ScholarAI vs Sourcely vs Undermind vs Elicit

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

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ScholarAI
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Sourcely
Competitor 2
Undermind
Competitor 3
Elicit
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool ScholarAI
scholarai.io
Research in conversations
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Competitor Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Competitor Undermind
undermind.ai
Undermind is an AI co-researcher for scientific literature.
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Competitor Elicit
elicit.org
Research assistant that reads the papers
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
106.2Kvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
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9.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 21.7%
▼ 17.6%
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▼ 37.4%
6-month growth
-22.5%
-27.7%
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+0.1%
Global rank web
#323,702
#330,988
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#2,562,886
Avg. last 3 months
124.1K
143.2K
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12.3K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
39%
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37%
Pages / visit
1.9
2.2
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1.5
Visit duration
28s
33s
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4s
Traffic sources
● Direct 64% · ● Referral 36%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
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ScholarAISourcelyUndermindElicit
050.7K101.4K152K202.7KScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2K1K10K100K1MScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$9.99per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
$15per month · free tier available
$10per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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Plans
Free CustomBasic $9.99/moPremium $18.99/moTeams Custom
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Free FreePro $16/moTeam $15/moEnterprise Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
Text
Text
DocumentsText
Output
Text
Text
DataText
DataText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
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 · 4 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Academic research
Research papers
Research
Literature reviews
Academic citation
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Citations
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Research assistance
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Research papers summaries
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Citation formatting
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Research papers analysis
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Literature analysis
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Scientific literature exploration
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Scientific research
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Academic q a
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Medical research
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Research papers drafting
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Research trends tracking
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