BibDesk vs. Mendeley

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BibDesk
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
BibDesk is an open source bibliography tool for Mac users.N/A
Mendeley
Score 4.9 out of 10
N/A
Mendeley, an Elsevier company headquartered in London, offers their eponymous reference management software suite, including Mendeley Reference Manager, Web Importer, the Citation Plugin add-on, available in Premium package.N/A
Pricing
BibDeskMendeley
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BibDeskMendeley
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details——
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BibDeskMendeley
Top Pros

No answers on this topic

Top Cons

No answers on this topic

User Ratings
BibDeskMendeley
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
2.0
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BibDeskMendeley
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Mendeley
Mendeley Desktop used to be a decent software, and comparatively one of the best among Reference Managers. The new online version is beyond expectations
Read full review
Pros
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Mendeley
  • Easy to use interface
  • The use of font size and style makes information easily discoverable within the article previews
  • Drag-and-drop functions make article indexing particularly simple
Read full review
Cons
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Mendeley
  • In my opinion, terrible web-based function in the new version
  • Very difficult to annotate and search in PDF's
  • New version removed many previous functions
Read full review
Support Rating
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Mendeley
There are a lot of references that do a good job troubleshooting, although I am not sure there is a direct number to an actual person.
Read full review
Alternatives Considered
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Mendeley
Microsoft EndNote. Mendeley has better user interface and is able to store, sort and organize a large number of articles effectively. Also can import and extract information from citations from articles online without the entire full text pdf availability. Can be used and accessed from portable devices such as iPads and mobile phones as well.
Read full review
Return on Investment
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Mendeley
  • It is great that for instance, you download the paper you need once, and share it with your entire team.
  • You can present your annotation with the team!
Read full review
ScreenShots