Citely vs StudyBuddy vs Literfy

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
StudyBuddy
Competitor 2
Literfy
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for Citely: CiteTrue92% Sourcely91% Scite91% ScholarAI88% SciSpace84% Undermind84% AI Writer84% ResearchRabbit84%
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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 StudyBuddy
studybuddy.gg
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Competitor Literfy
literfy.ai
Literfy is an AI literature review generator that combines paper search with review writing in one workflow.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
62.9Kvisits/mo
18.5Kvisits/mo
6.3Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.3%
▼ 17.4%
▼ 44.6%
6-month growth
+26.5%
+32.2%
-70.3%
Global rank web
#561,691
#1,296,631
#3,073,342
Avg. last 3 months
59.2K
22.6K
11.1K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
38%
40%
Pages / visit
2.2
1.7
1.9
Visit duration
24s
8s
6s
Traffic sources
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
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CitelyStudyBuddyLiterfy
015.7K31.4K47.1K62.9KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KStudyBuddy · 19.9KStudyBuddy · 22.4KStudyBuddy · 23.5KStudyBuddy · 19.5KStudyBuddy · 14KStudyBuddy · 15.4KStudyBuddy · 19.3KStudyBuddy · 27.1KStudyBuddy · 22.3KStudyBuddy · 18.5KLiterfy · 88Literfy · 21.4KLiterfy · 16.5KLiterfy · 39.8KLiterfy · 15.5KLiterfy · 11.4KLiterfy · 6.3K101001K10K100KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KStudyBuddy · 19.9KStudyBuddy · 22.4KStudyBuddy · 23.5KStudyBuddy · 19.5KStudyBuddy · 14KStudyBuddy · 15.4KStudyBuddy · 19.3KStudyBuddy · 27.1KStudyBuddy · 22.3KStudyBuddy · 18.5KLiterfy · 88Literfy · 21.4KLiterfy · 16.5KLiterfy · 39.8KLiterfy · 15.5KLiterfy · 11.4KLiterfy · 6.3KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$9per month
$5.99per month
$19per month · free tier available
Free tier
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API access
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Plans
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Weekly Trial $0.99Weekly Subscription $5.99/mo
Free FreeLight Pack $19Pro Monthly $29/moPro Yearly $329/yr
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
ImagesText
Text
Output
Text
Text
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Education & LearningAI Homework Helper
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
6
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11
Citations
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Academic citation
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Academic research
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Research
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Research papers
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Chrome extensions
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Citation verification
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Homework assistance
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Literature reviews
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Scientific literature exploration
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Study assistance
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BibTeX conversion
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Math problems
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Writing outlines
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Academic research gaps
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Research papers drafting
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Tutoring
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Community on aitoolstime
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