Sourcely vs ThesisAI vs Citely vs Paperguide

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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ThesisAI
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Citely
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Paperguide
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Competitor ThesisAI
thesisai.io
ThesisAI turns a single prompt and a set of source papers into a referenced academic draft.
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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 Paperguide
paperguide.ai
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
121.3Kvisits/mo
204.8Kvisits/mo
62.9Kvisits/mo
262.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 17.6%
▼ 6.8%
▲ 3.3%
▲ 4.7%
6-month growth
-27.7%
-4.1%
+26.5%
+44.6%
Global rank web
#330,988
#212,645
#561,691
#182,104
Avg. last 3 months
143.2K
219.7K
59.2K
266.5K
Bounce rate lower is better
39%
41%
37%
44%
Pages / visit
2.2
2.2
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2.3
Visit duration
33s
55s
24s
1m 32s
Traffic sources
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 79% · ● Referral 12%
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 14%
SourcelyThesisAICitelyPaperguide
071.6K143.1K214.7K286.3KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KThesisAI · 182KThesisAI · 198.7KThesisAI · 183.2KThesisAI · 190.5KThesisAI · 213.5KThesisAI · 209.3KThesisAI · 188.9KThesisAI · 234.5KThesisAI · 219.8KThesisAI · 204.8KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6K10K100K1MSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KThesisAI · 182KThesisAI · 198.7KThesisAI · 183.2KThesisAI · 190.5KThesisAI · 213.5KThesisAI · 209.3KThesisAI · 188.9KThesisAI · 234.5KThesisAI · 219.8KThesisAI · 204.8KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$19per month · free tier available
$12per month
$9per month
$12per month · free tier available
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Plans
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Basic $12/moPro $16/mo
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Free FreePlus $12/moPro $29/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DocumentsText
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DocumentsText
Output
Text
Documents
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DataDocumentsText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Essay WriterAI Research Papers
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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Citations
Research papers
Academic research
Research
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Research papers analysis
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Scientific literature exploration
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Thesis preparation
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