Citely vs Literfy vs Paperguide vs Sourcely

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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Literfy
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Paperguide
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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 Literfy
literfy.ai
Literfy is an AI literature review generator that combines paper search with review writing in one workflow.
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Competitor Paperguide
paperguide.ai
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Competitor Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
62.9Kvisits/mo
6.3Kvisits/mo
262.6Kvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.3%
▼ 44.6%
▲ 4.7%
▼ 17.6%
6-month growth
+26.5%
-70.3%
+44.6%
-27.7%
Global rank web
#561,691
#3,073,342
#182,104
#330,988
Avg. last 3 months
59.2K
11.1K
266.5K
143.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
40%
44%
39%
Pages / visit
2.2
1.9
2.3
2.2
Visit duration
24s
6s
1m 32s
33s
Traffic sources
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
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● Direct 80% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
CitelyLiterfyPaperguideSourcely
071.6K143.1K214.7K286.3KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KLiterfy · 88Literfy · 21.4KLiterfy · 16.5KLiterfy · 39.8KLiterfy · 15.5KLiterfy · 11.4KLiterfy · 6.3KPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3K101001K10K100K1MCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KLiterfy · 88Literfy · 21.4KLiterfy · 16.5KLiterfy · 39.8KLiterfy · 15.5KLiterfy · 11.4KLiterfy · 6.3KPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$9per month
$19per month · free tier available
$12per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
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Plans
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Free FreeLight Pack $19Pro Monthly $29/moPro Yearly $329/yr
Free FreePlus $12/moPro $29/moEnterprise Custom
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
Text
DocumentsText
Text
Output
Text
Text
DataDocumentsText
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 4 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Citations
Academic research
Research
Research papers
Literature reviews
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Academic citation
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Scientific literature exploration
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Research papers drafting
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Citation verification
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BibTeX conversion
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Research papers analysis
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