Elicit vs R Discovery
Elicit scores 7.8 to R Discovery's 6.5 among the literature search tools we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 5 kinds of buyer below.
Elicit wins, 7.8 to 6.5
R Discovery's cheapest paid plan, Prime, is $12 a month; Elicit's academic plan is $19 a month. R Discovery answers back with a native mobile app and unlimited translation on Prime, neither of which Elicit offers. Elicit goes further into systematic review work that R Discovery does not touch: it screens papers with include and exclude decisions, deduplicates references automatically, and reads figures and tables inside papers.
Pick Elicit if you need systematic review screening or figure reading.
Pick R Discovery if you want a mobile app and unlimited translation.
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: R Discovery yes, Elicit no
- Pulls data from many papers into a table: Elicit yes, R Discovery no
- Reads tables and figures: Elicit yes, R Discovery no
- Screening with include and exclude decisions: Elicit yes, R Discovery no
- AI help with screening: Elicit yes, R Discovery no
- Removes duplicate references: Elicit yes, R Discovery no
- Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $12 against $19
- Works with Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and others: Elicit Zotero, R Discovery not published
- Export formats: Elicit RIS, CSV, BIB, PDF, DOCX, R Discovery CSV, Excel, XML
- API: Elicit yes, R Discovery no
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. They split the criteria 2 each, with the rest level.
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 (15)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Elicit
R Discovery
For everything else about each tool, read the full Elicit review and R Discovery review.
Elicit vs R Discovery: common questions
Which is better, Elicit or R Discovery?
Elicit scores 7.8 and R Discovery 6.5 out of 10 among the literature search tools we rate. Elicit is ahead on reading and analysing papers and systematic reviews. R Discovery is ahead on finding papers and pricing.
Is Elicit or R Discovery cheaper?
Elicit's cheapest paid plan is $19/mo academic plan ($75/mo industry plan) and R Discovery's is $6/mo (Prime, billed yearly). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
What can Elicit do that R Discovery cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: pulls data from many papers into a table, reads tables and figures, screening with include and exclude decisions, aI help with screening, removes duplicate references, pRISMA flow diagram and aPI.
What can R Discovery do that Elicit cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: map of connected papers, mobile app and works in languages other than English.
