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VOSviewer vs Inciteful: catalog facts
VOSviewer	Inciteful
Free Free to download; the software is proprietary, not open source.	Free Free to use.
Windows	Web
Purpose-built for bibliometric network maps Developed and maintained by an academic research centre	Finds related papers from citation links rather than keywords Can show how two papers connect
Closed source The website was compromised on August 31 and briefly served a malicious Windows build	Only as good as the available citation data Web only
Downloadable app	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License: Proprietary	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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