Sourcely vs Explainpaper vs Paperguide vs Scite

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

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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 Paperguide
paperguide.ai
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Competitor Scite
scite.ai
Smart citations that show how papers are cited
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
121.3Kvisits/mo
35.2Kvisits/mo
262.6Kvisits/mo
700.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 17.6%
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6-month growth
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+44.6%
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Global rank web
#330,988
#806,701
#182,104
#75,906
Avg. last 3 months
143.2K
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266.5K
716.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
39%
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Pages / visit
2.2
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Visit duration
33s
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2m 09s
Traffic sources
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 88% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
SourcelyExplainpaperPaperguideScite
0263.3K526.6K789.9K1.1MSourcely · 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 · 35.2KPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2K10K100K1M10MSourcely · 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 · 35.2KPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
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Starting price
$19per month · free tier available
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Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Free FreePro $16/moTeams Custom/mo
Free FreePlus $12/moPro $29/moEnterprise Custom
Connect FreeBasic $20/moPro $50/mo
Capabilities input → output
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Text
DocumentsText
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DataDocumentsText
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Skill level
Beginner-friendly
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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 · 1 shared · core   partial
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