Papers vs Sourcely vs Paperguide vs Undermind

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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Undermind
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Your tool Papers
papersapp.com
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Competitor Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Competitor Paperguide
paperguide.ai
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Competitor Undermind
undermind.ai
Undermind is an AI co-researcher for scientific literature.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
61.3Kvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
262.6Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▼ 9.7%
▼ 17.6%
▲ 4.7%
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6-month growth
0.0%
-27.7%
+44.6%
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Global rank web
#616,043
#330,988
#182,104
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Avg. last 3 months
65K
143.2K
266.5K
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Bounce rate lower is better
40%
39%
44%
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Pages / visit
1.7
2.2
2.3
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Visit duration
42s
33s
1m 32s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 68% · ● Referral 31%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 14%
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PapersSourcelyPaperguideUndermind
071.6K143.1K214.7K286.3KPapers · 87KPapers · 82.4KPapers · 81.4KPapers · 61.3KPapers · 69.4KPapers · 61.5KPapers · 65.8KPapers · 67.9KPapers · 61.3KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6K10K100K1MPapers · 87KPapers · 82.4KPapers · 81.4KPapers · 61.3KPapers · 69.4KPapers · 61.5KPapers · 65.8KPapers · 67.9KPapers · 61.3KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$10per month
$19per month · free tier available
$12per month · free tier available
$15per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
Essentials $10/moPlus $20/moTeam $0
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Free FreePlus $12/moPro $29/moEnterprise Custom
Free FreePro $16/moTeam $15/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
Text
DocumentsText
Text
Output
Text
Text
DataDocumentsText
DataText
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 · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
3
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10
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Research papers
Citations
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Research papers analysis
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Literature reviews
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Research
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Academic research
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Scientific literature exploration
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Scientific research
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Academic writing
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Citation formatting
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Research papers drafting
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Writing
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