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Compare Mendeley and Referencer 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (100.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Mendeley
Star Rating
(248)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(1)5.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (100.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ReferencerPricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Mendeley
No pricing availableReferencer
No pricing availableFree Trial
Mendeley
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
221
Not enough data
Ease of Use
8.7
221
Not enough data
Ease of Setup
9.1
15
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
9.6
9
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.9
142
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
6
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
214
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Mendeley and Referencer are categorized as Reference Management
Unique Categories
Mendeley has no unique categories
Referencer has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Mendeley
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Referencer
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
42.6%
Research
23.6%
Education Management
7.0%
Hospital & Health Care
2.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
2.1%
Other
22.3%
Entertainment
100.0%
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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
Referencer has no discussions with answers
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