Sourcely vs Explainpaper vs Literfy vs Citely

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

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Explainpaper
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Literfy
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Citely
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Competitor Explainpaper
explainpaper.com
Explainpaper breaks down why that quantum mechanics paper uses "eigenvalues" in equation 12 when you highlight confusing text in research papers
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Competitor Literfy
literfy.ai
Literfy is an AI literature review generator that combines paper search with review writing in one workflow.
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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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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
121.3Kvisits/mo
35.2Kvisits/mo
6.3Kvisits/mo
62.9Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 17.6%
▼ 12.5%
▼ 44.6%
▲ 3.3%
6-month growth
-27.7%
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Global rank web
#330,988
#806,701
#3,073,342
#561,691
Avg. last 3 months
143.2K
43.2K
11.1K
59.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
39%
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Pages / visit
2.2
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Visit duration
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Traffic sources
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 88% · ● Referral 11%
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● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
SourcelyExplainpaperLiterfyCitely
050.7K101.4K152K202.7KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KExplainpaper · 69.9KExplainpaper · 82.9KExplainpaper · 82.3KExplainpaper · 69.1KExplainpaper · 97.5KExplainpaper · 53.1KExplainpaper · 55.8KExplainpaper · 54.1KExplainpaper · 40.2KExplainpaper · 35.2KLiterfy · 88Literfy · 21.4KLiterfy · 16.5KLiterfy · 39.8KLiterfy · 15.5KLiterfy · 11.4KLiterfy · 6.3KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9K101001K10K100K1MSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KExplainpaper · 69.9KExplainpaper · 82.9KExplainpaper · 82.3KExplainpaper · 69.1KExplainpaper · 97.5KExplainpaper · 53.1KExplainpaper · 55.8KExplainpaper · 54.1KExplainpaper · 40.2KExplainpaper · 35.2KLiterfy · 88Literfy · 21.4KLiterfy · 16.5KLiterfy · 39.8KLiterfy · 15.5KLiterfy · 11.4KLiterfy · 6.3KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
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Starting price
$19per month · free tier available
$16per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
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Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Free FreePro $16/moTeams Custom/mo
Free FreeLight Pack $19Pro Monthly $29/moPro Yearly $329/yr
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DocumentsText
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Output
Text
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Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
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Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI PDF+2 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research papers
Academic research
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