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Web of Science alternatives
4 tools to consider instead of Web of Science, shown against it.
| Web of Science | Scopus | Dimensions | OpenAlex | The Lens | |
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| Vendor | Clarivate | Elsevier | Digital Science | OurResearch | Cambia |
| Pricing model | Quote only | Quote only | Free tier + paid plans | Free | Free tier + paid plans |
| Free tier | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud |
| Open source | No | No | No | Yes (MIT) | No |
| Best for | Research offices and librarians who need a selectively curated citation index for formal impact reporting. | Institutions wanting broader journal coverage than Web of Science, especially alongside SciVal analytics. | Research offices and funders who need publications linked to grants, patents and policy impact, not just citations. | Anyone needing free, bulk-accessible scholarly metadata without an institutional subscription. | Innovation and technology-transfer teams who need patents and literature searched together, free of charge. |
| Pricing | Sold as an institutional subscription; Clarivate does not publish list prices. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Sold as an institutional subscription; Elsevier does not publish list prices. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free public search with reduced functionality; Dimensions Analytics for institutions is sold by quote. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free API and full data downloads, funded by grants; a paid premium tier exists for very high-volume commercial API use. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free for individual scholarly and patent search, funded by the nonprofit Cambia; paid institutional analytics subscriptions are quoted. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. |
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