Elicit vs Undermind
Elicit scores 7.8 to Undermind's 5.4 among the literature search tools we rate, and is the better pick for 3 of the 5 kinds of buyer below.
Elicit wins, 7.8 to 5.4
Undermind costs $20 a month for its academic Pro plan; Elicit's academic plan is $19 a month. Undermind includes shared team projects on its free plan, where Elicit only adds collaboration from its paid Pro tier. Elicit goes further into systematic review work that Undermind does not touch: it screens papers with include and exclude decisions, deduplicates references automatically, and exports to RIS, CSV, BibTeX, PDF and DOCX, where Undermind has no stated export format at all.
Pick Elicit if you need systematic review screening, dedup and reference export.
Pick Undermind if you want free team sharing without upgrading first.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Summarises papers: Elicit yes, Undermind no
- Screening with include and exclude decisions: Elicit yes, Undermind no
- AI help with screening: Elicit yes, Undermind no
- Removes duplicate references: Elicit yes, Undermind no
- Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: Elicit $19, Undermind $20
- Export formats: RIS, CSV, BIB, PDF, DOCX against None
- Browser extension: Elicit yes, Undermind no
- University or library licence: Elicit yes, Undermind 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. Elicit 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 (17)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Elicit
Undermind
For everything else about each tool, read the full Elicit review and Undermind review.
Elicit vs Undermind: common questions
Which is better, Elicit or Undermind?
Elicit scores 7.8 and Undermind 5.4 out of 10 among the literature search tools we rate. Elicit is ahead on reading and analysing papers, systematic reviews, citing and writing and access, teams and privacy.
Is Elicit or Undermind cheaper?
Elicit's cheapest paid plan is $19/mo academic plan ($75/mo industry plan) and Undermind's is $20/mo academic plan ($75/mo industry plan). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
What can Elicit do that Undermind cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: summarises papers, screening with include and exclude decisions, aI help with screening, removes duplicate references, pRISMA flow diagram, browser extension and university or library licence.
