Product Comparison

Atlas vs Consensus

Consensus is built to search and summarize the scientific literature. Atlas goes further, combining publications, patents, clinical trials, companies, and web evidence into publication-ready intelligence reports built for R&D decision-making.

Consensus is an excellent tool for discovering and synthesizing academic evidence. Both platforms use AI to help researchers find evidence faster, but the difference is what happens after the search. Atlas is designed for scientific and competitive research teams that need to answer strategic questions by combining evidence from many sources into a complete, decision-ready report rather than a literature summary alone.

At a glance

Capability
Atlas
Consensus
Literature search
Semantic paper search
Publication-ready reports
Limited
Patent analysis
-
Clinical trial analysis
Limited
Company intelligence
-
Competitive landscape reports
-
Technology landscape reports
-
Internal knowledge integration
Limited
Human review workflow
Not core workflow
Report exports (PDF/Word)

Different products for different jobs

Choose Consensus if
  • You primarily search peer-reviewed literature.
  • You need fast evidence summaries with citations.
  • Your work focuses on academic research or education.
  • Literature reviews are your primary workflow.
Choose Atlas if
  • You evaluate therapeutic targets or technologies.
  • You need scientific, patent, and competitive intelligence together.
  • Your research includes patents, companies, clinical trials, and publications.
  • You need decision-ready reports rather than search results.
  • You produce reports for R&D leadership.
  • You scout emerging technologies and companies.

Why R&D teams choose Atlas

Research beyond the literature

Consensus focuses on academic publications. Atlas combines:

  • Scientific literature
  • Patents
  • Clinical trials
  • Company pipelines
  • Regulatory information
  • Market and competitive intelligence
  • Public web evidence
  • Internal organizational knowledge

Everything is synthesized into a single report.

Built around research deliverables

Consensus helps researchers find and analyze papers. Atlas produces structured deliverables such as:

  • Technology landscapes
  • Target assessments
  • Competitive intelligence
  • Company intelligence
  • Literature reviews
  • Scientific briefings

The output is designed for stakeholders.

Built around research workflows

Every Atlas project moves through a structured pipeline instead of simply returning answers to a search:

01
Research brief
02
Scope approval
03
Parallel AI research
04
Human review
05
Verification
06
Publication-ready report
Human review built into every project

Consensus emphasizes AI-assisted literature discovery. Atlas includes human review throughout the workflow:

  • Scope approval
  • Research planning
  • Evidence validation
  • Draft review
  • Final quality assurance

This helps teams maintain scientific rigor before reports are shared internally or externally.

Designed for scientific strategy
Consensus answers
  • What does the literature say?
Atlas answers
  • Which target should we prioritize?
  • Who is developing competing therapies?
  • Which companies own key IP?
  • What technologies are emerging?
  • Where are the evidence gaps?
  • What opportunities should we investigate next?

Feature comparison

Capability
Atlas
Consensus
AI literature search
Semantic search
Academic paper analysis
Patent intelligence
-
Clinical trial analysis
Limited
Company intelligence
-
Competitive intelligence
-
Technology landscapes
-
Internal knowledge repository
Limited
Human-reviewed workflow
Not core workflow
Structured research briefs
-
Publication-ready reports
Limited
Word/PDF export
Report updates & versioning
Limited

When Atlas is the better choice

Atlas is a better fit when your team needs to:

Evaluate therapeutic targets
Assess emerging technologies
Monitor competitors and pipelines
Produce executive-ready intelligence reports
Combine public and proprietary knowledge
Support strategic R&D decisions

Frequently asked questions

Is Atlas a replacement for Consensus?

Not necessarily. Consensus excels at academic literature discovery. Atlas expands beyond literature to produce comprehensive scientific intelligence across publications, patents, companies, clinical trials, and other research sources.

Is Atlas an academic search engine?

No. Atlas is a research intelligence platform that combines scientific literature with patents, company intelligence, competitive research, and technology scouting to produce structured, publication-ready reports.

Does Atlas search scientific papers?

Yes. Atlas searches and analyzes scientific literature as one part of broader research intelligence, alongside patents, company information, and market signals.

Can Atlas generate literature reviews?

Yes. Literature reviews are one of Atlas's core report types, alongside technology landscapes, target assessments, company intelligence, and competitive intelligence.

Who is Atlas designed for?

Atlas is built for R&D, innovation, technology scouting, competitive intelligence, and scientific strategy teams that need research they can confidently act on.

Scout the landscape. Ship the report.

Go beyond literature search with AI-powered research intelligence that combines scientific publications, patents, companies, clinical trials, and human review into decision-ready reports.

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