Mendeley Reference Manager comparisons
Mendeley Reference Manager is compared head-to-head with Zotero, EndNote and Citavi and more: 7 head-to-heads in Citation Management Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Mendeley Reference Manager head-to-head
- Mendeley Reference Manager vs Zotero
- Mendeley Reference Manager vs EndNote
- Mendeley Reference Manager vs Citavi
- Mendeley Reference Manager vs RefWorks
- Mendeley Reference Manager vs JabRef
- Mendeley Reference Manager vs BibDesk
- Mendeley Reference Manager vs KBibTeX
Mendeley Reference Manager vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | PDF annotation | Browser extension | Word processor support | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Mendeley Reference Manager | Yes | $55/yr | Yes | Yes | Microsoft_word | 9.0 |
| 1 | Zotero | Yes | $20/yr | Yes | Yes | Both | 9.4 |
| 2 | EndNote | Yes | Yes | Yes | Both | 9.2 | |
| 4 | Citavi | Yes | Yes | Both | 8.8 | ||
| 5 | RefWorks | Yes | Yes | Both | 8.6 | ||
| 6 | JabRef | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Microsoft_word | 8.4 |
| 7 | BibDesk | Yes | Free | 8.1 | |||
| 8 | KBibTeX | Yes | Free | None | 8.0 |
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