Reviews
Are you looking for an online plagiarism checker? Check out our reviews of all the top free and paid software available today. Each has been tested with the same test documents which contained different types of plagiarism, and reviewed for both performance and ease of use.
Below you will see links to each review. After each link, you will see a score out of 6. This shows how many of the test documents the scanner detected.
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You can also view just the free plagiarism checkers.
Website checkers
If you are looking for a plagiarism scanner to check your website against other sites (i.e. to see if anyone has copied your content) we recommend:
- Copy Leaks – currently free – just drop in your URL and you get a fairly fast report listing any matching sources. Click a source and you’ll see the highlighted content. Easy to use.
- Copy Scape – currently free with a premium option – drop in your URL and up pops a report with matching sources. Click a source to see the highlighted content.
Copyscape’s report is more comprehensive than Copy Leaks and in our testing, we found that Copy Scape discovered a lot more results.
Clonewolf Plagiarism Checker (Score: 4 out of 6)
Verdict: Clonewolf is a firm favourite. The accuracy of the scanner is hard to beat and it is super easy-to-use. Service: Clonewolf Plagiarism Checker https://www.clonewolf.com/ What are the subscription options? e.g. free, paid only, paid and free. If paid options, what length of subscription/price structure is offered? A free sample scan is provided up to … Read more
The best three plagiarism checkers on the web
The growth of the Internet has meant that billions of web pages, books, journals and other resources are available to students in just a few clicks. Consequently, student plagiarism is now the biggest dilemma that colleges, universities and other learning institutions now face, threatening to undermine and call into disrepute the value of awards that … Read more
Plagiarismchecker.com (4/6) Review
Verdict: Copying and pasting text into the scanner is the same as copying and pasting text directly into a search engine. Free plagiarism checker review: //www.plagiarismchecker.com/ What are the subscription options? e.g. free, paid only, paid and free. If paid options, what length of subscription/price structure is offered? Free online checker. Maximum word count? (if any) … Read more
ITS (Tuition.com.hk) (3/6)
Verdict: The scanner was used to test six sample documents and it detected plagiarism in three instances. Service: www.tuition.com.hk/plagiarism-checker.htm What are the subscription options? e.g. free, paid only, paid and free. If paid options, what length of subscription/price structure is offered? Free online checker. Maximum word count? (if any) Online checker will only search … Read more
iThenticate (3/6)
Verdict: Don’t spend your money here – it’s really not worth it. Service: www.app.ithenticate.com/en_us/signup/individual What are the subscription options? e.g. free, paid only, paid and free. If paid options, what length of subscription/price structure is offered? Online checker may not be used without a subscription. No trial or free credits.1 submission with up to … Read more
Grammarly (2/6)
Verdict: In tests, it only detected plagiarism in two out of six sample documents. The automated nature of this website means it doesn’t function well as a grammar checker either. Service: www.grammarly.com/ What are the subscription options? e.g. free, paid only, paid and free. If paid options, what length of subscription/price structure is offered? … Read more
PlagiarismDetection.org (2/6)
Verdict: During tests, the plagiarism scanner didn’t perform well. It only detected plagiarism in two out of six sample documents, in an entirely plagiarised article and one where some of the words had been changed. Service: www.plagiarismdetection.org/ What are the subscription options? e.g. free, paid only, paid and free. If paid options, what length of subscription/price … Read more
www.plagiarism-checker-x.en.softonic.com (1/6)
Verdict: In short, it’s pretty useless, not worth downloading and most definitely not worth paying for! Service: Plagiarism Checker X – www.plagiarism-checker-x.en.softonic.com/ What are the subscription options? e.g. free, paid only, paid and free. If paid options, what length of subscription/price structure is offered? Free downloadable software. Free to use on a trial basis of … Read more
SmallSEOTools.com’s Plagiarism Checker (4/6)
Verdict: Flagged plagiarism in four of the six test documents. Performed best when scanning large passages of plagiarised text which had been unchanged. Service: www.smallseotools.com/plagiarism-checker/ What are the subscription options? e.g. free, paid only, paid and freeIf paid options, what length of subscription/price structure is offered? Free online checker. Maximum word count? (if any) … Read more
Search Engine Report’s ‘Article Check’ (0/6)
Review of Search Engine Report’s ‘Article Check’ plagiarism software Verdict: Despite its simple, unfussy design and the offer of producing “fast and free’ reports, the website simply doesn’t work. Free plagiarism checker review: www.searchenginereports.net/articlecheck.aspx What are the subscription options? e.g. free, paid only, paid and freeIf paid options, what length of subscription/price structure … Read more