Paperguide vs Sourcely vs Consensus vs Literfy

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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Sourcely
Competitor 2
Consensus
Competitor 3
Literfy
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Paperguide
paperguide.ai
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Competitor Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Competitor Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
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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
262.6Kvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
5.8Mvisits/mo
6.3Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 4.7%
▼ 17.6%
▲ 3.5%
▼ 44.6%
6-month growth
+44.6%
-27.7%
+14.4%
-70.3%
Global rank web
#182,104
#330,988
#9,859
#3,073,342
Avg. last 3 months
266.5K
143.2K
5.5M
11.1K
Bounce rate lower is better
44%
39%
43%
40%
Pages / visit
2.3
2.2
4.1
1.9
Visit duration
1m 32s
33s
3m 56s
6s
Traffic sources
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
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PaperguideSourcelyConsensusLiterfy
01.5M2.9M4.4M5.9MPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MLiterfy · 88Literfy · 21.4KLiterfy · 16.5KLiterfy · 39.8KLiterfy · 15.5KLiterfy · 11.4KLiterfy · 6.3K101001K10K100K1M10MPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MLiterfy · 88Literfy · 21.4KLiterfy · 16.5KLiterfy · 39.8KLiterfy · 15.5KLiterfy · 11.4KLiterfy · 6.3KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
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Starting price
$12per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
$8.99per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
Free FreePlus $12/moPro $29/moEnterprise Custom
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
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Free FreeLight Pack $19Pro Monthly $29/moPro Yearly $329/yr
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
Text
Text
Text
Output
DataDocumentsText
Text
Text
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 4 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research
Research papers
Academic research
Literature reviews
Citations
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Scientific literature exploration
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Research papers summaries
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Academic citation
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Research papers drafting
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Search engine
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BibTeX conversion
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Medical research
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Research papers analysis
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