Citely vs Scite vs Sourcely vs Consensus

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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Scite
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Consensus
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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 Scite
scite.ai
Smart citations that show how papers are cited
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Competitor Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Competitor Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
62.9Kvisits/mo
700.2Kvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
5.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.3%
▲ 1.8%
▼ 17.6%
▲ 3.5%
6-month growth
+26.5%
-27.6%
-27.7%
+14.4%
Global rank web
#561,691
#75,906
#330,988
#9,859
Avg. last 3 months
59.2K
716.7K
143.2K
5.5M
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
47%
39%
43%
Pages / visit
2.2
2.9
2.2
4.1
Visit duration
24s
2m 09s
33s
3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
CitelySciteSourcelyConsensus
01.5M2.9M4.4M5.9MCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8M10K100K1M10MCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$9per month
$20per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
$8.99per month · free tier available
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Plans
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Connect FreeBasic $20/moPro $50/mo
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
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Output
Text
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Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Citation verification
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Academic citation
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Literature reviews
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Search engine
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Academic paper evaluation
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Medical research
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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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