Research Papers API - Google Scholar Alternative (OpenAlex)

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Search tens of millions of scientific papers via OpenAlex, Crossref and arXiv: title, authors, abstract, DOI, citations, open access PDF links and funding. A Google Scholar alternative, no key. dryRun prices a run first; charged only for papers delivered.

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Key figures12 readings

Price / 1k$4.80per 1,000 paper-scraped

Users / 30d1→ 0 over 12 readings

Users, all time2→ 0 over 12 readings

Runs / 30d11↑ 10 over 12 readings

Runs / user / mo11.0runs per monthly user

Standing

#44of 98

on OpenAlex, by users in the last 30 days among actors classified to this platform.

Recorded changes

2026-10-13changeListed—on record

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History

12 readings since 2026-10-13

Users / 30d12 readings

Users, all time12 readings

Runs / 30d12 readings

Standing12 readings

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#	Actor	Grade	Price / 1k	Users /30d	Success	Rating	Age	Fresh
39	OpenAlex Paper Search (relevance-ranked, abstracts)jmspwr	—	EVT$1.00 /1k paper-foundgood price	12 total	—	—	12d	fresh
40	OpenAlex Scholar Scraperleorochasantos	—	EVT$2.00 /1k scholar-workfair price	12 total	—	—	3m	aging
41	OpenAlex Scientific Research & Citations Scraperlitezero	—	EVT$1.20 /1k item-scrapedfair price	12 total	—	—	21d	fresh
42	OpenAlex Scraper — Works, Authors & Institutionslogiover	—	RES$3.00 /1k	11 total	—	—	4m	fresh
43	New Scholarly Papers Watch (Crossref, OpenAlex)lone_rachis	—	EVT$5.00 /1k paperhigh price	12 total	—	—	11d	fresh
44	Research Papers API - Google Scholar Alternative (OpenAlex)lost.fany	—	EVT$4.80 /1k paper-scrapedhigh price	12 total	—	—	12d	fresh	This
45	Scholarly Papers Search (Google Scholar alternative, OpenAlex)mediapro-tools	—	EVT$1.00 /1k papergood price	12 total	—	—	12d	fresh
46	Academic Research Monitor \| Multi-Source Paper Search + Dedupmuzafferkadir	—	RES$1.00 /1k	12 total	—	—	2m	fresh
47	OpenAlex Scraper \| Scholarly Papers, Citations & Abstractsmuzafferkadir	—	RES$0.50 /1k	12 total	—	—	2m	fresh
48	Research Papers API - OpenAlex Works, Authors, Citationsnabeelbaghoor	—	EVT$5.00 /1k work-recordhigh price	12 total	—	—	3d	fresh
49	OpenAlex Scraper: Scholarly Works & Citationsnaimurhasanrwd	—	FREEfree	12 total	—	—	15d	fresh

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