JSTOR vs Academic Search Ultimate

JSTOR9.1Visit ASAcademic Search Ultimate8.4Visit

Higher score JSTOR #4 in Academic Research Databases 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit JSTOR

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AS Academic Search Ultimate #11 in Academic Research Databases 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit EBSCO

• JSTOR fits best

  Full-text academic research collections

• Academic Search Ultimate fits best

  Multidisciplinary full-text library research

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Side by side

Feature	JSTOR 9.1/10 Visit ↗	ASAcademic Search Ultimate 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.4
Ranking	#4 in Academic Research Databases	#11 in Academic Research Databases
Best for	Full-text academic research collections	Multidisciplinary full-text library research
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features JSTOR 5/5 · Academic Search Ultimate 4/5
Full-text access	✓	✓
Advanced search	✓	✓
Theses and dissertations	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Conference proceedings	✓	✓
Institutional access	✓	✓
Specs
Subject coverage	Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary
Content types	journals, books, book chapters, research reports, theses, dissertations, documents, images, audio, video, panoramas, serials	academic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books, videos
Our review
Pros	Multidisciplinary access to journals, books, media, and primary sources Advanced filters support precise full-text research discovery Workspace and citation tools help organize saved research	Peer-reviewed full text across science, humanities, health, law and engineering Includes journals, reports, books, videos, cited references and indexing EBSCOhost supports advanced search, saved results and citation exporting
Cons	Personal reading plans limit PDF downloads Web access is the only listed platform Institutional pricing is customized by institution and classification	Pricing requires contacting sales Access is delivered through participating institutions and organizations Its broad scope may be more than needed for single-subject research
Our verdict	JSTOR is a digital research library for students, educators, independent researchers, libraries, and other institutions. Its collection spans academic journals, books, book chapters, research reports, theses, dissertations, documents,… Read the review →	Academic Search Ultimate is a multidisciplinary research database from EBSCO Information Services, designed for students, researchers and faculty working through academic libraries and other participating organizations. It combines… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• JSTOR — where it wins

  • Multidisciplinary access to journals, books, media, and primary sources
  • Advanced filters support precise full-text research discovery
  • Workspace and citation tools help organize saved research

  Where it doesn't

  • Personal reading plans limit PDF downloads
  • Web access is the only listed platform
  • Institutional pricing is customized by institution and classification

• Academic Search Ultimate — where it wins

  • Peer-reviewed full text across science, humanities, health, law and engineering
  • Includes journals, reports, books, videos, cited references and indexing
  • EBSCOhost supports advanced search, saved results and citation exporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Access is delivered through participating institutions and organizations
  • Its broad scope may be more than needed for single-subject research

• JSTOR9.1/10 · Free plan

  A broad, full-text academic collection with flexible personal and institutional access.

  Visit JSTORFull verdict →
• ASAcademic Search Ultimate8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad EBSCOhost library for institutions needing full-text research across disciplines.

  Visit EBSCOFull verdict →