Sourcely vs Citely vs Undermind vs ScholarAI

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

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Sourcely
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Citely
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Undermind
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ScholarAI
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Your tool Sourcely
sourcely.net
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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 Undermind
undermind.ai
Undermind is an AI co-researcher for scientific literature.
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Competitor ScholarAI
scholarai.io
Research in conversations
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
121.3Kvisits/mo
62.9Kvisits/mo
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106.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 17.6%
▲ 3.3%
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▼ 21.7%
6-month growth
-27.7%
+26.5%
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-22.5%
Global rank web
#330,988
#561,691
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#323,702
Avg. last 3 months
143.2K
59.2K
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124.1K
Bounce rate lower is better
39%
37%
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37%
Pages / visit
2.2
2.2
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1.9
Visit duration
33s
24s
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28s
Traffic sources
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
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● Direct 64% · ● Referral 36%
SourcelyCitelyUndermindScholarAI
050.7K101.4K152K202.7KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2K10K100K1MSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$19per month · free tier available
$9per month
$15per month · free tier available
$9.99per month · free tier available
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Plans
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Free FreePro $16/moTeam $15/moEnterprise Custom
Free CustomBasic $9.99/moPremium $18.99/moTeams Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
Text
Text
DocumentsText
Output
Text
Text
DataText
Text
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
Academic citation
Research papers
Research
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Literature reviews
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Research papers summaries
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Citation formatting
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Citation verification
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Literature analysis
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Research assistance
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Research papers 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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Research papers drafting
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Research trends tracking
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