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At a Glance
JabRef
JabRef
Star Rating
(13)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Paperpile
Paperpile
Star Rating
(26)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$2.99 per month (billed annually)
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JabRef vs Paperpile

  • Reviewers felt that JabRef meets the needs of their business better than Paperpile.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Paperpile is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Paperpile over JabRef.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
JabRef
No pricing available
Paperpile
ACADEMIC
$2.99
per month (billed annually)
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Free Trial
JabRef
No trial information available
Paperpile
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.8
11
9.2
14
Ease of Use
9.9
12
9.1
15
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.4
7
8.9
11
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
12
10.0
12
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
JabRef
JabRef
Paperpile
Paperpile
JabRef and Paperpile are categorized as Reference Management
Unique Categories
JabRef
JabRef has no unique categories
Paperpile
Paperpile has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
JabRef
JabRef
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
15.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
15.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
69.2%
Paperpile
Paperpile
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
56.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
20.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
24.0%
Reviewers' Industry
JabRef
JabRef
Higher Education
38.5%
Research
15.4%
Internet
7.7%
E-Learning
7.7%
Education Management
7.7%
Other
23.1%
Paperpile
Paperpile
Research
20.0%
Higher Education
20.0%
Education Management
20.0%
Hospital & Health Care
8.0%
Writing and Editing
4.0%
Other
28.0%
Alternatives
JabRef
JabRef Alternatives
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Citavi
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Paperpile
Paperpile Alternatives
Mendeley
Mendeley
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EndNote
EndNote
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Discussions
JabRef
JabRef Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
JabRef has no discussions with answers
Paperpile
Paperpile Discussions
Can you use Paperpile offline?
1 Comment
Official Response from Paperpile
Currently, you cannot use the full functionalities of Paperpile offline. However, the Paperpile for Word plugin is a desktop application that is available...Read more
What are things you can do using Paperpile as a citation manager?
1 Comment
Official Response from Paperpile
A lot! Use Paperpile to collect, store, organize, and cite references. Since Paperpile is a web-based reference management tool, you can access your...Read more
Does Paperpile have an app?
1 Comment
Official Response from Paperpile
Paperpile has a web app and a mobile app for iOS and Android. The Word plugin is a desktop app. Read more