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Compare Mendeley and Paperpile 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$2.99 per month (billed annually)
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 MendeleyPaperpile
Star Rating
(26)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$2.99 per month (billed annually)
Browse all 2 pricing plansMendeley vs Paperpile
- Reviewers felt that Paperpile meets the needs of their business better than Mendeley.
- 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 Mendeley.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Mendeley
No pricing availablePaperpile
ACADEMIC
$2.99
per month (billed annually)
All features included
For academic institutions, non-profits and personal use
Free Trial
Mendeley
No trial information availablePaperpile
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
220
9.2
14
Ease of Use
8.7
220
9.1
15
Ease of Setup
9.4
14
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
9.6
9
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.9
141
8.9
11
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
6
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
213
10.0
12
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Mendeley and Paperpile are categorized as Reference Management
Unique Categories
Mendeley has no unique categories
Paperpile has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Mendeley
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Paperpile
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%
Research
20.0%
Higher Education
20.0%
Education Management
20.0%
Hospital & Health Care
8.0%
Writing and Editing
4.0%
Other
28.0%
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
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
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