fastwrite vs Sourcely vs Overleaf AI Assist vs SciSpace

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

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fastwrite
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Sourcely
Competitor 2
Overleaf AI Assist
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SciSpace
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool fastwrite
fastwrite.io
Academic writing means juggling sources while trying to sound original
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Competitor Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Competitor Overleaf AI Assist
overleaf.com
Overleaf AI Assist is the set of AI features built into Overleaf, the online LaTeX editor.
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Competitor SciSpace
scispace.com
Make sense of research papers
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
2.2Kvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
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44.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 200.8%
▼ 17.6%
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▼ 98.8%
6-month growth
-38.3%
-27.7%
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-99.2%
Global rank web
#5,936,435
#330,988
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#17,447
Avg. last 3 months
1.4K
143.2K
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2.7M
Bounce rate lower is better
19%
39%
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56%
Pages / visit
3.0
2.2
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2.5
Visit duration
2m 40s
33s
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2m 13s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
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● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
fastwriteSourcelyOverleaf AI AssistSciSpace
01.5M2.9M4.4M5.9Mfastwrite · 3.8Kfastwrite · 12.3Kfastwrite · 4.4Kfastwrite · 3.6Kfastwrite · 5.4Kfastwrite · 1.5Kfastwrite · 1.2Kfastwrite · 732fastwrite · 2.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KSciSpace · 5.9MSciSpace · 5MSciSpace · 4.8MSciSpace · 5.1MSciSpace · 5.8MSciSpace · 5.6MSciSpace · 5MSciSpace · 4.2MSciSpace · 3.8MSciSpace · 44.2K1001K10K100K1M10Mfastwrite · 3.8Kfastwrite · 12.3Kfastwrite · 4.4Kfastwrite · 3.6Kfastwrite · 5.4Kfastwrite · 1.5Kfastwrite · 1.2Kfastwrite · 732fastwrite · 2.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KSciSpace · 5.9MSciSpace · 5MSciSpace · 4.8MSciSpace · 5.1MSciSpace · 5.8MSciSpace · 5.6MSciSpace · 5MSciSpace · 4.2MSciSpace · 3.8MSciSpace · 44.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
€22per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
€7.25per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Plans
Free FreePremium €22/moUltimate €35/mo
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Free FreeStudent €7.25/moStandard €15/moPro €30.75/mo+1 more
Free FreePremium $20/moAdvanced $90/moMax $200/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
Text
CodeImagesText
DocumentsText
Output
Text
Text
CodeText
DataText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Essay Writer+3 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Grammar CheckerAI Research Papers+3 more
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI PDFAI Research Papers+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research papers
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Scientific writing
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Academic research
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Literature reviews
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Paraphrasing
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Research papers analysis
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PDFs
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Research papers drafting
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LaTeX code
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Research assistance
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Citation formatting
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LaTeX guidance
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LaTeX conversions
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PDF analysis
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Summarizing
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Writing
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