ScholarAI vs Sourcely vs Explainpaper vs Paperguide
Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.
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ScholarAI
vs ScholarAI
Competitor 1
Sourcely
Sourcely
Competitor 2
Explainpaper
Explainpaper
Competitor 3
Paperguide
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Competitor
Explainpaper
Explainpaper
explainpaper.com
Explainpaper breaks down why that quantum mechanics paper uses "eigenvalues" in equation 12 when you highlight confusing text in research papers
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
106.2Kvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
35.2Kvisits/mo
262.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 21.7%
▼ 17.6%
▼ 12.5%
▲ 4.7%
6-month growth
-22.5%
-27.7%
-63.9%
+44.6%
Global rank web
#323,702
#330,988
#806,701
#182,104
Avg. last 3 months
124.1K
143.2K
43.2K
266.5K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
39%
42%
44%
Pages / visit
1.9
2.2
2.0
2.3
Visit duration
28s
33s
23s
1m 32s
Traffic sources
● Direct 64% · ● Referral 36%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 88% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 14%
ScholarAISourcelyExplainpaperPaperguide
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$9.99per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
$16per month · free tier available
$12per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
Free CustomBasic $9.99/moPremium $18.99/moTeams Custom
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Free FreePro $16/moTeams Custom/mo
Free FreePlus $12/moPro $29/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
Text
DocumentsText
DocumentsText
Output
Text
Text
Text
DataDocumentsText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core partial
Tasks covered
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10
Research papers
Research
Academic research
Citations
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Research papers summaries
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Literature reviews
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Academic citation
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Citation formatting
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Research papers analysis
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Research papers drafting
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Academic paper interpretations
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Scientific concept explanations
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Math explanations
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Scientific literature exploration
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Academic q a
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Academic writing
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PDFs
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Writing
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.