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Academic Torrents

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Education·Launched Aug 2016·0 upvotes·academictorrents.com

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ALIVEverified Jul 15, 2026 · HTTP 200

CohortClass of 2016

What it is

Making 15.47TB of research data available. [Tech]

HTTP liveness

20 probes since Jun 16

Jun 16Jul 15

AliveHard-dead (404/5xx/parked)RedirectedUnverified (timeout/DNS/block)

Observed events

probes · press · GitHub

Jun 16, 2026
First probe — live
Alive · 200 OK

Moat

None apparent

The product does not exhibit a clear defensibility mechanism. It provides a large amount of research data, but this does not necessarily create a barrier to entry for competitors.

The dossier evidence for this assessment includes the product's open-source funding model, free pricing model, and the presence of comparable products in the education space.

The moat could be eroded by the presence of similar products, such as Books4Languages and Climatescape, which have a high similarity score with Academic Torrents.

tagsopen-source-funded business model
tagsfree pricing model
comparablescomparables with high similarity score

0.50 confidence · grounded in 3 sources

Grounded analysis from tags, and comparables · Jul 2026

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