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Feature Comparison

Feature Free Premium Institution
Paper Uploads Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
AFN-ID (African Researchers) Free Free Free
Downloads/Month 10 Unlimited Unlimited
AFN-ID Assignments/Month 3 10 Unlimited
Ads Yes No No
Analytics Basic Advanced Institutional
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Support Standard Priority Dedicated
User Accounts 1 1 Up to 10
API Access 10K/month

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