Consensus vs Exa vs Holistics vs Jhana
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Consensus
Search engine for scientific research that tells you what the evidence...
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Exa
Web search and retrieval API built for AI agents and apps
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Holistics
Code-first BI with a programmable semantic layer — self-service analyt...
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Jhana
AI paralegal searching 16M+ Indian judgments and statutes with citatio...
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.3 / 10 | 7.7 / 10 | 8.1 / 10 | 6.6 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Paid | Freemium |
| Free tier | 20 searches per day with basic features | 20,000 search requests per month on the free plan; startup and education grants of $1,000 in free API credits also available | No permanent free tier; free trial available on all plans | — |
| Paid from | $9.99/month (Premium) | API search billed at $7 per 1,000 requests (as of March 2026 pricing update) | From $800/month (annual, Entry — 10 users, 100 reports) | — |
| Has API | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | 500k+ users | — | Customers across 40 countries; ~65-person team; ~$5M ARR (reported June 2024) | — |
| Founded | 2022 | 2021 | 2015 | — |
| Maker | Eric Olson, Christian Salem | — | Holistics Software Pte. Ltd. (independent, no parent) | — |
| Verdict | Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine that answers questions by surfacing findings from peer-reviewed papers, complete with citations, a 'consensus meter' on yes/no questions and study-quality signals. For ev... |
Exa is a credible, fast-moving entrant in the agent-search space, with a clean API, MCP support and strong investor backing as of 2026. It competes directly with Parallel and Tavily on freshness and structured retrieval... |
Holistics earns strong marks for analytics engineers who want Looker-grade semantic governance without the enterprise price tag or Google lock-in. The AML/AQL code-first stack, native Git workflows, dbt integration, and... |
Jhana is a credible, India-focused legal-AI platform with a sizeable proprietary archive, citation-first results and a usable free tier, which lowers the barrier for solo lawyers and small firms. The drafting and bulk-re... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.