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Ebscohost vs JSTOR

Ebscohost and JSTOR both land on Depends.

JSTOR

jstor.org

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Confidence: Medium

Use it if you're a student or researcher whose library provides access . it's the standard scholarly archive with a free account tier.

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Ebscohost versus JSTOR
CompareEbscohostJSTOR
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forUniversity and college librariesStudents and academics
Who it's not forIndividuals . you cannot subscribe directlyCasual readers without a library login
PrivacyNo known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁷No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.11
Support qualityOnly contact pages in evidence, no user dataHelp center exists; no quality evidence
Public sentimentLibrarians report a painful new-interface migration and students can only access it through institutions.³Quora and Reddit users treat JSTOR as the credible scholarly default but gripe about paywalls and home-access friction.13
Biggest gotchaNo individual plan exists . access requires a library or institution.⁵Solo researchers face per-article fees or the JPASS subscription; Quora users call pricing expensive.13

Pick Ebscohost when

  • University and college libraries
  • Public libraries
  • Hospital and medical libraries
  • Systematic review teams

When Ebscohost is not a fit

  • Individuals . you cannot subscribe directly
  • Small businesses wanting casual market research
  • Buyers needing transparent, self-serve pricing
  • Casual readers . use free Google Scholar instead

Pick JSTOR when

  • Students and academics
  • Humanities and social science research
  • Citing primary sources
  • Institutions and libraries

When JSTOR is not a fit

  • Casual readers without a library login
  • Businesses needing market or competitive data
  • Solo browsers unwilling to pay per article
  • Guess: anyone needing the newest journal issues

Sources

  1. EBSCOhost Research Platformabout.ebsco.com
    official
  2. Academic Search Ultimate (pricing)about.ebsco.com
    official
  3. New EBSCO platform trials and tribulationsreddit.com
    review
  4. Thoughts on EBSCO's new update (ALA/ACRL)connect.ala.org
    review
  5. Can individuals subscribe to Academic Databases?reddit.com
    review
  6. Top 10 Most Used Databasesfsulib.com
    review
  7. Product security pageebscohost.com
    security
  8. EBSCOhost Database Search Tipslibguides.stthomas.edu
    official
  9. JSTOR Homejstor.org
    official
  10. How to Register & Get Free Access to Contentsupport.jstor.org
    official
  11. Security page checkjstor.org
    security
  12. JSTOR . Bias and Credibilitymediabiasfactcheck.com
    review
  13. Why are academic articles on JSTOR so expensive?quora.com
    review
  14. Having trouble accessing JSTOR from homereddit.com
    review
  15. JPASS promotion by Phi Kappa Phifacebook.com
    news
  16. JSTOR Home: Revenue, Competitors, Alternativesgrowjo.com
    news