Scite vs Citely vs Connected Papers vs SciSpace

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

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Scite
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Citely
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Connected Papers
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SciSpace
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Scite
scite.ai
Smart citations that show how papers are cited
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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 SciSpace
scispace.com
Make sense of research papers
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
700.2Kvisits/mo
62.9Kvisits/mo
600.7Kvisits/mo
44.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 1.8%
▲ 3.3%
▼ 18.7%
▼ 98.8%
6-month growth
-27.6%
+26.5%
-34.0%
-99.2%
Global rank web
#75,906
#561,691
#76,429
#17,447
Avg. last 3 months
716.7K
59.2K
709.4K
2.7M
Bounce rate lower is better
47%
37%
44%
56%
Pages / visit
2.9
2.2
2.7
2.5
Visit duration
2m 09s
24s
2m 05s
2m 13s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
● Direct 74% · ● Referral 24%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
SciteCitelyConnected PapersSciSpace
01.5M2.9M4.4M5.9MScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2KCitely · 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 · 600.7KSciSpace · 5.9MSciSpace · 5MSciSpace · 4.8MSciSpace · 5.1MSciSpace · 5.8MSciSpace · 5.6MSciSpace · 5MSciSpace · 4.2MSciSpace · 3.8MSciSpace · 44.2K10K100K1M10MScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2KCitely · 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 · 600.7KSciSpace · 5.9MSciSpace · 5MSciSpace · 4.8MSciSpace · 5.1MSciSpace · 5.8MSciSpace · 5.6MSciSpace · 5MSciSpace · 4.2MSciSpace · 3.8MSciSpace · 44.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$9per month
$6per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Plans
Connect FreeBasic $20/moPro $50/mo
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
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Free FreePremium $20/moAdvanced $90/moMax $200/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
Text
TextWeb pages
DocumentsText
Output
Text
Text
Data
DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI PDFAI Research Papers+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research papers
Academic research
Research
Citations
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Research papers analysis
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Literature reviews
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Academic citation
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Citation verification
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Scientific research navigation
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Academic paper evaluation
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PDFs
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Paraphrasing
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Research papers drafting
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Research recommendations
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Scientific writing
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PDF analysis
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Research trends tracking
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