Turnitin and iThenticate Comparison

Turnitin and iThenticate are plagiarism prevention tools targeted at different groups of users.

The comparison table and user flowchart below show the differences between the two tools.

Please select the appropriate tool for your needs.

Comparison Table

	Turnitin	iThenticate
Users	For instructors to check students' work in a classroom setting.	For postgraduate students and academic staff/researchers to check their own work.
Access	Log in to: Canvas Assignments Use NUSNET ID Turnitin to use Quick Submit (for ad hoc checking)	*DO NOT* sign up for an account on iThenticate's website. Use the account request form below. iThenticate account required: iThenticate account request form.
Quick Start Guides	Turnitin Assignment in Canvas Quick Submit	iThenticate
Features	Feedback Studio	Similarity checking.
Submissions checked against	Web pages, other content, scholarly journals, student paper database.	Web pages, other content, scholarly journals, ProQuest Dissertations.
Submissions	(By default) added to student paper database. Lecturer can change this setting.	Not added to database.
Submission maximum length and size*	400 pages or less, 40 MB or less.	400 pages or less, 40 MB or less.
File types	MS Word, Word XML, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, HWP, plain text and MS PowerPoint.	MS Word, Word XML, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, HWP, plain text and OpenOffice (ODT).
Privacy	Privacy Pledge.	Privacy Pledge.

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Adapted from iThenticate > Resources > Academic (retrieved on 1 August 2014).