Scite vs Sourcely vs Papers vs Paperguide

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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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 Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Competitor Papers
papersapp.com
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Competitor Paperguide
paperguide.ai
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
700.2Kvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
61.3Kvisits/mo
262.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 1.8%
▼ 17.6%
▼ 9.7%
▲ 4.7%
6-month growth
-27.6%
-27.7%
0.0%
+44.6%
Global rank web
#75,906
#330,988
#616,043
#182,104
Avg. last 3 months
716.7K
143.2K
65K
266.5K
Bounce rate lower is better
47%
39%
40%
44%
Pages / visit
2.9
2.2
1.7
2.3
Visit duration
2m 09s
33s
42s
1m 32s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 68% · ● Referral 31%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 14%
SciteSourcelyPapersPaperguide
0263.3K526.6K789.9K1.1MScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KPapers · 87KPapers · 82.4KPapers · 81.4KPapers · 61.3KPapers · 69.4KPapers · 61.5KPapers · 65.8KPapers · 67.9KPapers · 61.3KPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6K10K100K1M10MScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KPapers · 87KPapers · 82.4KPapers · 81.4KPapers · 61.3KPapers · 69.4KPapers · 61.5KPapers · 65.8KPapers · 67.9KPapers · 61.3KPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
$10per month
$12per month · free tier available
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Plans
Connect FreeBasic $20/moPro $50/mo
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Essentials $10/moPlus $20/moTeam $0
Free FreePlus $12/moPro $29/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
Text
DocumentsText
DocumentsText
Output
Text
Text
Text
DataDocumentsText
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
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Citations
Literature reviews
Academic research
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Research
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Research papers
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Research papers analysis
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Academic citation
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Citation formatting
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Scientific literature exploration
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Citation verification
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Academic paper evaluation
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PDFs
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Research papers summaries
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Academic q a
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Academic writing
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Research papers drafting
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Research trends tracking
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Writing
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