Copyscape

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Online plagiarism detection tool

About Copyscape

Copyscape is a real-time online plagiarism detection tool that allows users to automatically scan the web for content taken from their websites, and check the originality of content added to their own systems. Copyscape offers a free checking tool, Premium service and API, and the Copysentry protection system to fully automate plagiarism detection.

Copyscape’s free comparison tools allows users to compare content between two sites by enter the site URLs or pasting content. The results display how many words and what percentage of content is a match between the two sites. Copyscape Premium offers batch search, which enables the search of up to 10000 pages at once, and lets users build a private offline content index to check duplication within their own content.

The Copyscape Premium API enables the automated detection of duplicated content added to users’ own content as part of their content workflow. The additional Copysentry protection service automatically monitors for plagiarised content on the web, and notifies users of all new copies, even if the content has been modified.


Key benefits of Copyscape

• Batch search allows users to check their entire site, up to 10000 pages, at one time.

• Multiple cases of plagiarism detected online can be managed, and users can track all of their responses.

• Results from specific sites can be filtered out, enabling the exclusion of sites that users own or are already aware of.

• The Copyscape API can be integrated into content workflows to check new content for plagiarism in real time.

• Copyscape also offers the Copysentry protection system, which automatically monitors for plagiarised content online and notifies users via email.


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Tayyab
Tayyab
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Instant Plagiarism Checker

Reviewed on 2020/07/19

In general experience, I discovered Copyscape the most effective software solution among all...

In general experience, I discovered Copyscape the most effective software solution among all different plagiarism checking software programs. The tool helps me a lot to verify my own as well as others' content material efficiently and easily. On the other hand, It allows me to check the copy resources as well which gives me the perfect belonging of content.

Pros

Easy & Simple – The technique of working is very simple. The simple interface of Copyscape allows you to knows how it works from the very first time.
Cost-Effective – The price of the tool is extremely minimal and in addition offers some discounts as well. Which is admittedly helpful for somebody who has to confirm plenty of work. Premium credits of Copyscape is also out there in advance by utilizing some particular services.
Direct Message Conveys – The tool instantly conveys the services it's offering and the FAQ section is actually useful.

Cons

No Verification – There is not an option to confirm whether all of the sources described have been completely checked or not.
No Explanation of sources checked – The tool doesn't inform which sources from which they've checked.
No free sign-ups – Usually tools enable free to join a month or so. But Copyscape doesn't do so. So, the consumer has no idea what he's investing in or how genuine the companies supplied are.

Sarfaraz
Sarfaraz
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

#1 Tool To Check and Improve Duplicate/Plagiarize Content

Reviewed on 2022/12/12

Copyscape is an essential tool for anyone with website content or other materials. Copyscape helps...

Copyscape is an essential tool for anyone with website content or other materials. Copyscape helps me protect my client's websites, web pages, and PDFs from getting plagiarized. With Copyscape, I can be sure that my digital content remains unique and original. Copyscape can scan virtually any type of digital file to detect plagiarism, letting you know when someone has duplicated your work without permission. This is hugely beneficial as it allows me to take corrective measures against stolen content before it's too late. Copyscape also makes it easy to track down the source of any plagiarized material you come across on the web so you can take legal action if needed. All in all, Copyscape offers a huge range of benefits that help protect both the original creators of digital content and the users like me who rely on it every day.

Pros

Copyscape is an incredibly useful tool for anyone who writes content or creates presentations. It quickly scans websites and databases to check for any potential cases of plagiarism, allowing users to quickly detect if their material has been copied elsewhere. Copyscape also comes with a host of features that make it easy to use. For instance, I especially appreciate being able to exclude particular words or phrases from Copyscape’s search results; this ensures that I am not bombarded with irrelevant information. Furthermore, Copyscape enables me to compare multiple documents at the same time, which has been invaluable when editing multiple articles or presentations simultaneously. In addition, Copyscape’s interface is straightforward and intuitive, making it extremely welcoming even for those unfamiliar with its inner workings. Overall, Copyscape can save time and provide peace of mind while helping me produce high-quality work without feeling anxious about potential plagiarism issues. That's why I love Copyscape!

Cons

Copyscape is, without a doubt, an invaluable resource for those invested in preventing plagiarism and protecting their content. But as helpful as Copyscape can be, it’s far from perfect. The first major frustration I encountered with Copyscape is the price; as a point-based system, Copyscape charges per page or block of text, making it prohibitively expensive for those running large operations or producing vast amounts of content. In addition, I find Copyscape’s search results to be far too broad; because Copyscape looks at all websites indexed by search engines like Google and Bing, the work returned by the program often has nothing to do with me or my business. Finally, Copyscape is notorious for having long wait times before searches are returned – sometimes taking up to several hours! Copyscape may be a great tool in theory, but in practice, there's plenty that could still be improved upon.

Ashish
Ashish
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  • Industry: Online Media
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Copyscape is losing grip against GPT3, Dramatic Improvement Needed

Reviewed on 2022/04/20

I have been using Copyscape for almost six years now. It used to be the best available tool on the...

I have been using Copyscape for almost six years now. It used to be the best available tool on the internet to test against plagiarism. But the experience is not going par when the pinned content now come by going through GPT3 technology.

Pros

Copyscape is the most popular and trusted software in the SEO industry for plagiarism checking. It's easy to handle software with advanced levels of web filtration against possible copies over the internet. The best part of this software is that you can directly integrate API calls.

Cons

Copyscape is rapidly losing its grip against GPT3. As the GPT3 was released and gained improvements, it created terabytes of data that need to be processed against plagiarism. I tried various GPT3 contents in Copyscape, and most of them successfully evaded the screening.

Candace
Candace
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  • Industry: Writing & Editing
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Pretty Good Overall

Reviewed on 2019/12/07

I enjoy it overall. I think sometimes it picks up things that shouldn't be included, such as the...

I enjoy it overall. I think sometimes it picks up things that shouldn't be included, such as the above mentioned list, but other than that I like what it does. I use it daily to check my own writing and monthly to check the Internet and be sure nothing of mine has been plagiarized.

Pros

I am a writer by trade and also have been a teacher's aid. In both instances I used Copyscape services. What I like best about this software is the ease of using it. All you do is cut and paste or upload the document you wish to check and click the button. Within seconds, depending on the length of the document, you will see a full report about whether there is duplicate content in the writing.
Any duplicate content is highlighted for you.
As a writer, I write hundreds of content blogs per year and I use Copyscape to be sure I have not accidentally plagiarized myself from past writings. I turn my work in, secure in the knowledge that every piece is truly original.
I also love the feature that allows me to plug my website URL in and it will search and find every copy of it on the Internet, so if someone lifts all my content or claims my website as their own, I can find it.

Cons

Sometimes it can become picky and highlight things that are obvious, such as list that are used from research AND properly credited. The sotware doesn't know the difference between attributing words and just words, so it will highlight an entire list, or chart content as plag. when it isn't.

Maryann
Maryann
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  • Industry: Internet
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Excellent search result

Reviewed on 2019/07/16

Irrespective of what copyscape charge for each search, the software is excellent in searching...

Irrespective of what copyscape charge for each search, the software is excellent in searching throughout the web for plagiarism. I have been able to avoid plagiarism and also getting my content rejected by clients.

Pros

I'm a freelance writer and I also self publish, so I make use of copyscape all the time. The App is so easy to use, all I need to do is just copy my content, paste on the site and click on premium search. The search result shows you plagiarized sentences and also gives you a link of the website to compare.
Copyscape enables you to rewrite parts of your article in order to have a original content.

Cons

The free trial doesn't give you a complete result. You need to get the premium package in order to get a complete and comprehensive search result. You also get charged based on the number of words in your file. The higher the words, the higher the price.

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Copyscape FAQs

Below are some frequently asked questions for Copyscape.

Copyscape offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: US$3.00/one-time
  • Pricing model: Free Version
  • Free Trial: Not Available

Copyscape Premium: 3¢ per search (up to 200 words) plus 1¢ per extra 100 words. Copysentry Standard: $4.95/month for up to 10 pages, plus $0.25/month per additional page. Copysentry Professional: $19.95/month for up to 10 pages, plus $1.00/month per additional page.

Copyscape has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

Copyscape supports the following languages:

English

Copyscape supports the following devices:

We do not have any information about what integrations Copyscape has

Copyscape offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base

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