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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (69.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
Mendeley
Star Rating
(247)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about MendeleyNotion
Star Rating
(8,980)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansMendeley vs Notion
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Mendeley easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Notion meets the needs of their business better than Mendeley.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Notion is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Notion over Mendeley.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Mendeley
No pricing availableNotion
Free
Free
For individuals to organize personal projects and life
- Free for individual usage
- Basic forms
- Basic sites
Free Trial
Mendeley
No trial information availableNotion
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
220
8.8
6,995
Ease of Use
8.7
220
8.3
7,128
Ease of Setup
9.4
14
8.2
3,179
Ease of Admin
9.6
9
8.4
1,708
Quality of Support
7.9
141
8.5
4,940
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
6
8.9
1,576
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
213
9.4
7,061
Features by Category
Tasks
Not enough data
8.7
3636
Not enough data
8.3
3569
Not enough data
8.6
3653
Not enough data
8.9
3762
Not enough data
7.7
3036
Not enough data
7.4
2825
Not enough data
8.4
3549
Not enough data
7.5
3173
Projects
Not enough data
8.8
3464
Not enough data
8.3
3084
Not enough data
7.4
2498
Not enough data
8.1
3301
Not enough data
8.5
3207
Not enough data
7.4
2556
Not enough data
7.8
2678
Not enough data
8.3
3370
Not enough data
7.2
2324
Not enough data
7.5
2586
Not enough data
7.7
2490
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.9
2749
Not enough data
7.8
2812
Not enough data
7.9
3080
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
7.7
2376
Not enough data
7.6
2431
Not enough data
8.2
3028
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
1316
Not enough data
7.9
1307
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
6.9
625
Not enough data
7.1
619
Not enough data
7.0
622
Not enough data
7.0
618
Not enough data
7.3
618
Not enough data
6.7
616
Not enough data
6.9
615
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
8.2
50
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.2
51
Data
Not enough data
8.0
214
Not enough data
8.0
209
Interaction
Not enough data
7.5
209
Not enough data
8.0
214
Not enough data
8.1
214
Not enough data
8.0
210
Not enough data
8.2
213
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.8
48
Not enough data
7.8
49
Learning
Not enough data
7.9
207
Not enough data
7.3
202
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.2
43
Not enough data
7.1
41
Content Generation
Not enough data
7.9
206
Not enough data
7.9
206
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.3
40
System
Not enough data
7.2
200
Not enough data
7.8
204
Not enough data
7.8
201
Not enough data
7.8
205
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.6
141
Not enough data
7.7
139
Not enough data
7.6
139
Not enough data
7.7
141
Not enough data
7.9
141
Not enough data
7.4
137
Not enough data
7.5
142
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
8.0
42
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
8.2
42
Grammar
Not enough data
8.5
3437
Not enough data
8.3
3226
Not enough data
8.6
3393
Formatting
Not enough data
7.1
2173
Not enough data
8.0
2953
Not enough data
7.0
2176
Content
Not enough data
8.2
3030
Not enough data
8.4
3273
Not enough data
7.8
2430
Product Type
Not enough data
8.4
2668
Not enough data
7.4
2037
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
1036
Not enough data
8.5
1036
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.3
3618
Not enough data
8.0
3020
Not enough data
8.0
3138
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
2556
Not enough data
8.3
3280
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
3101
Not enough data
8.7
3498
Not enough data
7.8
3358
Not enough data
8.0
3091
Not enough data
7.4
2788
Not enough data
8.6
3356
Not enough data
7.6
2803
Not enough data
7.9
2875
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.3
910
Not enough data
7.4
911
Not enough data
7.0
902
Compatibility
Not enough data
7.8
314
Not enough data
7.7
311
Not enough data
7.3
303
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.1
167
Not enough data
7.0
166
Not enough data
7.2
166
Not enough data
7.1
162
Not enough data
6.8
161
Not enough data
6.9
162
Search Queries
Not enough data
7.7
314
Not enough data
7.7
306
Not enough data
7.3
305
Not enough data
7.7
306
Not enough data
8.1
313
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.4
94
Not enough data
7.1
94
Not enough data
7.1
94
Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
307
Not enough data
7.3
309
Not enough data
7.6
310
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.6
95
Not enough data
7.4
95
Not enough data
7.3
93
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.6
92
Not enough data
7.3
91
Not enough data
7.3
91
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.5
88
Not enough data
7.5
90
Not enough data
7.7
90
Not enough data
7.5
89
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
7.7
458
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Mendeley and Notion share no categories
Unique Categories
Mendeley is categorized as Reference Management
Notion is categorized as Knowledge Base, AI Writing Assistant, Note-Taking Software, Project Management, Enterprise Search Software, and AI Chatbots
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Mendeley
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Notion
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Higher Education
42.7%
Research
23.2%
Education Management
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
2.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
2.1%
Other
22.4%
Computer Software
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.0%
Marketing and Advertising
7.1%
Higher Education
6.9%
Financial Services
4.5%
Other
56.9%
Discussions
What is the function of software Mendeley?
2 Comments
RS
Its main uses are: reading texts and organizing academic referencesRead more
Why is Mojave not supported after a year of release?
1 Comment
AZ
I use Mojave and it is totally supported. Let download the mac os version of mendeley desktop.Read more
Is there a way to make font and text boxes even smaller? I'm at the lowest font size already
2 Comments
NM
Not really. If you have already click the 3 dots in the top right hand corner and chosen small text, then at the moment that's all you can doRead more
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