Turnitin AlternativesPlagiarism Checkers and other similar apps like Turnitin

Turnitin is described as 'Internet-based plagiarism-detection service created by iParadigms, LLC. It prevents plagiarism by using a proprietary algorithm to compare submitted papers to papers within its own database and several other large academic databases' and is a plagiarism checker in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Turnitin for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Google Chrome, SaaS and Wordpress apps. The best Turnitin alternative is PlagiarismSearch. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Crossplag or plagramme. Other great apps like Turnitin are Unicheck, iThenticate, Originality.AI and PlagScan.

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  1. PlagiarismSearch icon

    PlagiarismSearch

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    Plagiarism detection platform uses multilayer analysis for accurate checking, supports all common text formats, and provides editing, rewriting, and proofreading services for students, educators, writers, and editors needing confidential document review.

    55 PlagiarismSearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Provides quality service, find more "plagiarism" comparing to turnitin. offers multilingual checks and reasonable prices especially for universities.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think PlagiarismSearch is a great Turnitin alternative.

    • PlagiarismSearch is the most popular Web-based alternative to Turnitin.

    • PlagiarismSearch is the most popular commercial alternative to Turnitin.

    • PlagiarismSearch is Paid and ProprietaryTurnitin is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Unicheck

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    Unicheck (ex. Unplag) is an accurate plagiarism detection engine. Fast as light, Unplag performs real-time check against real-time web index.

    52 Unicheck alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    doesn't pick up the same similarities from journal articles

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    anastasiiad
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    One of the best plagiarism checkers I've ever tried. + new integration with Canvas makes it as simple as possible, no pain

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Unicheck is a great Turnitin alternative.

    • Unicheck is Paid and ProprietaryTurnitin is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Originality.AI

    Detects plagiarism and AI-generated text for online publishers, agencies, and website buyers, supporting full site scans, team collaboration, user-specific scan histories, and automated billing to ensure authenticity and original...

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  6. Crossplag icon

    Crossplag

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    Crossplag™ is the most holistic tool for plagiarism checking dedicated to democratizing plagiarism checking while enabling users to have full ownership and control over their data.

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    I like Crossplag alternative to Turnitin as it has cross-lingual plagiarism checking and also a lot of transparency where my uploaded document go

    Ago Topulli
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    Crossplag is the only one that does translation plagiarism detection

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    • Almost everyone thinks Crossplag is a great Turnitin alternative.

    • Crossplag is the most popular free alternative to Turnitin.

    • Crossplag is Free Personal and ProprietaryTurnitin is Paid and Proprietary
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    Originality.AI

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    Detects plagiarism and AI-generated text for online publishers, agencies, and website buyers, supporting full site scans, team collaboration, user-specific scan histories, and automated billing to ensure authenticity and originality in content management workflows.

    64 Originality.AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    plagramme

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    Professional plagiarism checker that reviews over 14 trillion web pages, articles, books, and periodicals to help you detect possible plagiarism in your papers. It finds not only copy paste plagiarism, but paraphrasing, good and bad citations.

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    it gives chance to check for free

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    • Almost everyone thinks plagramme is a great Turnitin alternative.

    • plagramme is Freemium and ProprietaryTurnitin is Paid and Proprietary
  10. PlagScan icon

    PlagScan

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    The Internet makes plagiarism a bigger problem than ever. Now you can turn the tables on them and find the "forgotten" sources! You no longer have to try single sentences in search engines:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    its provides a detailed report but limited credits...

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    It does exactly what turnitin does

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    • Most users think PlagScan is a great Turnitin alternative.

    • PlagScan is Freemium and ProprietaryTurnitin is Paid and Proprietary
  11. PlagiarismCheck.org icon

    PlagiarismCheck.org

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    PlagiarismCheck.org helps educators and students all around the world to support academic honesty.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Moodle
    • Google Chrome
    • Google Drive - Docs
    • Instructure Canvas
    Report marks plagiarism, quotes and references.
     
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    Copyscape

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    For over two decades, companies worldwide have trusted Copyscape as the industry standard for enterprise-class online plagiarism detection. Copyscape is used by the world’s leading companies in publishing, Gen-AI, content marketing, SEO, education, research and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
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    • Online
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    Noplag.com

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    Easy to use! No Downloads! Excellent Plagiarism Detecting Technology. Noplag - Check Your Paper Online and Detect Plagiarism.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
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    • Online
     
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    Urkund

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    Use URKUND – the most precise plagiarism checker and detector in the world accordning to numerous studies.

    28 Urkund alternatives

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    • Proprietary

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    Viper

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    Viper is the plagiarism checker of choice! It scans over 10 billion resources, has an easy-to-use interface and highlights areas of plagiarism - totally free!

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
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    • Some users think Viper is a great Turnitin alternative, some don't.

    • Viper is the most popular Windows alternative to Turnitin.

    • Viper is Paid and ProprietaryTurnitin is also Paid and Proprietary
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