MyBib vs Cite This For Me

MyBib9.4Visit Cite This For Me8.7Visit

Higher score MyBib #1 in Citation Generator Tools 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit MyBib

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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

• MyBib fits best

  Most users needing a full-featured citation tool

• Cite This For Me fits best

  Users wanting web, mobile, and barcode capture

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Side by side

Feature	MyBib 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Cite This For Me 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Citation Generator Tools	#8 in Citation Generator Tools
Best for	Most users needing a full-featured citation tool	Users wanting web, mobile, and barcode capture
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$2/mo	£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	6 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features MyBib 4/5 · Cite This For Me 4/5
Identifier lookup	✓	✓
URL import	✓	✓
Browser extension	✓	✓
Word add-in	—	Not checked yet
BibTeX export	✓	✓
Specs
Citation style count	9000 (best)	7000
Our review
Pros	More than 9,000 citation styles and broad identifier lookup In-text citations support composite citations and locators Exports to Word, Google Docs, Zotero, Mendeley, BibTeX, and JSON	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	Cross-device access requires the MyBib Plus plan MyBib Plus is billed annually at $2 per month Free-plan data is stored on the local device by default	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	MyBib is a web-based citation and bibliography generator for students, academics, and teachers. It creates formatted references for websites, books, journals, newspapers, and videos using URLs, ISBNs, DOIs, titles, and authors. The free… 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

• MyBib — where it wins

  • More than 9,000 citation styles and broad identifier lookup
  • In-text citations support composite citations and locators
  • Exports to Word, Google Docs, Zotero, Mendeley, BibTeX, and JSON

  Where it doesn't

  • Cross-device access requires the MyBib Plus plan
  • MyBib Plus is billed annually at $2 per month
  • Free-plan data is stored on the local device by default

• 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

• MyBib9.4/10 · Free plan

  A full-featured citation tool with free core features and low-cost cross-device storage.

  Visit MyBibFull verdict →
• Cite This For Me8.7/10 · Free plan

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

  Try Cite This For MeFull verdict →