Citely vs Perplexity AI vs Sourcely vs Sider Deep Research

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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Perplexity AI
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Sourcely
Competitor 3
Sider Deep Research
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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 Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Competitor Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Competitor Sider Deep Research
sider.ai
Sider Deep Research tackles the gap between quick AI answers and proper citations
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
62.9Kvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
3.1Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.3%
▼ 8.2%
▼ 17.6%
▲ 3.4%
6-month growth
+26.5%
-42.9%
-27.7%
-26.1%
Global rank web
#561,691
#446
#330,988
#22,424
Avg. last 3 months
59.2K
104.9M
143.2K
3M
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
33%
39%
56%
Pages / visit
2.2
3.6
2.2
2.3
Visit duration
24s
4m 18s
33s
1m 32s
Traffic sources
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
CitelyPerplexity AISourcelySider Deep Research
047.3M94.5M141.8M189MCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KSider Deep Research · 4.1MSider Deep Research · 3.8MSider Deep Research · 3.7MSider Deep Research · 4.1MSider Deep Research · 3.9MSider Deep Research · 3.5MSider Deep Research · 3MSider Deep Research · 3MSider Deep Research · 3.1M10K100K1M10M100M1BCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KSider Deep Research · 4.1MSider Deep Research · 3.8MSider Deep Research · 3.7MSider Deep Research · 4.1MSider Deep Research · 3.9MSider Deep Research · 3.5MSider Deep Research · 3MSider Deep Research · 3MSider Deep Research · 3.1MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
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Starting price
$9per month
$20per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
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Capabilities input → output
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Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research
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Academic research
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Research papers
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Literature reviews
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Academic citation
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Citation verification
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Citation formatting
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Document summarization
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Internet research
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Multilingual research
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Research papers summaries
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Homework assistance
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