CopyScape
“When it comes to writing for anything, the rule is 100% original.”
I am sure you are a dedicated writer who will do everything to make sure that your articles are 100% original before you hand in your work to your clients.
The question is how reliable it is by using CopyScape, these days?
There is a discussion in DP about the reliability of CopyScape. For example:
In several instances I find duplicates for content that I’m 100% positive that it is unique and results from copyscape are not relevant by any mean. What are they trying to do? manipulating the credibility of content?
~by Tech Entrance
CopyScape team, I am not trying to bad mouth your system. I am just trying to find a better solution to check articles for clients.
Since it is extremely important to check articles to make sure 100% originality, I have found other tools to check articles.
Apart from CopyScape:
1. Plagiarism Detect – free
2. Article Checker – free
3. DupeCop – free
4. Dupe Free Pro – free
5. Doccop – free
6. Plagiarism Finder – free to try (30-day trial), $125 to buy
7. Ithenticate – not free (need to get license)
8. The Plagiarism Checker – free
9. Quote Finder – free
10. Copy Alerts – free (this is a tool that lets you enter your website or blog to receive plagiarism alerts if someone steals your content)
11. Duplicate Check – $19.95 (you need PHP 4.3.2 or higher/Zend Optimizer 2 or higher)
12. FairShare – free
(thanks @plagiarismtoday for recommending FairShare)
Need to find more plagiarism detection software for download? Check out Download.com search page for ‘plagiarism’.
Since there are so many tools to check your articles, instead of relying 100% on CopyScape, why not try a few more?
It is very hard to find the best checker since each of them are using different formulas and algorithm.
The best way is to use a few checkers. If you find it a hassle to check the articles so many times, stick to your gut and use the one that you think is best.
However, Google is our best friend. Copy any random phrase and search (with quote and without quote). This is not a new trick, in fact I believe most of you know about this. In case you didn’t know, well now you know it.
Know a new checker that is not in the list? Leave a comment!
p/s: updated 08.04.10
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What an awesome list of sites. I will definitely be checking some of these out and writing reviews for my blog.
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I will also update on this list whenever I found a new one..
CopyScape and Other Plagiarism Checkers…
Copyscape and other plagiarism tools you should check out!…
Sarah this has been a really helpful post, for me and my clients!
Thank you especially for all the resource sites you offer here…sure glad to have found your blog…will be following your posts by rss feed to my reader.
All the best,
Tim Owen
Implementation Mastermind Coach for IM Professionals
"A Guide from the Side"
I don't think Copyscape is revelant to check duplicate content because if you even has half a sentence similar to any other website It will show your article as duplicate.
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another one is http://www.academicplagiarism.com
Awfully good info. Reliance on one tool such as copy scape is not in order…
Copyscape is indeed manipulating their client especially those with copsycape premium. You have to pay bigger for your articles to be completely checked for plagiarism and 100% unique, but with copyscape premium they don’t really checked for plagiarism.
There is a price to pay…