Afforai vs Sourcely (2026): Pricing, Features & Which to Choose

Who comes out ahead

Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.

Lower starting price
Afforai
From $7/mo against from $17/mo
Free plan
Tie
Both have one
Higher rating
Afforai
4.3 against 4.2
Same job?
Yes
Both are Research tools

Side by side

Compared on	Afforai	Sourcely
Our rating	4.3Better	4.2
Starts at	$7/moBetter	$17/mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Category	Research	Research
Plans	From $7/mo	From $17/mo
Key features	Three separate search modes: own documents, Semantic Scholar, and open web Access to 200+ million peer-reviewed papers via Semantic Scholar Inline citations tied to specific source passages Rebranded from Afforai to Logically in 2025 Used by researchers at Yale, Duke, and other universities	Paste a full essay or draft to match passages with citation-worthy sources Citation generation across 700+ citation styles Database of 200+ million research papers Free tier with a 300-character limit Built by the team also behind Yomu AI
Pros	Mode separation keeps private, academic, and web sources clearly distinct Broad peer-reviewed coverage through Semantic Scholar integration Free tier available for standard use	Passage-matching input approach is genuinely different from keyword search Extremely broad citation-style support Useful specifically during the later, citation-adding phase of writing
Cons	Recent rebrand and domain change may cause confusion for existing bookmarks or links More features require a paid plan Three-mode structure adds a decision step compared to a single search box	Free tier's 300-character limit is restrictive for anything beyond a short excerpt Full essays and more features require a paid plan Less suited to early-stage topic discovery than passage-level citation matching
Company	Afforai, founded 2023	Sourcely, founded 2023

Prices come from each vendor's pricing page, last checked 20260629. Check the vendor before you buy.

FAQ

Questions people ask

Is Afforai better than Sourcely?

In our reviews Afforai scores 4.3 and Sourcely scores 4.2. The better pick depends on the job. Afforai: Rebranded to Logically, with three distinct search modes in one box. Sourcely: Paste a whole essay draft, get back citation-worthy sources matched to specific passages.

Which is cheaper, Afforai or Sourcely?

Afforai has the lower starting price: from $7/mo for Afforai and from $17/mo for Sourcely.

Do Afforai and Sourcely have free plans?

Yes, both have a free plan.

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