Paperguide

What can it do for a literature review?

The homepage calls it an "AI-native platform for scientific research workflows and evidence synthesis." AI Search covers "200M+ papers" and links claims to sources. The Reference Manager imports from Zotero and Mendeley and adds papers by DOI. Extract Data builds custom columns and exports to CSV or Excel. The agent feature, called Research Agent, chats with PDFs and writes a literature review from up to 50 papers. An AI Writer supports "1,000+ citation styles," and team workspaces have roles.

The systematic review module now leads the site. It runs dual screening with a conflict resolver and generates the PRISMA flow diagram.

Who runs Paperguide?

AppSumo names Mallik Gaddam and Roop Reddy as founders and dates the company to 2023. AppSumo describes it as bootstrapped, and Tracxn lists no funding. Crunchbase places it in Alpharetta, Georgia, while Tracxn gives Milton and names a legal entity, Keevs Health India Private Limited.

The homepage claims "Trusted by 1 million+ researchers." The review site findfahim.com gives 1,000+ users.

What do the plans cost per seat?

The pricing page lists a Free plan, Plus at $12, Pro at $29 and Evidence at $89, each per seat per month and billed annually. Enterprise is custom. The yearly toggle reads "save 41%." A flash sale banner offered an extra 50% off all plans with the code RESEARCH50 until 15 October 2026.

What have users reported?

Trustpilot reviewers describe it as unhelpful for assignments and report no way to remove a saved payment method, and one review updated in August 2026 calls it "highly disappointing." AppSumo shows 4.38 out of 5 from 86 verified users, an audience that bought lifetime deals, so the score is promotional. G2 has 102 reviews that are generally positive, with some users finding the interface overwhelming.

Paperguide's own changelog records a fix for the agent feature making claims that were not grounded in the papers it cited.

Which security certifications does it hold?

The homepage lists GDPR, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 as "Coming soon."

The verdict

Paperguide fits a resident or clinician-researcher who wants search, data extraction and a PRISMA workflow in one place, with Plus at $12 a seat per month on annual billing and Evidence, the top published tier, at $89. A team that needs a certified security posture now should not buy it. The vendor's changelog also records a fix for ungrounded agent claims.