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Consensus vs BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine): catalog facts
Consensus	BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)
Freemium Check the site for current free and paid plans.	Free Free to search in the browser.
Web	Web
Searches peer-reviewed literature rather than the open web Answers backed by scientific papers	Focused on open-access academic content Draws on thousands of institutional repositories
Web only, needs an internet connection Plan details are not given on the homepage	Anti-scraper check requires modern JavaScript and can slow page loads Covers repository content, so some paywalled literature will be missing
Web application	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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