Comparison

Khoj vs Scholarcy

No clear leader: Scholarcy (50.7) and Khoj (46.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Khoj full profile →Scholarcy full profile →

Machine formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

Khoj46

Scholarcy51

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Khoj	Scholarcy
Vioscale score	46 / 100low · 36%updating	51 / 100low · 36%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	19
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Khoj46 / 100low · 36%updating

Scholarcy51 / 100low · 36%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Khoj✓

Scholarcy✓

Model

Khojfreemium

Scholarcyfreemium

Price level

Khojlow

Scholarcylow

Transparent

Khoj✗

Scholarcy✗

Integrations

Count

Khoj12

Scholarcy19

Security

Disclosure policy

Khoj–

Scholarcy✓

Gdpr

Khoj–

Scholarcy✓

Market

Availability

KhojAvailable worldwide · HQ US

ScholarcyAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai research agents. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for AI Research Agents
Capability	Khoj	Scholarcy
Capabilities
Architecture model	Open source framework	Managed saas application
Recursive multi step iterative searching	-	-
Strict inline citation generation with links	✓	✓
Academic verified journal database querying only	-	✓
Unstructured PDF upload and cross document synthesis	✓	✓
Tabular data extraction and literature matrix generation	-	✓
Anti hallucination grounding and fact checking layer	-	-
Multi agent expert persona debates internal	-	-
Export to word PDF markdown with bibliography	-	✓
Bring your own key byok API support	✓	-
SOC2 type ii	-	-
Mit or apache permissive oss license	✗	✗
Pricing model	Free open source	Flat monthly subscription

Capabilities

Architecture model

KhojOpen source framework

ScholarcyManaged saas application

Recursive multi step iterative searching

Khoj-

Scholarcy-

Strict inline citation generation with links

Khoj✓

Scholarcy✓

Academic verified journal database querying only

Khoj-

Scholarcy✓

Unstructured PDF upload and cross document synthesis

Khoj✓

Scholarcy✓

Tabular data extraction and literature matrix generation

Khoj-

Scholarcy✓

Anti hallucination grounding and fact checking layer

Khoj-

Scholarcy-

Multi agent expert persona debates internal

Khoj-

Scholarcy-

Export to word PDF markdown with bibliography

Khoj-

Scholarcy✓

Bring your own key byok API support

Khoj✓

Scholarcy-

SOC2 type ii

Khoj-

Scholarcy-

Mit or apache permissive oss license

Khoj✗

Scholarcy✗

Pricing model

KhojFree open source

ScholarcyFlat monthly subscription

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Khoj

Khoj is an AI platform available as open-source software or a managed cloud service that processes your personal documents, files, and web information to answer questions and automate tasks. It supports multiple LLMs, document formats, and access methods including web browsers, desktop apps, Obsidian, Emacs, and WhatsApp.

Independently observed

Scholarcy

A platform that automatically converts academic papers and research documents into digestible summaries, flashcards, and organized collections, helping researchers save time and understand complex research more effectively.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Khoj

SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Subscription with tiered and usage-based pricing; specific plans not disclosed in provided text.

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Scholarcy

SubscriptionFree tier7-day trial

Free tier with 1 summary/day limit. Paid subscription plans available monthly and annually with 25% annual discount.

Free Article SummarizerFree
- 1 summary per day limit
- Import range of file formats
- Export flashcards one at a time
Scholarcy Plus-
- Unlimited summarization
- Generate enhanced summaries
- Save your flashcards
- Take notes, highlight and edit text
- Organise flashcards into collections
- +3 more
Scholarcy Plus Annual25% discount vs. monthly
- Unlimited summarization
- Generate enhanced summaries
- Save your flashcards
- Take notes, highlight and edit text
- Organise flashcards into collections
- +3 more

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Khoj	Scholarcy
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Khoj✓

Scholarcy✓

CLI

Khoj✓

Scholarcy✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Khoj✓

Scholarcy✓

Self-hosted

Khoj✓

Scholarcy✗

Hybrid

Khoj✓

Scholarcy✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)

Obsidian
Notion

Khoj

12 total - 10 not shared

Emacs
WhatsApp
GPT
Claude
Gemini
Llama
Qwen
Mistral
Deepseek
Gemma

Independently observed

Scholarcy

19 total - 17 not shared

Zotero
Mendeley
Google Scholar
OpenAlex
PubMed
Scite.AI
LibKey
Google Drive
RSS
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Markdown
BibTeX
RIS
NBIB
Mindimo

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.