ThesisAI vs Citely vs fastwrite vs Sourcely

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

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ThesisAI
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Citely
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fastwrite
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Sourcely
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool 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 fastwrite
fastwrite.io
Academic writing means juggling sources while trying to sound original
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Competitor Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
204.8Kvisits/mo
62.9Kvisits/mo
2.2Kvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 6.8%
▲ 3.3%
▲ 200.8%
▼ 17.6%
6-month growth
-4.1%
+26.5%
-38.3%
-27.7%
Global rank web
#212,645
#561,691
#5,936,435
#330,988
Avg. last 3 months
219.7K
59.2K
1.4K
143.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
41%
37%
19%
39%
Pages / visit
2.2
2.2
3.0
2.2
Visit duration
55s
24s
2m 40s
33s
Traffic sources
● Direct 79% · ● Referral 12%
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
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● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
ThesisAICitelyfastwriteSourcely
058.6K117.2K175.9K234.5KThesisAI · 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 · 62.9Kfastwrite · 3.8Kfastwrite · 12.3Kfastwrite · 4.4Kfastwrite · 3.6Kfastwrite · 5.4Kfastwrite · 1.5Kfastwrite · 1.2Kfastwrite · 732fastwrite · 2.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3K1001K10K100K1MThesisAI · 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 · 62.9Kfastwrite · 3.8Kfastwrite · 12.3Kfastwrite · 4.4Kfastwrite · 3.6Kfastwrite · 5.4Kfastwrite · 1.5Kfastwrite · 1.2Kfastwrite · 732fastwrite · 2.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$12per month
$9per month
€22per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
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Plans
Basic $12/moPro $16/mo
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Free FreePremium €22/moUltimate €35/mo
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
Text
DocumentsText
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Output
Documents
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Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
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Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Essay WriterAI Research Papers
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Essay Writer+3 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Citations
Academic citation
Research
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Research papers
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Citation verification
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Thesis drafts
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Research papers analysis
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Thesis preparation
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Essay writing
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PDFs
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