Citely vs Explainpaper vs Sourcely

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Citely
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Explainpaper
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Your tool Citely
citely.ai
Academic citation fraud poses real problems for researchers who unknowingly reference fabricated papers
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Competitor Explainpaper
explainpaper.com
Explainpaper breaks down why that quantum mechanics paper uses "eigenvalues" in equation 12 when you highlight confusing text in research papers
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Competitor Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
62.9Kvisits/mo
35.2Kvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.3%
▼ 12.5%
▼ 17.6%
6-month growth
+26.5%
-63.9%
-27.7%
Global rank web
#561,691
#806,701
#330,988
Avg. last 3 months
59.2K
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143.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
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Pages / visit
2.2
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Visit duration
24s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
● Direct 88% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
CitelyExplainpaperSourcely
050.7K101.4K152K202.7KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KExplainpaper · 69.9KExplainpaper · 82.9KExplainpaper · 82.3KExplainpaper · 69.1KExplainpaper · 97.5KExplainpaper · 53.1KExplainpaper · 55.8KExplainpaper · 54.1KExplainpaper · 40.2KExplainpaper · 35.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3K10K100K1MCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KExplainpaper · 69.9KExplainpaper · 82.9KExplainpaper · 82.3KExplainpaper · 69.1KExplainpaper · 97.5KExplainpaper · 53.1KExplainpaper · 55.8KExplainpaper · 54.1KExplainpaper · 40.2KExplainpaper · 35.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$9per month
$16per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
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Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Free FreePro $16/moTeams Custom/mo
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Capabilities input → output
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Text
DocumentsText
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Output
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Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI PDF+2 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research papers
Academic research
Research
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Academic citation
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Research papers summaries
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Academic paper interpretations
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Citation verification
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Scientific concept explanations
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Research papers analysis
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