Citely vs SciPub vs Scite

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Citely
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Competitor 1
SciPub
Competitor 2
Scite
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 SciPub
scipubplus.com
Academic writing follows a formula
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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
9.6Kvisits/mo
700.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.3%
▼ 35.8%
▲ 1.8%
6-month growth
+26.5%
+73.0%
-27.6%
Global rank web
#561,691
#1,697,206
#75,906
Avg. last 3 months
59.2K
11.5K
716.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
42%
47%
Pages / visit
2.2
1.8
2.9
Visit duration
24s
43s
2m 09s
Traffic sources
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
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● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
CitelySciPubScite
0263.3K526.6K789.9K1.1MCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KSciPub · 5.4KSciPub · 8.1KSciPub · 9.4KSciPub · 8.1KSciPub · 5.6KSciPub · 7.3KSciPub · 6.8KSciPub · 9.8KSciPub · 15KSciPub · 9.6KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2K1K10K100K1M10MCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KSciPub · 5.4KSciPub · 8.1KSciPub · 9.4KSciPub · 8.1KSciPub · 5.6KSciPub · 7.3KSciPub · 6.8KSciPub · 9.8KSciPub · 15KSciPub · 9.6KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$9per month
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$20per month · free tier available
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Plans
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
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Connect FreeBasic $20/moPro $50/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
Text
Text
Output
Text
Text
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
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
6
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10
Research papers
Academic research
Research
Academic citation
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Citation verification
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Citations
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Literature reviews
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Academic writing
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Research papers drafting
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Scientific writing
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Writing outlines
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Academic paper evaluation
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Research papers analysis
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Research papers summaries
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Research trends tracking
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Writing
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