Consensus vs Papers vs Citely vs Sourcely

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Your tool Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
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papersapp.com
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Competitor 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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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.8Mvisits/mo
61.3Kvisits/mo
62.9Kvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▼ 9.7%
▲ 3.3%
▼ 17.6%
6-month growth
+14.4%
0.0%
+26.5%
-27.7%
Global rank web
#9,859
#616,043
#561,691
#330,988
Avg. last 3 months
5.5M
65K
59.2K
143.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
43%
40%
37%
39%
Pages / visit
4.1
1.7
2.2
2.2
Visit duration
3m 56s
42s
24s
33s
Traffic sources
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 68% · ● Referral 31%
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
ConsensusPapersCitelySourcely
01.5M2.9M4.4M5.9MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MPapers · 87KPapers · 82.4KPapers · 81.4KPapers · 61.3KPapers · 69.4KPapers · 61.5KPapers · 65.8KPapers · 67.9KPapers · 61.3KCitely · 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 · 121.3K10K100K1M10MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MPapers · 87KPapers · 82.4KPapers · 81.4KPapers · 61.3KPapers · 69.4KPapers · 61.5KPapers · 65.8KPapers · 67.9KPapers · 61.3KCitely · 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 · 121.3KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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Model
Freemium
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Starting price
$8.99per month · free tier available
$10per month
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$19per month · free tier available
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Essentials $10/moPlus $20/moTeam $0
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DocumentsText
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Output
Text
Text
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Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research papers
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Literature reviews
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Academic citation
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Citation formatting
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Research papers summaries
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Citation verification
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Search engine
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Medical research
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PDFs
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Scientific literature exploration
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Scientific research
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Research papers analysis
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