Keenious vs Scite
Scite scores 5.8 to Keenious's 5.1 among the literature search tools we rate, and is the better pick for 3 of the 5 kinds of buyer below.
Scite wins, 5.8 to 5.1
Scite uniquely has 11 features · Keenious uniquely has 7 features.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Alerts for new papers: Scite yes, Keenious no
- Shows if later papers support or dispute a paper: Scite yes, Keenious no
- But Keenious leads on map of connected papers: Keenious yes, Scite no
- Pulls data from many papers into a table: Scite yes, Keenious no
- Summarises papers: Scite yes, Keenious no
- Writes a literature review for you: Scite yes, Keenious no
- But Keenious leads on ask questions of a paper: Keenious yes, Scite no
- Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $10 against $20
- Browser extension: Scite yes, Keenious no
- API: Scite yes, Keenious no
- Works with Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and others: Zotero against None
- But Keenious leads on word or Google Docs add-in: Keenious yes, Scite 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. Scite leads on 3 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.
Where they match (14)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Keenious
Scite
For everything else about each tool, read the full Keenious review and Scite review.
Keenious vs Scite: common questions
Which is better, Keenious or Scite?
Scite scores 5.8 and Keenious 5.1 out of 10 among the literature search tools we rate. Scite is ahead on finding papers, reading and analysing papers and access, teams and privacy. Keenious is ahead on pricing.
Is Keenious or Scite cheaper?
Keenious's cheapest paid plan is $10/mo and Scite's is $20/mo. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
What can Keenious do that Scite cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: map of connected papers, ask questions of a paper, word or Google Docs add-in and works in languages other than English.
What can Scite do that Keenious cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: alerts for new papers, shows if later papers support or dispute a paper, pulls data from many papers into a table, summarises papers, writes a literature review for you, browser extension and aPI.
