Turnitin and iThenticate Comparison
The comparison table and user flowchart below show the differences between the two tools.
Please select the appropriate tool for your needs.
Comparison Table
Users | For instructors to check students' work in a classroom setting. | For postgraduate students and academic staff/researchers to check their own work. |
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Access | Log in to:
| DO NOT sign up for an account on iThenticate's website.
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Quick Start Guides | ||
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 | ||
Privacy | Privacy Pledge. | Privacy Pledge. |
* Exclude non-textual information if you have exceeded the limits.
Adapted from iThenticate > Resources > Academic (retrieved on 1 August 2014).
User Flowchart