Mendeley vs. Rons WebLynx

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mendeley
Score 2.7 out of 10
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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
Rons WebLynx
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Rons WebLynx is a Windows desktop bookmark manager to store and organize large numbers of websites links. Links are added manually, automatically (Automatic Link Filing option) or may be imported from various sources (browser bookmarks, Outlook, Word documents or even entire websites). They can be organized into tags and folders with a familiar tree lay-out. Bookmarks can be rated with stars and tagged with colors. Names and descriptions can be edited and notes can be…
$27.50
one-time fee
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MendeleyRons WebLynx
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
1.1
(6 ratings)
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Support Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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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Rons Place Software
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Pros
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
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
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
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
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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Rons Place Software
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