Elicit vs Scite vs Paperguide vs Dankgpt

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Elicit
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Competitor 1
Scite
Competitor 2
Paperguide
Competitor 3
Dankgpt
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Elicit
elicit.org
Research assistant that reads the papers
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Competitor Scite
scite.ai
Smart citations that show how papers are cited
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Competitor Paperguide
paperguide.ai
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Competitor Dankgpt
dankgpt.com
Research papers pile up fast
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
9.2Kvisits/mo
700.2Kvisits/mo
262.6Kvisits/mo
344visits/mo
MoM change
▼ 37.4%
▲ 1.8%
▲ 4.7%
▼ 53.8%
6-month growth
+0.1%
-27.6%
+44.6%
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Global rank web
#2,562,886
#75,906
#182,104
#15,277,235
Avg. last 3 months
12.3K
716.7K
266.5K
705
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
47%
44%
39%
Pages / visit
1.5
2.9
2.3
1.1
Visit duration
4s
2m 09s
1m 32s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 43% · ● Search 32%
ElicitScitePaperguideDankgpt
0263.3K526.6K789.9K1.1MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2KPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KDankgpt · 1KDankgpt · 745Dankgpt · 3441001K10K100K1M10MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2KPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KDankgpt · 1KDankgpt · 745Dankgpt · 344Nov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
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Starting price
$10per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$12per month · free tier available
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Free FreePlus $12/moPro $29/moEnterprise Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
Text
DocumentsText
DocumentsText
Output
DataText
Text
DataDocumentsText
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI FilesAI PDF+2 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research papers
Research
Literature reviews
Citations
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Academic research
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Research papers analysis
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Academic citation
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Citation verification
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Academic paper evaluation
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PDF analysis
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Scientific literature exploration
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Academic writing
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Research papers drafting
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Research trends tracking
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Writing
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