Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
EndNote
Score 8.2 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 2.7 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
ReadCube Papers
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Digital Science company ReadCube now offers Papers, a reference management application.
$36
per user
Pricing
EndNoteMendeleyReadCube Papers
Editions & Modules
Upgrade License
$99.95
Student License
$115.95
Full License
$249.95
No answers on this topic
Student
$36.00
per user
Academic (Indivdual)
$60.00
per user
Corporate
$120.00
per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
EndNoteMendeleyReadCube Papers
Free Trial
NoNoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
EndNoteMendeleyReadCube Papers
Considered Multiple 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
Chose Mendeley
Mendeley is best for citations, has all the reference formats you need, with integrations with Microsoft Word and LaTex, flawlessly shares documents with your team, its graphical user interface is not fancy. Still, it gets the job done and all of this for a few dollars a month.
ReadCube Papers
Chose ReadCube Papers
The graphic user interface is beautiful; adding literature to a project is a seamless process, annotations while collaborating are intuitive and sometimes even fun. Competitors might be cheaper but do not consolidate all the tools that ReadCube has been able to achieve.
User Ratings
EndNoteMendeleyReadCube Papers
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(6 ratings)
1.1
(6 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
6.6
(2 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
EndNoteMendeleyReadCube Papers
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.
Read full review
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
Digital Science
ReadCube Papers has become an indispensable tool for my research. It offers a solution that keeps my library of research articles organized, and has improved the numbers of papers I am reading and annotating. The user-friendly interface simplifies the process of categorizing papers, highlighting essential text, and adding personal notes directly to the documents. The library is available online and through their own in-house application, which has worked perfectly (and much better than other solutions I have tried to use previously). In short, ReadCube Papers has truly improved the way I manage my research materials, making my academic life much more efficient and enjoyable.
Read full review
Pros
Clarivate
  • Citation insertion
  • Easy merge and updation of documents with cited references
  • Bibliography compilation and maintenance
  • Better integrated tools with other applications
Read full review
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
Digital Science
  • Easy including references to projects
  • Easily share literature with clients and teammates
  • Cross-reference on Microsoft Word
Read full review
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
Read full review
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
Digital Science
  • Extract content of single document as annotations for project
  • See documents as a part of a project, not just a list of names
Read full review
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.
Read full review
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
Digital Science
No answers on this topic
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.
Read full review
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
Digital Science
The graphic user interface is beautiful; adding literature to a project is a seamless process, annotations while collaborating are intuitive and sometimes even fun. Competitors might be cheaper but do not consolidate all the tools that ReadCube has been able to achieve.
Read full review
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
Read full review
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
Digital Science
  • It has saved us while sharing documents with colleagues and clients.
  • It helped us improve our writing process metrics, time and outcome.
Read full review
ScreenShots

ReadCube Papers Screenshots

Screenshot of Automatic meta-data matching, organizational collections, personal and shared spaces, and article previewsScreenshot of Automatic matching of available supplements when you import the main paper into PapersScreenshot of Share your collections with your collaboratorsScreenshot of Left panel within the reader offers a breadth of information including figure browsers, reference list, notes panel, supplements, metrics, citation export and related articlesScreenshot of Our enhanced reader comes with hyperlinked inline references and an array of annotation tools including inline notes, post-its, highlighting and draw featuresScreenshot of Left panel within the reader offers a breadth of information including figure browsers, reference list, notes panel, supplements, metrics, citation export and related articles