EndNote vs. Mendeley

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
EndNote
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Clarivate Analytics headquartered in Philadelphia offers EndNote, a reference library and management software. Endnote helps users save time, stay organized, collaborate with colleagues, and get published.
$99.95
Mendeley
Score 4.8 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
EndNoteMendeley
Editions & Modules
Upgrade License
$99.95
Student License
$115.95
Full License
$249.95
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
EndNoteMendeley
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
EndNoteMendeley
Considered Both Products
EndNote
Chose EndNote
I enjoy reading on the Mendeley interface more than EndNote but EndNote is superior for exporting references and the EndNote word plugin works much better. EndNote is also easier to use as a citation manager with multiple people or documents.
Chose EndNote
Although Mendeley has comparable functionality, the two applications are not compatible, and it is harder to import non-formatted citations into Mendeley. However, Mendeley does offer superior analytics compared to EndNote. I continue to use EndNote due to a history of …
Chose EndNote
I like the ease of using EndNote inbuilt tools and add-ins. The best part is, I can simply copy the reference from the EndNote library and paste it into the Word document. When my file is ready, I select the journal style or download it and it does the job quickly. Another good …
Mendeley

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Top Pros
Top Cons
User Ratings
EndNoteMendeley
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
(6 ratings)
1.9
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
6.6
(2 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
EndNoteMendeley
Likelihood to Recommend
Clarivate
EndNote does a great job of working with scientific references and preparing citations for peer-reviewed publications. The tool is also great for generating and placing graphics in scholarly publications. However, in a situation where the reference style does not follow traditional journals or standard formats, or where citation of websites and/or government documents is needed, the program experiences challenges due to the difficulty of generating your own styles.
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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
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Pros
Clarivate
  • Citation insertion
  • Easy merge and updation of documents with cited references
  • Bibliography compilation and maintenance
  • Better integrated tools with other applications
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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
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Cons
Clarivate
  • The reading pdf feature could be improved
  • removing duplicates can be tricky
  • journal abbreviations are difficult to manage and usually require manual input
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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
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Support Rating
Clarivate
Support seems to be good both on the technical side of the software the actual usage of the software. We have encountered minor as well as some major issues especially during upgrades but were able to work through them very quickly with the help of the support team and this allowed us to stay on track when there have been time crunches.
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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.
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Alternatives Considered
Clarivate
Although Mendeley has comparable functionality, the two applications are not compatible, and it is harder to import non-formatted citations into Mendeley. However, Mendeley does offer superior analytics compared to EndNote. I continue to use EndNote due to a history of successful use of EndNote and the widespread use of the app by my peers.
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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.
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Return on Investment
Clarivate
  • Saves a minimum of 10 hours of author rework and review of citations per publication
  • Decreased editor labor budget by ~20%
  • Ease of introduction of new primary authors for scholarly publications
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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!
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