Citely vs fastwrite vs Scholantic vs Scite

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

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Citely
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fastwrite
Competitor 2
Scholantic
Competitor 3
Scite
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Citely
citely.ai
Academic citation fraud poses real problems for researchers who unknowingly reference fabricated papers
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Competitor fastwrite
fastwrite.io
Academic writing means juggling sources while trying to sound original
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Competitor Scholantic
scholantic.com
Most AI writing tools won't learn how you write
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Competitor Scite
scite.ai
Smart citations that show how papers are cited
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
62.9Kvisits/mo
2.2Kvisits/mo
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700.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.3%
▲ 200.8%
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▲ 1.8%
6-month growth
+26.5%
-38.3%
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-27.6%
Global rank web
#561,691
#5,936,435
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#75,906
Avg. last 3 months
59.2K
1.4K
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716.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
19%
0%
47%
Pages / visit
2.2
3.0
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2.9
Visit duration
24s
2m 40s
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2m 09s
Traffic sources
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
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● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
CitelyfastwriteScholanticScite
0263.3K526.6K789.9K1.1MCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9Kfastwrite · 3.8Kfastwrite · 12.3Kfastwrite · 4.4Kfastwrite · 3.6Kfastwrite · 5.4Kfastwrite · 1.5Kfastwrite · 1.2Kfastwrite · 732fastwrite · 2.2KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2K1001K10K100K1M10MCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9Kfastwrite · 3.8Kfastwrite · 12.3Kfastwrite · 4.4Kfastwrite · 3.6Kfastwrite · 5.4Kfastwrite · 1.5Kfastwrite · 1.2Kfastwrite · 732fastwrite · 2.2KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$9per month
€22per month · free tier available
$18per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Free FreePremium €22/moUltimate €35/mo
Basic FreePro $18/mo
Connect FreeBasic $20/moPro $50/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DocumentsText
DocumentsTextWeb pages
Text
Output
Text
Text
DocumentsText
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Essay Writer+3 more
Research & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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12
10
Citations
Research
Academic citation
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Research papers
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Academic writing
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Citation verification
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Academic paper evaluation
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Research papers analysis
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Academic research
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Scientific writing
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Academic papers feedback
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Essay feedback
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Grammar checking
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Literature reviews
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Paraphrasing
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Writing outlines
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Harvard citations
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PDFs
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Papers translation
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Research trends tracking
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.