Keenious vs Semantic Scholar
Semantic Scholar scores 6.0 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.
Semantic Scholar wins, 6.0 to 5.1
Semantic Scholar is free, with no paid plan; Keenious starts at $10 a month, billed annually. Semantic Scholar answers back with a free, documented API and citation alerts on saved searches, and it works directly with Zotero, Mendeley and EndNote, none of which Keenious offers without a paid plan. Keenious has its own edge: a Word and Google Docs add-in for finding sources while you write, and search results that cross languages, both missing from Semantic Scholar.
Pick Keenious if you want a Word or Docs add-in and multilingual search.
Pick Semantic Scholar if you want a free plan with a documented API.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Answers a research question from the literature: Keenious yes, Semantic Scholar no
- Map of connected papers: Keenious yes, Semantic Scholar no
- But Semantic Scholar leads on alerts for new papers: Semantic Scholar yes, Keenious no
- Summarises papers: Semantic Scholar yes, Keenious no
- Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $0 against $10
- Works with Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and others: Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote against None
- Browser extension: Semantic Scholar yes, Keenious no
- Shared projects with your team: Semantic Scholar yes, Keenious no
- But Keenious leads on word or Google Docs add-in: Keenious yes, Semantic Scholar 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. Semantic Scholar 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 (15)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Keenious
Semantic Scholar
For everything else about each tool, read the full Keenious review and Semantic Scholar review.
Keenious vs Semantic Scholar: common questions
Which is better, Keenious or Semantic Scholar?
Semantic Scholar scores 6.0 and Keenious 5.1 out of 10 among the literature search tools we rate. Semantic Scholar is ahead on reading and analysing papers, pricing, citing and writing and access, teams and privacy. Keenious is ahead on finding papers.
Is Keenious or Semantic Scholar cheaper?
Keenious's cheapest paid plan is $10/mo and Semantic Scholar's is Free. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
What can Keenious do that Semantic Scholar cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: answers a research question from the literature, map of connected papers, word or Google Docs add-in and works in languages other than English.
What can Semantic Scholar do that Keenious cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: alerts for new papers, summarises papers, browser extension, shared projects with your team and aPI.
