Keenious vs Scite (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
Keenious
From $10/mo against from $20/mo
Free plan
Keenious
Only Keenious has one
Higher rating
Tie
4.2 against 4.2
Same job?
Yes
Both are Research tools

Side by side

Compared on	Keenious	Scite
Our rating	4.2	4.2
Starts at	$10/moBetter	$20/mo
Free plan	YesBetter	No
Category	Research	Research
Plans	From $10/mo	From $20/mo
Key features	Real-time literature suggestions triggered by the user's own writing No separate search query required to surface relevant papers Free tier for standard use Operating since 2019 Works directly from draft documents, theses, or reports	Smart Citations classifying citing papers as supporting, contradicting, or mentioning Index of over one billion classified citations Acquired by Research Solutions, Inc. in December 2023 Operating since 2018, originally Brooklyn-based Full-text search across the citation index
Pros	Suggests relevant literature without interrupting the writing process Can surface sources a writer wouldn't have thought to search for Free tier available for standard use	Citation classification answers a genuinely different question than raw citation counts Very large, established index of classified citations Now backed by publicly traded Research Solutions, Inc
Cons	More features require a paid plan Suggestion quality depends on how much draft text already exists Less useful for early-stage discovery before any writing has started	No permanent free plan, only a time-limited trial Among the higher prices in this category Citation-evaluation focus is a narrower use case than general literature search or chat
Company	Keenious, founded 2019	Research Solutions, Inc., founded 2018

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Is Keenious better than Scite?

In our reviews Keenious scores 4.2 and Scite scores 4.2. The better pick depends on the job. Keenious: Suggests citations in real time while you write your own paper. Scite: Smart Citations classify whether a citing paper actually supports or contradicts a claim.

Which is cheaper, Keenious or Scite?

Keenious has the lower starting price: from $10/mo for Keenious and from $20/mo for Scite.

Do Keenious and Scite have free plans?

Only Keenious has a free plan.

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