Citely vs Scholantic 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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Competitor 1
Scholantic
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Sourcely
Competitor 3
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3 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 Scholantic
scholantic.com
Most AI writing tools won't learn how you write
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Competitor Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
62.9Kvisits/mo
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121.3Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.3%
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▼ 17.6%
6-month growth
+26.5%
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-27.7%
Global rank web
#561,691
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#330,988
Avg. last 3 months
59.2K
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143.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
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39%
Pages / visit
2.2
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2.2
Visit duration
24s
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33s
Traffic sources
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
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● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
CitelyScholanticSourcely
050.7K101.4K152K202.7KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KSourcely · 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 · 62.9KSourcely · 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
$18per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
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Plans
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Basic FreePro $18/mo
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DocumentsTextWeb pages
Text
Output
Text
DocumentsText
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Citations
Research
Research papers
Academic citation
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Academic research
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Academic paper evaluation
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Academic writing
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Citation verification
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Academic papers feedback
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Citation formatting
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Grammar checking
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Paraphrasing
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific writing
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Writing outlines
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Academic q a
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Harvard citations
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Literature reviews
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Papers translation
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