| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Collaborative Research Writing Tools Software | 7.8 (#5) | 8.1 (#4) |
| GitHub integration | Authorea’s help page describes linking an article to a GitHub repository so online changes are reflected in the repository and pushed offline changes update the online article. | GitHub Sync can push and pull project changes while preserving commit history and excluding selected generated files. |
| Purpose | Authorea is an online writing tool and preprint hosting platform designed for creating and rapidly disseminating open research. | TeXposit is a collaborative LaTeX and Markdown editor for academic writing. |
