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Head-to-head · Plagiarism Checkers

iThenticate vs PlagAware

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score iThenticate #3 in Plagiarism Checkers 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit iThenticate
PlagAware #20 in Plagiarism Checkers 7.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit PlagAware

iThenticate leads on 0 checks, PlagAware on 1, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreiThenticate · 9.0/10
  • Free planonly PlagAware

iThenticate scores higher on our rubric for plagiarism checkers: 9.0 against 7.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #20.

PlagAware offers free plan; iThenticate doesn't.

iThenticate is the better fit for researchers and publishers needing private-repository checks. PlagAware is the better fit for budget-conscious users needing recurring checks.

  • iThenticate fits best

    Researchers and publishers needing private-repository checks

  • PlagAware fits best

    Budget-conscious users needing recurring checks

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Side by side

Feature iThenticate 9.0/10 Visit ↗ PlagAware 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 7.3
Ranking #3 in Plagiarism Checkers #20 in Plagiarism Checkers
Best for Researchers and publishers needing private-repository checks Budget-conscious users needing recurring checks
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $125 one-time €2.99/mo
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 3 integrations 1 integrations
Features iThenticate 4/4 · PlagAware 4/4
Web source matching ✓ ✓
Academic source matching ✓ ✓
API access ✓ ✓
LMS integration ✓ ✓
Specs
Supported languages Not checked yet Not checked yet
Word limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Report export formats PDF PDF, DOCX
Our review
Pros
  • Checks internet, publication, Crossref, submitted-work, and private-repository content
  • Provides multiple report views, highlighted matches, and PDF downloads
  • Supports API, LTI, and SSO integrations for organizational accounts
  • Free plan includes 10 plagiarism-scanning pages monthly
  • Interactive source filtering, graphical comparisons and personal-library matching
  • API, Moodle integration, monitoring and PDF/DOCX report exports
Cons
  • No free plan is available
  • The lowest-priced option costs $125 one time
  • Organization pricing is customized rather than published
  • Monthly displayed prices have a six-month minimum term
  • Integration coverage is limited to Moodle
  • Non-Latin languages including Arabic, Chinese and Greek are unsupported
Our verdict

iThenticate is a web-based similarity-checking product for scholarly publishers, research departments, institutions, authors, and researchers. It compares submitted manuscripts and other documents with internet pages, archived web content,…

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PlagAware is an online plagiarism checker for educational institutions, businesses, publishers, website operators and individuals. It compares submitted text with publicly available web content, personal reference documents and previous…

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  1. iThenticatePlagiarism Checkers 9.0Paid
  2. PlagAwarePlagiarism Checkers 7.3Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • iThenticate — where it wins

    • Checks internet, publication, Crossref, submitted-work, and private-repository content
    • Provides multiple report views, highlighted matches, and PDF downloads
    • Supports API, LTI, and SSO integrations for organizational accounts

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is available
    • The lowest-priced option costs $125 one time
    • Organization pricing is customized rather than published

  • PlagAware — where it wins

    • Free plan includes 10 plagiarism-scanning pages monthly
    • Interactive source filtering, graphical comparisons and personal-library matching
    • API, Moodle integration, monitoring and PDF/DOCX report exports

    Where it doesn't

    • Monthly displayed prices have a six-month minimum term
    • Integration coverage is limited to Moodle
    • Non-Latin languages including Arabic, Chinese and Greek are unsupported

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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