{"id":50843,"date":"2023-06-07T16:29:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T14:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/?p=50843"},"modified":"2023-06-08T17:48:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T15:48:40","slug":"best-plagiarism-checker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/plagiarism\/best-plagiarism-checker\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Plagiarism Checkers of 2023 Compared"},"content":{"rendered":"

The best plagiarism checker<\/strong> should be able to detect plagiarism the most accurately, even if the original phrasing has been altered. The tool should also provide a clear, comprehensive plagiarism report.<\/p>\n

To identify which plagiarism checker is best, we conducted in-depth research comparing the performance of 10 checkers. We uploaded plagiarized texts that were either directly copied and pasted or edited to varying degrees. In total, we used 140 sources to construct our test documents.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/figcaption>Our in-depth research shows that Scribbr’s free plagiarism checker<\/a> is the best plagiarism checker on the market in 2023. It is able to detect plagiarism in both exact copies and heavily edited plagiarized texts, and it provides a clear report.<\/figure>\n

Overview of total scores per plagiarism checker, based on the amount of detected plagiarism:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Plagiarism checker<\/th>\nOverall score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1. Scribbr (in partnership with Turnitin)<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n4.2\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Plagaware<\/a><\/td>\n2.9\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Quetext<\/a><\/td>\n2.5\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Viper<\/a><\/td>\n2.2\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. Grammarly<\/a><\/td>\n2.0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. Plagiarism Detector<\/a><\/td>\n2.0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. Copyleaks<\/a><\/td>\n1.7\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8. Smodin<\/a><\/td>\n1.6\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9. Compilatio<\/a><\/td>\n1.5\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10. Writer<\/a><\/td>\n1.4<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Our process for comparing checkers<\/h2>\n

In order to find the best plagiarism checker, we analyzed different aspects of the tools, focusing on both depth and breadth.<\/p>\n

We based our analysis on the following factors:<\/p>\n