Liner vs Scira

A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.

	Liner AI research search with per-line citations across 200M+ sources Visit	Scira Open-source AI search with citations — now has a $15/mo Pro tier Visit
RECATOOLS Score	6.7 / 10	6.5 / 10
Capability	7	6
Value for money	6	8
Ease of use	8	7
ASEAN readiness	6	6
API quality	0	0
Pricing	Freemium	Open Source
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Has API	✗	✗
Open source	✗	✓
Free to use	✓	✓
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Verdict	Liner earns its keep on citation traceability — every claim links back to a specific line in a specific source, and Scholar mode narrows that source pool to academic literature with one-click APA/MLA/Chicago export. For...	Scira remains one of the cleanest open-source takes on cited AI search: AGPL-3.0 licensed, over 7,000 GitHub stars, self-hostable, and genuinely useful as a reference for anyone who wants to see how a Perplexity-style an...
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.