnowee · 196.9MKnowee · 199.7MKnowee · 211MKnowee · 203MKnowee · 206.6MKnowee · 211.3MPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6K10K100K1M10M100M1BCaktus · 85.7KCaktus · 64.3KCaktus · 78.7KCaktus · 51.3KCaktus · 63KCaktus · 67.8KCaktus · 71.4KCaktus · 49.4KCaktus · 62.9KCaktus · 59KKnowee · 184.4MKnowee · 190.2MKnowee · 193.2MKnowee · 179.1MKnowee · 196.9MKnowee · 199.7MKnowee · 211MKnowee · 203MKnowee · 206.6MKnowee · 211.3MPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$19.99per month · free tier available
$18per month · free tier available
$10per month · free tier available
$12per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Basic FreePro $18/mo
Free FreePro $10/mo
Free FreePlus $12/moPro $29/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
DocumentsTextWeb pages
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DocumentsText
Output
Text
DocumentsText
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DataDocumentsText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
AI Detection & SafetyEducation & LearningWriting & ContentAI Essay Writer+5 more
Research & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeVideo EditingWriting & Content+6 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Academic writing
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Essay writing
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Homework assistance
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Math
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Research
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Math explanations
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Math problems
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Research papers
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Writing outlines
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Harvard citations
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Academic paper evaluation
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Literature reviews
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Academic citation
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Academic papers feedback
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Academic research
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Grammar checking
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Paraphrasing
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Quiz generation
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Research papers analysis
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Scientific literature exploration
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Scientific writing
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Education
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Math calculator
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Papers translation
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Research papers drafting
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