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CiteTrue

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Verify and find authentic academic citations — catch AI-hallucinated references and check sources in seconds.

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No training on your data
Instant deletion
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Last updated: Oct 20, 2026
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CiteTrue is an academic reference verification platform for students and researchers. It checks citations against scholarly databases, supports multiple languages, and integrates with writing workflows. Best for undergraduates and graduate students needing to ensure reference accuracy. Freemium access.

About CiteTrueAI

CiteTrue is a citation verification tool for academia that checks references against scholarly databases to ensure accuracy and credibility. It offers features like citation checking, finding, paper drafting, and AI humanizing. CiteTrue is available as a web app, browser extension, Mac app, and API, with a free tier and paid plans.

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What Makes CiteTrue UniqueAI

CiteTrue's verification system cross-references citations with leading academic databases like Crossref, OpenAlex, and Google Scholar, and uses commercial language models to judge if a cited source supports a claim, without training on user data.

Decision Intelligence

Best For

AI
Undergraduate students ensuring authentic references
Master's and PhD students verifying extensive reference lists
Reviewers and editors avoiding errors in academic papers
Academic staff and lecturers checking student submissions
Anyone using AI writing tools to verify generated citations
Pricing Overview

Type

Freemium

Starting Price

$0/mo

Free Trial

No

Credit Card

Not Required

Free Plan

Yes

Dimension Scores

· 5.3 avg

How good it is, across universal quality axes

Ease of Use6/10
Customization5/10
Support4/10
Integration6/10
Compliance & Data Protection6/10
Performance5/10
Planning Quality5/10
AI-analyzed from product data·High confidenceHow we score

Task Scores

· 4.2 avg

What it can do, per category it works in · showing 4 of 10 tasks scoring 5+

Cross Reference9/10
Peer Review Support8/10
Literature Search6/10
Citation Management5/10

Scores are AI-estimated from publicly available data — not an independent test or a verified user rating. How we rank →

Capabilities
Search
Writing
Summarization
Data Analysis
Automation
Extraction
Categories
Research Science
Legal Compliance
General Writing
LimitationsAI
  • -Not a plagiarism checker
  • -Does not judge the quality or argument of a paper
  • -Coverage is uneven for very recent work, non-English publications, books, theses, and grey literature
  • -A verdict is evidence, not a ruling; human verification is recommended for critical findings
  • -Credit costs are subject to change as AI computing costs evolve
  • -Credit packs expire after 6 months from purchase
Integrations & Connections
16 connections
CR
CrossrefNative

Academic database for bibliographic records

OP
OpenAlexNative

Academic database for bibliographic records

SS
Semantic ScholarNative

Academic database for research papers

PU
PubMedNative

Academic database for biomedical literature

AR
arXivNative

Open-access archive for scientific preprints

CO
CoreNative

Open access research papers aggregator

OL
Open LibraryNative

Open, editable library catalog

GS
Google ScholarNative

Scholarly literature search engine

Auto-updated

Fit Score

Complexity

Intermediate

Company Size

Solo
Small
Medium

Team Size

Individual
Small Team

Skill Level

Intermediate
Expert
Features
Citation verification against academic databases
AI-powered citation detection for fabricated references
Paper drafting with peer-reviewed sources
AI text humanizer for AI-generated drafts
Side panel verification in browser extension
Right-click to verify citations on any webpage
Export results to CSV and PDF
Technical Capabilities
SDK Available (unknown)
MCP Compatible (unknown)
Multi-Agent (unknown)
Human-in-Loop (unknown)
Team Features
Webhook Support (unknown)
Has Demo
Function Calling (unknown)
Sandbox Mode (unknown)
Audit Logs
No Signup
Works Offline (unknown)
Requires Host App
Framework
MCP Server

Deployment

Hybrid
Browser Extensions
MCP transport:
STDIO
A2A Protocol:
MCP
Authentication
OAuth
Google
Developer Access
Max team seats:500
Compliance, Privacy & Trust
GDPR: Stated by vendor
DPA
SOC 2: No info available
HIPAA: No info available
Trains on user data: No
Data retention: Until Deleted
Data deletion: Instant
Human review:
Recommended
Tech Specs
Max upload: 10MB

The Model(s) Behind It

Model details — extracted from public vendor sources by our pipeline (Smart Generator + A3 cross-referencing) or admin-entered. Shown as claimed by the vendor; not independently audited by Intelloro.

Training Data Provenance
Not disclosed
Relevant to EU AI Act Art. 53 / Annex XI (GPAI)
Supported Tools
Web Search
Pricing Plans
Free
Free
  • 30 credits/day
  • Per batch limit: 30
  • Citation Finder
  • Paper Draft
  • AI Humanizer
  • Plus
    $9.99/month
  • 1,000 credits/mo
  • Per batch limit: 1,000
  • Citation Finder
  • Paper Draft
  • AI Humanizer
  • Suggested Replacement Citations
  • Most Popular
    Pro
    $19.99/month
  • 3,000 credits/mo
  • Per batch limit: 1,000
  • Citation Finder
  • Paper Draft
  • AI Humanizer
  • Suggested Replacement Citations
  • Max
    $79.99/month
  • 20,000 credits/mo
  • Per batch limit: 1,000
  • Citation Finder
  • Paper Draft
  • AI Humanizer
  • Suggested Replacement Citations
  • Team Plus
    $500/year
  • 10 seats
  • 20,000 credits/mo
  • Shared team credit pool
  • Team Pro
    $4000/year
  • 50 seats
  • 200,000 credits/mo
  • Shared team credit pool
  • Team Max
    $35000/year
  • 500 seats
  • 2,000,000 credits/mo
  • Shared team credit pool
  • Pricing verified from the vendor pricing page.

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    Who It's For
    2 roles
    Computer and Information Research ScientistsLife, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
    Platform, Content & Languages
    1 content types
    11 languages
    TextEnglishChinese+15 more

    Output Languages

    English
    Chinese
    Spanish
    French
    German
    Italian
    Portuguese
    Japanese
    Korean
    Russian
    Arabic

    Content Types

    Text

    Accepts

    Text
    Document
    URL

    Produces

    Text
    CSV
    PDF
    Languages: English, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Trust Score

    75/100

    Very Good

    Based on 8 data signals

    Confidence: High

    Reflects publicly available data, not an independent audit

    Compliance & Verified38/38
    VerifiedYes
    GDPRYes
    Human ReviewYes
    Operational25/25
    Status PageYes
    Data ResidencyUS
    Reliability0/10

    No published data

    Market Proof10/10
    Notable CustomersHarvard, CSU Long Beach, Portland State
    Company17/17
    Company ListedYes
    User Base10K-100K
    Health—

    Not yet checked

    AI-Assisted Data

    Some details are AI-generated estimates — verify with the vendor.

    AI-generated estimate: Best For, Description, Limitations, Quick Answer, Tagline, What Makes Unique

    How we source data

    AI Governance & Regulatory Disclosures

    Legally-sensitive fields — extracted from public vendor sources by our pipeline (Smart Generator + A3 cross-referencing) or admin-entered. Shown as claimed by the vendor; not independently audited by Intelloro.

    EU AI Act Risk Tier
    Unclassified
    Subprocessor List (GDPR Art. 28)
    https://citetrue.com/privacy#sub-processors

    Switching & Migration

    Migration Difficulty
    Easy to Switch
    Data portable as:
    CSV
    PDF
    Support:
    Email
    Quick Stats
    Agent TypeAssistant
    PlanningBasic
    PlatformsWeb, API, Browser Extension +1
    User Base10K-100K
    VerifiedOct 2026
    Company & Links

    Company Name

    DocumentMind LLC

    Based in

    United States

    Last major update

    Oct 2026

    Documentation