# Consensus vs Scholarcy

| Attribute | Consensus | Scholarcy |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 48 (36% (low)) | 50.7 (36% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Consensus helps researchers, clinicians, and students quickly find answers by searching through 220+ million peer-reviewed studies and using AI to synthesize findings with linked citations. Users can verify sources themselves by examining the original research, methodology, and study conclusions. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"architecture_model":"managed_saas_application","recursive_multi_step_iterative_searching":true,"strict_inline_citation_generation_with_links":true,"export_to_word_pdf_markdown_with_bibliography":true,"academic_verified_journal_database_querying_only":true,"anti_hallucination_grounding_and_fact_checking_layer":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"flat_monthly_subscription","architecture_model":"managed_saas_application","mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":false,"strict_inline_citation_generation_with_links":true,"export_to_word_pdf_markdown_with_bibliography":true,"academic_verified_journal_database_querying_only":true,"unstructured_pdf_upload_and_cross_document_synthesis":true,"tabular_data_extraction_and_literature_matrix_generation":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 19 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Zotero"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"ChatGPT"},{"name":"Mendeley"},{"name":"EndNote"}]` | `[{"name":"Zotero"},{"name":"Mendeley"},{"name":"Google Scholar"},{"name":"OpenAlex"},{"name":"PubMed"},{"name":"Scite.AI"},{"name":"LibKey"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Obsidian"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"RSS"},{"name":"Word"},{"name":"Excel"},{"name":"PowerPoint"},{"name":"Markdown"},{"name":"BibTeX"},{"name":"RIS"},{"name":"NBIB"},{"name":"Mindimo"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","features":["Search peer-reviewed research","AI-powered synthesis","Citation linking"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Paid","description":"Premium plan with additional features","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Consensus API"}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid plans available. API pricing from $0.10 per call plus platform fee.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://consensus.app","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T10:59:42.425Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free Article Summarizer","features":["1 summary per day limit","Import range of file formats","Export flashcards one at a time"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Limited free access with restricted summarization quota","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"summaries_per_day":"1","summaries_per_month":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Scholarcy Plus","features":["Unlimited summarization","Generate enhanced summaries","Save your flashcards","Take notes, highlight and edit text","Organise flashcards into collections","Export up to 100 flashcards at once","Literature Matrix creation","One-click bibliographies"],"commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Scholarcy Plus Annual","summary":"25% discount vs. monthly","features":["Unlimited summarization","Generate enhanced summaries","Save your flashcards","Take notes, highlight and edit text","Organise flashcards into collections","Export up to 100 flashcards at once","Literature Matrix creation","One-click bibliographies"],"commitment":"annual","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier with 1 summary/day limit. Paid subscription plans available monthly and annually with 25% annual discount.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.scholarcy.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:02:45.298Z","freeTrialDays":7,"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (AI Research Agents)

| Capability | Consensus | Scholarcy |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Managed saas application | 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 | - | Flat monthly subscription |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:59:02.898Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*