Litmaps vs Paper Digest
Litmaps
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| Figure | Litmaps | Paper Digest |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10/mo | $0.67/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 8 |
| Spec score · Research Paper Discovery Tools | 7.9 (#9) | 7.2 (#22) |
| Headquarters | Wellington, New Zealand | New York, New York, USA |
| Purpose | Litmaps uses citation networks and advanced search to help researchers find important papers and conduct literature reviews. | Paper Digest describes itself as an AI-powered research platform for reading, writing, getting answers, and research discovery. |
| Support | The Help Center offers user guides, research help, and one-on-one help through its contact option. | The FAQ directs questions and support requests to [email protected]. |
Plans
Litmaps
- Pro$10 a month
- Pro$120 a year
- FreeFree
- Pro (Education)$10 a month
- TeamPriced on request
Paper Digest
- Yearly$79.90 a year
- Half-Yearly$47.94 a month
- Monthly$10.99 a month
- 6-month one-time$47.94, paid once
- Half-yearly$7.99 a year
- Monthly$10.99 a month
- 6-month (one-time)$47.94, paid once
- Annual$79.90 a year
In their own words
Litmaps
Litmaps is a web-based research tool that uses citation networks and advanced search to help researchers find papers and conduct literature reviews. Its search catalogue contains more than 270 million papers. A Litmap visualizes connections among articles through citations and references; users can annotate papers and change how the map is arranged. Topic monitoring sends automatic emails when new articles appear, and maps can be shared as images, public links, or with selected email addresses. The free plan costs nothing and includes basic search, up to 20 inputs and 100 articles, one Litmap, and a monthly summary, but no collaboration. Pro (Education) costs $10 a month, billed $120 / year - save 20%; it adds advanced search, unlimited inputs, articles, and Litmaps, plus daily or configurable alerts, and requires an academic email address. Litmaps Pro syncs Zotero collections with Litmaps Tags in both directions. Articles can also be imported from BibTeX, RIS, or PubMed files and exported in BibTeX, RIS, or CSV formats. Open Access PDFs are available to all users; other PDF access requires institutional access through LibKey.
Paper Digest
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