Sourcely vs Scholarcy vs Explainpaper vs Literfy
Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.
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Sourcely
vs Sourcely
Competitor 1
Scholarcy
Scholarcy
Competitor 2
Explainpaper
Explainpaper
Competitor 3
Literfy
LiterfyCompare
4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Competitor
Explainpaper
Explainpaper
explainpaper.com
Explainpaper breaks down why that quantum mechanics paper uses "eigenvalues" in equation 12 when you highlight confusing text in research papers
Competitor
Literfy
Literfy
literfy.ai
Literfy is an AI literature review generator that combines paper search with review writing in one workflow.
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
121.3Kvisits/mo
159Kvisits/mo
35.2Kvisits/mo
6.3Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 17.6%
▼ 17.1%
▼ 12.5%
▼ 44.6%
6-month growth
-27.7%
-44.5%
-63.9%
-70.3%
Global rank web
#330,988
#200,412
#806,701
#3,073,342
Avg. last 3 months
143.2K
183.7K
43.2K
11.1K
Bounce rate lower is better
39%
38%
42%
40%
Pages / visit
2.2
3.3
2.0
1.9
Visit duration
33s
54s
23s
6s
Traffic sources
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 92% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 88% · ● Referral 11%
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SourcelyScholarcyExplainpaperLiterfy
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$19per month · free tier available
$8.99per month · free tier available
$16per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Free Free
Free FreePro $16/moTeams Custom/mo
Free FreeLight Pack $19Pro Monthly $29/moPro Yearly $329/yr
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DocumentsWeb pages
DocumentsText
Text
Output
Text
Text
Text
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core partial
Tasks covered
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11
Research papers
Academic research
Research
Research papers summaries
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Citations
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Literature reviews
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Academic citation
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Academic paper interpretations
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Flashcards
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Scientific concept explanations
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Scientific literature exploration
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Summaries
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Summarizing
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BibTeX conversion
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Citation formatting
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Document summarization
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Math explanations
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Research papers analysis
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Writing outlines
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Academic q a
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Academic research gaps
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PDFs
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Research papers drafting
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.