Scholarcy vs SciSummary
Scholarcy scores 6.0 to SciSummary's 4.4 among the paper readers we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 5 kinds of buyer below.
Scholarcy wins, 6.0 to 4.4
SciSummary costs $7 a month for its only paid plan; Scholarcy's equivalent plan is CA$13.99 a month. SciSummary answers back with a chat interface for asking questions of one or several papers at once, which Scholarcy does not offer. Scholarcy counters with things SciSummary lacks: it flags whether later papers support or dispute a paper through a Scite.ai integration, builds an Excel literature matrix, and sends alerts by RSS or email when new papers appear.
Pick Scholarcy if you want citation classification, a literature matrix and alerts.
Pick SciSummary if you want a cheaper plan with a chat interface.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Searches a database of papers: Scholarcy yes, SciSummary no
- Alerts for new papers: Scholarcy yes, SciSummary no
- Shows if later papers support or dispute a paper: Scholarcy yes, SciSummary no
- Pulls data from many papers into a table: Scholarcy yes, SciSummary no
- Ask questions of a paper: SciSummary yes, Scholarcy no
- Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $7 against $10.21
- Browser extension: Scholarcy yes, SciSummary no
- University or library licence: Scholarcy yes, SciSummary no
- Shared projects with your team: Scholarcy yes, SciSummary no
- But SciSummary leads on works in languages other than English: SciSummary yes, Scholarcy no
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other paper readers we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Scholarcy 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 (17)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Scholarcy
SciSummary
For everything else about each tool, read the full Scholarcy review and SciSummary review.
Scholarcy vs SciSummary: common questions
Which is better, Scholarcy or SciSummary?
Scholarcy scores 6.0 and SciSummary 4.4 out of 10 among the paper readers we rate. Scholarcy is ahead on finding papers, citing and writing and access, teams and privacy. SciSummary is ahead on pricing.
Is Scholarcy or SciSummary cheaper?
Scholarcy's cheapest paid plan is €8.99/mo and SciSummary's is $7/mo. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
What can Scholarcy do that SciSummary cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: searches a database of papers, alerts for new papers, shows if later papers support or dispute a paper, pulls data from many papers into a table, browser extension, university or library licence and shared projects with your team.
What can SciSummary do that Scholarcy cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: ask questions of a paper and works in languages other than English.
