AnswerThis vs SciSpace
SciSpace scores 6.9 to AnswerThis's 6.8 among the literature search tools we rate, and is the better pick for 3 of the 5 kinds of buyer below.
SciSpace wins, 6.9 to 6.8
SciSpace reads figures and tables inside papers, something AnswerThis cannot do, and its cheapest paid plan, Premium, costs $20 a month against AnswerThis's $35. SciSpace also ships a mobile app and works in more than 75 languages, both absent from AnswerThis. AnswerThis pulls ahead for a systematic review: it screens papers with include and exclude decisions, builds a PRISMA flow diagram and runs a risk of bias assessment, none of which SciSpace offers.
Pick AnswerThis if you need PRISMA and risk of bias for a systematic review.
Pick SciSpace if you need figure reading, a mobile app or non-English support.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Map of connected papers: AnswerThis yes, SciSpace no
- Reads tables and figures: SciSpace yes, AnswerThis no
- Screening with include and exclude decisions: AnswerThis yes, SciSpace no
- AI help with screening: AnswerThis yes, SciSpace no
- PRISMA flow diagram: AnswerThis yes, SciSpace no
- Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $20 against $35
- Browser extension: SciSpace yes, AnswerThis no
- Mobile app: SciSpace yes, AnswerThis no
- Works in languages other than English: SciSpace yes, AnswerThis no
- But AnswerThis leads on works with Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and others: Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote against Zotero
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other literature search tools we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. SciSpace leads on 4 of 6 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (14)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
AnswerThis
SciSpace
For everything else about each tool, read the full AnswerThis review and SciSpace review.
AnswerThis vs SciSpace: common questions
Which is better, AnswerThis or SciSpace?
SciSpace scores 6.9 and AnswerThis 6.8 out of 10 among the literature search tools we rate. SciSpace is ahead on reading and analysing papers, pricing, citing and writing and access, teams and privacy. AnswerThis is ahead on finding papers and systematic reviews.
Is AnswerThis or SciSpace cheaper?
AnswerThis's cheapest paid plan is $35/mo and SciSpace's is $20/mo. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
What can AnswerThis do that SciSpace cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: map of connected papers, screening with include and exclude decisions, aI help with screening, pRISMA flow diagram and risk of bias assessment.
What can SciSpace do that AnswerThis cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: reads tables and figures, browser extension, mobile app and works in languages other than English.
