CiteMe vs Cite This For Me

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Higher score CiteMe #2 in Citation Generator Tools 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit CiteMe

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Cite This For Me #8 in Citation Generator Tools 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Try Cite This For Me

• CiteMe fits best

  Researchers needing scholarly-source and import depth

• Cite This For Me fits best

  Users wanting web, mobile, and barcode capture

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Side by side

Feature	CiteMe 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Cite This For Me 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Citation Generator Tools	#8 in Citation Generator Tools
Best for	Researchers needing scholarly-source and import depth	Users wanting web, mobile, and barcode capture
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	£6.99/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Integrations	5 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business
Features CiteMe 5/5 · Cite This For Me 4/5
Identifier lookup	✓	✓
URL import	✓	✓
Browser extension	✓	✓
Word add-in	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
BibTeX export	✓	✓
Specs
Citation style count	10000 (best)	7000
Our review
Pros	Looks up references by DOI, ISBN, URL, PMID, title, or topic Supports PDF, bibliography, BibTeX, and RIS imports Offers Word, Google Docs, and broad browser support	Supports 7,000 citation styles, including MLA, APA, Chicago, and Harvard Looks up sources by URL, DOI, ISBN, title, or author Exports bibliographies to Word, Evernote, and EndNote
Cons	Free Reference Checker access is limited to 3 checks per month 10,000+ styles and batch PDF import require Pro access Weekly Pro access renews until canceled	The free account saves citations for only 7 days Premium costs £6.99 per month Advanced citation styles and plagiarism detection require Premium
Our verdict	CiteMe is a web-based citation generator for students, researchers, and academic writers who need more than manual formatting. It searches academic databases and generates references from DOIs, ISBNs, URLs, PMIDs, titles, or topics.… Read the review →	Cite This For Me is a citation generator and reference-management tool for students and researchers. It creates formatted in-text citations, bibliographies, and reference lists for websites, books, journals, videos, and other source types.… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• CiteMe — where it wins

  • Looks up references by DOI, ISBN, URL, PMID, title, or topic
  • Supports PDF, bibliography, BibTeX, and RIS imports
  • Offers Word, Google Docs, and broad browser support

  Where it doesn't

  • Free Reference Checker access is limited to 3 checks per month
  • 10,000+ styles and batch PDF import require Pro access
  • Weekly Pro access renews until canceled

• Cite This For Me — where it wins

  • Supports 7,000 citation styles, including MLA, APA, Chicago, and Harvard
  • Looks up sources by URL, DOI, ISBN, title, or author
  • Exports bibliographies to Word, Evernote, and EndNote

  Where it doesn't

  • The free account saves citations for only 7 days
  • Premium costs £6.99 per month
  • Advanced citation styles and plagiarism detection require Premium

• CiteMe9.3/10 · Free plan

  A broad academic citation toolkit with strong imports, but Pro access starts at $2.99 weekly.

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• Cite This For Me8.7/10 · Free plan

  A flexible citation tool with web, mobile, barcode capture, and 7,000 citation styles.

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