Folio vs Scholarly
Folio
usefolio.co
Scholarly
scholarly.soSide by side
| Figure | Folio | Scholarly |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8.25/mo | $12/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 11 | 8 |
| Spec score · AI Research Assistants | 9.1 (#4) | 8.3 (#12) |
| Audience | Folio presents Scholar as a free plan for writing and proving work, Fellow for keeping up with a field, and Chair for supervisors and teams. | Scholarly describes use by students, researchers, educators, professionals, training teams, research groups, and organizations. |
| Documentation | The help center lists 126 articles covering account setup, imports, citations, audits, surveys, institutions and technical integrations. | The official help center provides getting-started guides, feature documentation, troubleshooting, team guidance and an email contact address. |
| Mobile availability | Folio says native iOS and Android apps are not available yet, though its web app is laid out for small screens. | The maker says there is no native iPhone, iPad or Android app; Scholarly runs in a mobile browser and can be added to a home screen. |
| Product | Folio is an integrated workspace for discovering literature, reading, writing, citing and documenting authorship. | Scholarly is a source-grounded AI workspace for individuals, professionals, and teams. |
| Security | Folio says database row-level security enforces access and that it does not sell user data or train models on users’ writing. | Scholarly says it has implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures but does not guarantee that electronic storage or transmission is completely secure. |
| Support | The Chair plan includes direct founder support. | Users can contact Scholarly at [email protected] and the help center provides a Discord community link. |
Plans
Folio
- ScholarFree
- ScholarFree
- Fellow$9.99 a month
- Fellow$9.99 a month
- Chair$25 a month
- Chair$25 a month
- Standalone and extracurricular institutions$79 a month
- Fellow$99 a year
- Chair$250 a year
- Higher educationPriced on request
Scholarly
- FreeFree
- Premium$30 a month
- Premium for Teams$35 a month
- Laureate$99 a month
- Laureate for Teams$110 a month
- Premium$144 a year
- Premium for Teams$336 a year
- Laureate for Teams$1,056 a year
In their own words
Scholarly
Scholarly is a browser-based AI workspace that uses your source material to create study and research outputs. Add PDFs, recordings, notes, slides, webpages, videos, images, YouTube links, or pasted text, then make flashcards, quizzes, practice exams, study guides, podcasts, video lectures, slides, mind maps, worksheets, and timelines. Chat answers include checked citations, with a Sources button opening the page supporting each claim. Deep Research searches the web, evaluates sources, and produces cited reports with charts and inline links.
Scholarly works in a browser on laptops, tablets, and phones, and syncs work through your account. Its Google Drive connection can use selected files as sources and save finished work as new Docs or Slides. Teams can use shared libraries, roles, central billing, and model controls. A free plan and free trial are available; paid plans start at $12/user/mo (annual). Scholarly says private user content is not used to train general-purpose AI by default; training requires separate opt-in.