Paperguide vs Citely vs Connected Papers vs Scite

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

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Paperguide
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Citely
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Connected Papers
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Scite
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Paperguide
paperguide.ai
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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 Connected Papers
connectedpapers.com
Visual tool for exploring related research
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Competitor Scite
scite.ai
Smart citations that show how papers are cited
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
262.6Kvisits/mo
62.9Kvisits/mo
600.7Kvisits/mo
700.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 4.7%
▲ 3.3%
▼ 18.7%
▲ 1.8%
6-month growth
+44.6%
+26.5%
-34.0%
-27.6%
Global rank web
#182,104
#561,691
#76,429
#75,906
Avg. last 3 months
266.5K
59.2K
709.4K
716.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
44%
37%
44%
47%
Pages / visit
2.3
2.2
2.7
2.9
Visit duration
1m 32s
24s
2m 05s
2m 09s
Traffic sources
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
● Direct 74% · ● Referral 24%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
PaperguideCitelyConnected PapersScite
0263.3K526.6K789.9K1.1MPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KConnected Papers · 966KConnected Papers · 779.7KConnected Papers · 839.4KConnected Papers · 823.6KConnected Papers · 910.1KConnected Papers · 948.5KConnected Papers · 872.6KConnected Papers · 788.3KConnected Papers · 739KConnected Papers · 600.7KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2K10K100K1M10MPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KConnected Papers · 966KConnected Papers · 779.7KConnected Papers · 839.4KConnected Papers · 823.6KConnected Papers · 910.1KConnected Papers · 948.5KConnected Papers · 872.6KConnected Papers · 788.3KConnected Papers · 739KConnected Papers · 600.7KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$12per month · free tier available
$9per month
$6per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Plans
Free FreePlus $12/moPro $29/moEnterprise Custom
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
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Connect FreeBasic $20/moPro $50/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
Text
TextWeb pages
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Output
DataDocumentsText
Text
Data
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
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
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Academic research
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Literature reviews
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Research papers analysis
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Citation verification
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Academic citation
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Scientific research navigation
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Academic paper evaluation
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Research recommendations
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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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