Citely vs ScholarAI vs Sourcely 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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Competitor 1
ScholarAI
Competitor 2
Sourcely
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 ScholarAI
scholarai.io
Research in conversations
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Competitor Sourcely
sourcely.net
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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
106.2Kvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
700.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.3%
▼ 21.7%
▼ 17.6%
▲ 1.8%
6-month growth
+26.5%
-22.5%
-27.7%
-27.6%
Global rank web
#561,691
#323,702
#330,988
#75,906
Avg. last 3 months
59.2K
124.1K
143.2K
716.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
37%
39%
47%
Pages / visit
2.2
1.9
2.2
2.9
Visit duration
24s
28s
33s
2m 09s
Traffic sources
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
● Direct 64% · ● Referral 36%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
CitelyScholarAISourcelyScite
0263.3K526.6K789.9K1.1MCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2K10K100K1M10MCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KScite · 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
$9.99per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Plans
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Free CustomBasic $9.99/moPremium $18.99/moTeams Custom
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Connect FreeBasic $20/moPro $50/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DocumentsText
Text
Text
Output
Text
Text
Text
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Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
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 · 5 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Citations
Academic citation
Academic research
Research
Research papers
Literature reviews
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Citation verification
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Research papers summaries
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Citation formatting
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Academic paper evaluation
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Research papers analysis
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Academic q a
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Research papers drafting
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Research trends tracking
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