Citely vs Sourcely vs Undermind 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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Your tool Citely
citely.ai
Academic citation fraud poses real problems for researchers who unknowingly reference fabricated papers
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Competitor Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Competitor Undermind
undermind.ai
Undermind is an AI co-researcher for scientific literature.
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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
121.3Kvisits/mo
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5.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.3%
▼ 17.6%
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▲ 3.5%
6-month growth
+26.5%
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+14.4%
Global rank web
#561,691
#330,988
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#9,859
Avg. last 3 months
59.2K
143.2K
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5.5M
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
39%
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43%
Pages / visit
2.2
2.2
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4.1
Visit duration
24s
33s
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3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
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● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
CitelySourcelyUndermindConsensus
01.5M2.9M4.4M5.9MCitely · 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 · 121.3KConsensus · 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 · 62.9KSourcely · 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
$19per month · free tier available
$15per month · free tier available
$8.99per month · free tier available
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Plans
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Free FreePro $16/moTeam $15/moEnterprise Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
Text
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Output
Text
Text
DataText
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
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 · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Academic research
Research papers
Research
Citations
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Academic citation
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific research
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Literature reviews
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Citation verification
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Literature analysis
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Search engine
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Citation formatting
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Medical research
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Research assistance
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Research papers analysis
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Research trends tracking
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