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Compass vs CiteMe

A side-by-side comparison of Compass and CiteMe — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.

Compass
getwhys.io

AI driven answers to SaaS research questions

CiteMe
citeme.app

AI-powered academic citation generator. Searches 11+ databases (OpenAlex, PubMed, Semantic Scholar) and formats references in 40+ citation styles. Available as web app, Chrome extension, Google Docs add-on, and Word add-in.

FeatureCompassCiteMe
PricingFreemiumFreemium
ModelFreemiumFreemium
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
DeploymentCloudCloud
CategoryResearchResearch
Self-hosted✕No✕No
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes

Pick Compass if…

  • ✓You prefer Compass's feature set or ecosystem fit.

Pick CiteMe if…

  • ✓You prefer CiteMe's feature set or ecosystem fit.

Switch from Compass → CiteMe

1–4hlow risk

Light lift — 1-4 engineering hours for a small team.

Export from Compass: BibTeX, RIS
1 things to watch
  • ⚠Re-attach PDFs

Switch from CiteMe → Compass

1–4hlow risk

Light lift — 1-4 engineering hours for a small team.

Export from CiteMe: BibTeX, RIS
1 things to watch
  • ⚠Re-attach PDFs