ProQuest Central vs JSTOR

ProQuest Central9.3Visit JSTOR9.1Visit

Higher score ProQuest Central #2 in Academic Research Databases 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit ProQuest

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

• ProQuest Central fits best

  Comprehensive institutional research access

• JSTOR fits best

  Full-text academic research collections

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Side by side

Feature	ProQuest Central 9.3/10 Visit ↗	JSTOR 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.1
Ranking	#2 in Academic Research Databases	#4 in Academic Research Databases
Best for	Comprehensive institutional research access	Full-text academic research collections
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ProQuest Central 5/5 · JSTOR 5/5
Full-text access	✓	✓
Advanced search	✓	✓
Theses and dissertations	✓	✓
Conference proceedings	✓	✓
Institutional access	✓	✓
Specs
Subject coverage	Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary
Content types	scholarly journals; trade and professional titles; newspapers; magazines; dissertations; working papers; case studies; market reports; conference papers	journals, books, book chapters, research reports, theses, dissertations, documents, images, audio, video, panoramas, serials
Our review
Pros	Full-text coverage across multidisciplinary scholarly journals Includes dissertations, reports, newspapers, and conference papers AI-assisted research with ProQuest Research Assistant	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
Cons	Pricing follows a contact-sales model Web access only Designed for institutional rather than open access	Personal reading plans limit PDF downloads Web access is the only listed platform Institutional pricing is customized by institution and classification
Our verdict	ProQuest Central is a multidisciplinary academic research database for students, faculty, researchers, and libraries. It brings together full-text scholarly journals with dissertations, working papers, conference papers, case studies,… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ProQuest Central — where it wins

  • Full-text coverage across multidisciplinary scholarly journals
  • Includes dissertations, reports, newspapers, and conference papers
  • AI-assisted research with ProQuest Research Assistant

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing follows a contact-sales model
  • Web access only
  • Designed for institutional rather than open access

• 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

• ProQuest Central9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad institutional access to scholarly, professional, and research content.

  Visit ProQuestFull verdict →
• JSTOR9.1/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit JSTORFull verdict →