Research

Citation Management Comparison

Cost

Format

Compatibility

Mobile

Citation Styles

File Shares

Zotero

Free (registration required)

Download and online

Plugin for Word, Open Office (PC/MAC) Works with Google Docs

APPs available for iOS and Android (for a fee)

10’000+ (CSL)

References can be shared public/private

Mendeley

Free (registration required)

Download and online

Web importer for most browsers, plugin for Word and Open Office (PC/MAC/Linux)

Website only

2,800+ (CSL)

References (private)

EndNote

30 day free trial $177 one-time student license, $325 one-time full license.

Desktop client (PC/MAC)

Plugin for Word (PC/MAC), Open Office (PC only) and Pages (MAC only)

iPad and iPhone apps (free)

7,000+

References with PDF attachments

EndNote Basic

No longer available

Compatible with…

Zotero

Mendeley

EndNote

Microsoft Word

Yes

Yes

Yes

Open Office

Yes

Yes

Yes (for WIN only)

Google Scholar

No (copy/paste options available for common citation styles)

No (copy/paste options available for common citations styles)

Yes

Google Docs

Yes

No

Yes

Storage Capacity and Upgrade Costs

Zotero

Mendeley

Storage Capacity for free

300MB

2GB

Upgrade Tier 1

2GB/ $20 per year ($1.67 per month)

5GB/$4.99 per month ($55 per year)

Upgrade Tier 2

6GB/$60 per year ($5 per month)

10GB/$9.99 per month ($110 per year)

Upgrade Tier 3

Unlimited $120 per year ($10 per month)

Unlimited* $14.99 per month ($165 per year)

Unlimited plans start with 100 GB of space.