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Copyscape

Ch 047.3of 31 Plagiarism Checkers
  1. 1Runs onAPI, self-hosted, Web
  2. 2CostsFree plan · free trial · paid from $4.95/mo
  3. 3API accessYes
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Overview

Copyscape is ranked #4 of 31 in plagiarism checkers on Specifiction. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $4.95/mo.

Copyscape plans and pricing

All plans
Free Copyscape Free Free URL scans are limited per website · limited results per search (10) copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Copysentry Weekly protection $4.95/mo $4.95/month for up to 10 pages; $0.25/month per additional page. Weekly checks · FAQ says additional pages are priced up to 500 pages copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Copysentry Premium daily protection $19.95/mo $19.95/month for up to 10 pages; $1.00/month per additional page. Daily checks · FAQ says additional pages are priced up to 500 pages copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Copyscape Enterprise Not published Contact Copyscape to learn more. Hosted on-premises or in a private cloud · web interface and API copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Copyscape Premium Not published 3c per search (up to 200 words), plus 1c per extra 100 words or part thereof. Searches · Batch Search up to 10,000 pages per operation · private index costs $0.01 per 1,000 words added copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026

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Facts

Purpose
Copyscape checks web content and new human- or AI-generated content for plagiarism and duplicate text found online.copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Free checker
The free service checks a URL for duplicate content and shows a word-by-word comparison for results.copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Free scan limits
The free service limits search results to 10 and limits the number of scans per website.copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Premium inputs
Premium supports copy-pasted text and PDF or Word document uploads for originality checks.copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Batch search
Premium Batch Search can check up to 10,000 pages in one operation, with each page billed like a regular search.copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
API
The Premium API can automate plagiarism and AI checks and return results in JSON, XML, or HTML.copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Integration
Copyscape provides a WordPress plugin for integrating Premium checks into a WordPress workflow.copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Private index
Premium users can build a private index for checking against their own content, and the index is accessible only through their Copyscape account.copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Enterprise hosting
Enterprise can be hosted on-premises or in a private cloud, and the maker says only selected phrases are sent to search engines to check for copies online.copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Copysentry monitoring
Copysentry scans the web daily or weekly for copies of selected pages and emails alerts when new copies are found.copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
AI detector limitation
The maker says AI detector results can misclassify human or AI text and should not be used as the sole basis for disciplinary action.copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Search provider
Copyscape says it uses Google as its search provider and post-processes the results with proprietary algorithms.copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Support
Copyscape accepts questions, comments, and suggestions through its contact form.copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026
Company
Copyscape is provided by Indigo Stream Technologies Ltd, which the About page describes as a private company co-founded by Gideon Greenspan.copyscape.com · 7 Oct 2026

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