--- title: Kudos for Researchers - compare our basic and premium editions description: Side by side comparison of the features in Kudos' free edition, and the premium edition for individuals image: https://info.growkudos.com/hubfs/premium_personal_showcase-1.png --- [![kudos_email_logo_transparent](https://info.growkudos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/kudos_email_logo_transparent.png?width=124&name=kudos_email_logo_transparent.png)](https://www.growkudos.com/) - Share research ⌄ - [For researchers](https://info.growkudos.com/landing/researchers-2023) - [For publishers](https://info.growkudos.com/landing/publishers) - [For universities](https://info.growkudos.com/landing/universities-2023) - [For pharma](https://info.growkudos.com/landing/medical-pharmaceutical-research-layered-publications-article-extenders) - [SDG Knowledge Cooperative](https://info.growkudos.com/landing/sdg-knowledge-cooperative) - Read research ⌄ - [Kudos Research Showcase](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/) - [Arts & Humanities](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-arts-and-humanities-research) - [Business & Management](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-business-and-management-research) - [Climate Change](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/climate-change) - [COVID and Beyond](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/coronavirus) - [Environmental Sciences](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-environmental-research) - [Life Sciences](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-life-science-research) - [Medical Sciences](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-medical-research) - [Physical Sciences](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-physical-science-research) - [Social Sciences](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-social-science-research) - [Technology & Engineering](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-technology-and-engineering-research) - Resources ⌄ - [How to guides: getting started with Kudos](https://info.growkudos.com/content-and-resources#how-to) - [News](https://blog.growkudos.com/news) - [Researcher case studies](https://info.growkudos.com/content-and-resources#case_studies) - [Educational webinars](https://info.growkudos.com/landing/kudos-webinars) - [Training materials](https://info.growkudos.com/content-and-resources#training_materials) - [Research projects](https://info.growkudos.com/content-and-resources#kudos_research) - [Publisher case studies](https://info.growkudos.com/content-and-resources#publisher-case-studies) - [About](https://info.growkudos.com/landing/about) - [Log in](https://www.growkudos.com/hub) [![Join Kudos](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5642616/f2a2023e-e6e6-4d0b-bec9-cb73d1281c15.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5642616/f2a2023e-e6e6-4d0b-bec9-cb73d1281c15) Unlock the power of Kudos by upgrading to Premium membership. 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