Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Citavi
Citavi clearly comes out ahead of Anara on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Anara's paid plans start at $10/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | ai tool |
| Company | Lumivero | Anara |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsDevelopment | Data & AnalyticsDevelopment |
| Categories | ai-research | collaborationai-research |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | citavi | anara |
|---|---|---|
| 5Gb Citavi Space | ||
| 10 Uploads Per Day | ||
| Advanced Access Controls | ||
| 4,000 Ai Words Per Day | ||
| Citavi Web | ||
| 5 Collaborators Per Folder | ||
| Citavi Windows | ||
| 600 Pages Or 100 Mb Per Import | ||
| Data-Secure Server Installation | ||
| Access To Premium Models (E.G., Gpt-5, Claude Sonnet 4, Gemini 2.5 Pro) | ||
| Knowledge Organization | ||
| Admin Panel | ||
| Large Team Support | ||
| Collaborative Editing | ||
| Limited Project Size | ||
| Everything In The Pro Plan | ||
| Reference Management | ||
| Larger Import Limits (Up To 10,000 Pages Or 300 Mb Per Import) | ||
| Task Planner | ||
| Priority Support | ||
| Shared Workspaces | ||
| Team Management Tools | ||
| Unlimited Ai Words And Uploads | ||
| Zotero/Mendeley Connectors |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Citavi comes out ahead overall, though Anara can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Citavi and Anara offer a free tier.
Citavi scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Citavi exposes a public API. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
