Skip to content
SPECIFICTION
Get listed

Academic Research Databases

Alternatives to Scopus with AI

The tools Specifiction weighs against Scopus with AI, from its list of academic research databases, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.

  1. 01 MAXQDA

    MAXQDA suits researchers working with qualitative or mixed methods material, including interviews, questionnaires, and focus groups.

    From $41/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Browser extension
    8.9 Visit Specs
  2. 02 OpenAlex

    It suits researchers and developers who need a multidisciplinary scholarly catalog, API access, or a downloadable data snapshot.

    From $1/mo Free plan Open source Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.9 Visit Specs
  3. 03 CORE

    CORE suits researchers and members of the public looking for multidisciplinary scholarly literature, as well as developers and institutions working with research metadata or full texts.

    Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted · Browser extension
    8.8 Visit Specs
  4. 04 JSTOR

    JSTOR suits students, educators, librarians and researchers looking for multidisciplinary scholarly and primary-source materials.

    From $16.58/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android
    8.8 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Academia.edu

    It suits researchers and academics seeking to share work, discover papers, and track readership across disciplines.

    Free plan Web · iOS · Android
    8.6 Visit Specs
  6. 06 Project MUSE

    Project MUSE suits academic and school libraries, researchers, and readers seeking scholarly books and journals across the humanities and social sciences.

    From $174.58/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android · API
    8.6 Visit Specs
  7. 07 HeinOnline

    HeinOnline serves institutions including colleges, law schools, public libraries, courts, law firms, government agencies, and high schools, as well as individual researchers.

    Free plan Web · iOS · Android
    8.5 Visit Specs
  8. 08 Academic Search Ultimate

    It suits students and other researchers who need full-text material across disciplines, including peer-reviewed and open access journals.

    Free trial Web · iOS · Android
    8.4 Visit Specs
  9. 09 EconLit

    EconLit suits economics scholars and other researchers looking across a broad range of economics publications.

    Free plan Web
    8.4 Visit Specs
  10. 10 APA PsycInfo
    From $14.08/mo Free trial Web
    8.3 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Web of Science

    It suits researchers, universities, research institutions, governments, funders, publishers, and research-intensive corporations.

    Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API
    8.1 Visit Specs
  12. 12 arXiv

    It suits readers looking for open-access scholarly articles across its listed subject areas, as well as registered authors submitting research.

    Free plan Web · API
    8.0 Visit Specs
  13. 13 bioRxiv

    It suits life-science researchers who want to share findings before journal submission and receive public feedback.

    Free plan Web · API
    8.0 Visit Specs
  14. 14 AGRICOLA

    AGRICOLA suits readers looking for agricultural and allied-discipline literature, including articles, proceedings, and theses.

    Free plan Web
    7.9 Visit Specs
  15. 15 FSTA
    Free trial Web
    7.9 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Europe PMC

    Europe PMC suits researchers, curators, and librarians looking for life sciences literature and related tools.

    Free plan Web · API
    7.8 Visit Specs
  17. 17 The Lens

    The Lens suits researchers, institutions, and professionals who need to search scholarly records alongside patents.

    From $83.33/mo Free plan Web · API
    7.7 Visit Specs
  18. 18 medRxiv

    It suits researchers sharing eligible health-science manuscripts and readers seeking free access to preprints.

    Free plan Web · API
    7.6 Visit Specs
  19. 19 ATLA Religion Database
    Free trial Web
    7.5 Visit Specs
  20. 20 PubMed
    Free plan Web · API
    7.5 Visit Specs
  21. 21 ERIC
    Web · API
    7.4 Visit Specs
  22. 22 MathSciNet
    Free trial Web
    7.3 Visit Specs
  23. 23 CAB Abstracts
    Web
    7.2 Visit Specs
  24. 24 Directory of Open Access Journals
    Web · API
    7.2 Visit Specs
  25. 25 Inspec
    Web · API
    7.2 Visit Specs
  26. 26 MLA International Bibliography
    Free trial Web
    7.2 Visit Specs
  27. 27 zbMATH Open
    Free plan Web · API
    7.2 Visit Specs
  28. 28 SSRN
    Free plan Web
    7.1 Visit Specs
  29. 29 Dimensions
    Free plan Web
    6.8 Visit Specs
  30. 30 ProQuest Central
    Web
    6.7 Visit Specs

Scopus with AI, head to head