# 4. Authorea is the social, open science platform of the future

ShareLaTeX is a writing tool. Authorea, in contrast, is a social, open science platform. It provides scholars with a profile page, including bios and statistics. Institutions also have dedicated pages and collaboration statistics. Authors can keep track of their academic connections and discover new content. As a result, Authorea is the place where the next generation of research will be created, shared, and reviewed.