Scholarcy vs SciSpace
A resident with a folder of English-language PDFs and a journal club on Thursday is the Scholarcy buyer. It turns each paper into a structured summary and flashcards for $9.99 per month after a one-week trial, and the free tier stops at 10 summaries. A third-party review reports that accuracy drops on poorly scanned PDFs and non-English papers. Texthelp, now Everway, announced its acquisition of the company in November 2024, and the historical API is no longer sold. SciSpace suits a trainee whose work includes finding papers. Premium searches Google Scholar, PubMed and arXiv, drafts literature reviews and extracts data, at a $20 monthly list price. The $12 annual-billing sale ended on October 14, 2026. A 24-hour money-back guarantee applies. SciSpace says 9.6 million researchers use it, and every extracted cell still needs checking against the paper. Scholarcy loses a medical student to SciSpace once the work includes finding papers, since its plan summarizes files the student already holds.
Research tools · Reviewed November 1, 2026
When to pick each one
Scholarcy
- Premium at $9.99 per month after a one-week trial
- Free tier allows 10 summaries
- Structured summaries and flashcards from each paper
SciSpace
- Premium at $20 per month list price
- Searches Google Scholar, PubMed and arXiv
- Literature review and data extraction tools
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Scholarcy
18of 100
SciSpace
53of 100
| Dimension | Scholarcy | SciSpace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer-reviewed papers | 0 / 21 | 14.7 / 21 | -14.7 |
| RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 |
| Funding & adoption signal | 3 / 12 | 6 / 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
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. |
SciSpace
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | n/a | n/a | Free sign-up. Limits are not shown on the pricing page. |
| Premium | n/a | $144 | 1,200 monthly credits. Shown with $20 struck through. All plans have a 24-hour money-back guarantee. |
| Advanced | n/a | $840 | Unlimited monthly usage. Shown with $90 struck through. |
| Max | n/a | $1,920 | More parallel chats and priority support. Shown with $200 struck through. |
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | Contact for pricing. |
Evidence
Scholarcy
No FDA decision, peer-reviewed study or community post in our record.
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Scholarcy | SciSpace |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Not specified | Not specified |
| Founded | n/a | n/a |
| HQ | n/a | IN |
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Common questions
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