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Acurio vs CiteTrue
Compare what each tool does, what it costs, and how it fits your workflow.
Designed for
Catch fake citations before your examiner does.
AI-powered citation verification for researchers and students.
Primary task
Citation verification
Citation verification
Pricing
Freemium · Free + from $24
Freemium · Free + from $17.99/mo
Pricing details
Free + from $24
Free + from $17.99/mo
Billing cycle
One-time
Monthly
API access
Not documented
Listed as available
Platforms
Web
Web
Integrations
MCP
MCP
Source rating
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31 Aug 2026
30 Aug 2026
Listed strengths
- Word-for-word verification
- Detects fake citations
- Colour-coded citation review
- Tests citations without registration
- Cross-verifies bibliography
- Free to use
- Covers various academic databases
- Flags false or machine-generated citations
- Checks millions of academic papers
- Advanced retrieval algorithms
Listed limitations
- Optimized for Zotero only
- Requires source PDFs
- No clarity on non-english sources
- No explicit off-line use
- Registration needed for full services
- Limited to English language
- No multilingual support
- No integration with writing tools
- Doesn't check non-academic citations
- No mobile app