Connected Papers vs Scholarcy
Connected Papers needs an origin paper and returns related papers and no summaries. Given one landmark paper, it analyses roughly 50,000 papers from the Semantic Scholar corpus and keeps the few dozen most strongly connected. Academic is EUR 4.23 per month, billed as EUR 50.81 annually, and the free plan allows 5 graphs a month. A resident with a review introduction to write starts there.
A student with a folder of PDFs and a journal club to prepare gets nothing from Connected Papers. Scholarcy turns each paper into a structured summary with flashcards for $9.99 per month after a one-week trial, about $90 a year according to third parties, and its free tier stops at 10 summaries.
A department weighing an institutional license meets custom pricing, from $8,000 a year according to one review, and an owner that changed in late 2024 when Texthelp, now Everway, bought Scholarcy.
Research tools · Reviewed November 1, 2026
Connected Papers
by Connected Papers
Builds a visual graph of papers related to one origin paper, arranged by similarity.
Scholarcy
by Texthelp (now Everway)
Summarizes papers into structured summary flashcards.
When to pick each one
Connected Papers
- Similarity graph around one origin paper
- Academic plan EUR 4.23 per month, billed annually
- Free plan with 5 graphs monthly
Scholarcy
- Structured summaries and flashcards from papers
- $9.99 per month after a one-week trial
- Free tier capped at 10 summaries
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Connected Papers
52of 100
Scholarcy
18of 100
| Dimension | Connected Papers | Scholarcy | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer-reviewed papers | 8.4 / 21 | 0 / 21 | +8.4 |
| RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review | 6 / 6 | 0 / 6 | +6 |
| Funding & adoption signal | 6 / 12 | 3 / 12 | +3 |
| Pricing transparency | 6.5 / 6.5 | 6.5 / 6.5 | 0 |
| Years in market | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 |
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Pricing
Connected Papers
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | n/a | n/a | 5 graphs per month, all features included. |
| Academic | n/a | EUR 50.81 | Unlimited graphs, for academics, non-profits and personal use. |
| Business | n/a | EUR 169.38 | Unlimited graphs. |
Scholarcy
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | n/a | n/a | Limit of 10 summaries. Flashcards are exported one at a time. |
| Premium, monthly | $9.99 | n/a | 1-week free trial, then billed monthly. Cancel any time. A yearly option exists (about $90 a year per third parties). Institutional licenses are custom. Refund terms are not stated. |
Evidence
Connected Papers
Peer-reviewed
1 PubMed record names Connected Papers.
Scholarcy
No FDA decision, peer-reviewed study or community post in our record.
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Connected Papers | Scholarcy |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Not specified | Not specified |
| Founded | n/a | n/a |
| HQ | n/a | n/a |
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Common questions
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