Best FSTA Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from academic research databases ranked against FSTA on the same published basis.
- 1FSTA vs JSTOR
- 2FSTA vs Academia.edu
- 3FSTA vs MAXQDA
- 4FSTA vs AGRICOLA
- 5FSTA vs arXiv
- 6FSTA vs bioRxiv
- 7FSTA vs CORE
- 8FSTA vs EconLit
- 9FSTA vs Europe PMC
- 10FSTA vs medRxiv
- 11FSTA vs OpenAlex
- 12FSTA vs PubMed
- 13FSTA vs SSRN
- 14FSTA vs The Lens
- 15FSTA vs zbMATH Open
- 16FSTA vs Dimensions
- 17FSTA vs HeinOnline
- 18FSTA vs Scopus
- 19FSTA vs Embase AI
- 20FSTA vs Project MUSE
FSTA alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JSTOR | 6.6 | Free plan | $16.58/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 2 | Academia.edu | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 3 | MAXQDA | 6.5 | Mac, Windows | ||
| 4 | AGRICOLA | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 5 | arXiv | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 6 | bioRxiv | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 7 | CORE | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Web |
| 8 | EconLit | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 9 | Europe PMC | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 10 | medRxiv | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 11 | OpenAlex | 6.4 | Free plan | $416.67/mo | API, Browser, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | PubMed | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 13 | SSRN | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 14 | The Lens | 6.4 | Free plan | $83.33/mo | API, Web |
| 15 | zbMATH Open | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 16 | Dimensions | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 17 | HeinOnline | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 18 | Scopus | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 19 | Embase AI | 5.7 | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows | ||
| 20 | Project MUSE | 5.6 | $174.58/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
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Questions about FSTA alternatives
What is the best alternative to FSTA?
JSTOR, number 1 in academic research databases with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Academia.edu, MAXQDA, AGRICOLA and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to FSTA?
JSTOR is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.