Consensus records 6,014,388 monthly visits with -1.2% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. Heptabase records 179,905 monthly visits with -5.8% growth and Free Trial, Paid pricing.
AI academic search engine for peer-reviewed science
A visual knowledge base that turns scattered sources into a worldview you can build on
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | consensus.app | heptabase.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Free Trial, Paid |
| Monthly Visits | 6.01M (6,014,388) | 179.91K (179,905) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | -71.39K (-1.2%) | -11K (-5.8%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (12.8%) | 🇹🇼 Taiwan (44.5%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 2.92M | 97.77K |
| User Rating | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
AI academic search engine for peer-reviewed science
Ask a research question in plain language and get answers synthesized from peer-reviewed studies, with each claim linked to its source paper.
A visual summary shows how the scientific literature leans on a yes/no question, indicating agreement, disagreement or mixed evidence.
Narrow results by study design, sample size, journal quality, publication year and more to prioritize high-quality evidence.
Aggregate findings across many studies into structured summaries that map what is known and where the gaps are.
A visual knowledge base that turns scattered sources into a worldview you can build on
Split PDFs, web pages, YouTube videos, podcasts and Readwise or Zotero items into cards and read deeper through every citation.
Turn any goal into a personalised course and process readings with AI help before arranging ideas on the board.
Give your knowledge a structure that can be reworked as you learn, using nested tags and properties rather than flat folders.
Query your knowledge base from Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex or Grok Bot through the plugin, MCP server and CLI.
SpecialistCovers general web sources alongside academic papers, but lacks specialized scientific synthesis metrics and consensus ratings.
SpecialistCovers general web sources alongside academic papers, but lacks specialized scientific synthesis metrics and consensus ratings.
SpecialistAn AI-powered visual workspace where teams think, plan, and build together
SpecialistAn AI-powered visual workspace where teams think, plan, and build together
Free / Open-sourceCompletely free access to a massive scholarly index, but offers less automated natural-language evidence synthesis than Consensus.
Free / Open-sourceCompletely free access to a massive scholarly index, but offers less automated natural-language evidence synthesis than Consensus.
SpecialistA paid, ad-free search engine that answers to its users
SpecialistA paid, ad-free search engine that answers to its users
Provides deeper PDF reading and interactive literature analysis tools, but is less focused on quick evidence aggregation.
Provides deeper PDF reading and interactive literature analysis tools, but is less focused on quick evidence aggregation.
Performs advanced systematic review data extraction and evidence synthesis, but has a more complex interface than Consensus.
Performs advanced systematic review data extraction and evidence synthesis, but has a more complex interface than Consensus.
SpecialistThe AI workspace where researchers read, write, and cite with every claim traceable to its source
SpecialistThe AI workspace where researchers read, write, and cite with every claim traceable to its source
SpecialistAI-assisted systematic review software for screening, extraction, and evidence synthesis at scale
SpecialistAI-assisted systematic review software for screening, extraction, and evidence synthesis at scale
SpecialistThe collaborative whiteboard built for product builders
Tracks how papers are cited with Smart Citations to gauge reliability, but features a less direct Q&A synthesis.
Tracks how papers are cited with Smart Citations to gauge reliability, but features a less direct Q&A synthesis.
SpecialistMap the literature around the papers you love—free
SpecialistMap the literature around the papers you love—free
SpecialistVisualizes research connections through interactive graphs for literature discovery, but does not provide direct Q&A synthesis.
SpecialistVisualizes research connections through interactive graphs for literature discovery, but does not provide direct Q&A synthesis.
