# Mendeley, wizdom.ai vs ReadCube Comparison | | Mendeley | wizdom.ai | ReadCube | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 3.8 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 249 | 2 | 174 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (48.6% of reviews) | Enterprise (100.0% of reviews) | Small-Business (52.7% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | Starting at $7.00 Per Month | --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Mendeley | wizdom.ai | ReadCube | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.6 (222 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.4 (134 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (222 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (142 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.2 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (57 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 9.6 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.9 (142 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (106 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.3 (5 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.0 (215 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.4 (125 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Mendeley #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### wizdom.ai #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### ReadCube #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Papers by ReadCube - Individual Licenses Price: Starting at $7.00 Per Month Description: Papers, by ReadCube, simplifies your research life by dramatically enhancing how you discover, annotate, collaborate and cite research. Eliminate wasted hours manually wrangling information and get back to research with the Papers reference manager. With Papers across all of your devices (web, desktop & mobile), you can unlock a powerful suite of features that will streamline your research life and keep you one step ahead. Academics take 40% off (academic email or ID required for discount). Papers Essentials is $7/month, or $65/year if billing annually. Papers Pro is $14/month, or $130/year if billing annually. Key Features: - Search & Download: Built-in search engines. Personalized recommendations. Related article feeds. Institutional proxy support. Web importing via browser. 1-click PDF downloads. Advanced search filters. - Stay Organized: Easy importing tools from your desktop/other reference managers. Auto article meta-data matching. Full text library search. Advanced sorted & filtering. Manual & Smart Lists. #keyword tagging, labels & article ratings. - Read & Annotate: Enhanced PDF viewing. Hyperlinked inline references, high-res figure browsers & auto-fetched supplements. Advanced article metrics (incl. citations, field & relative citation ratio, and Altmetric) Inline and sticky notes, highlighting and drawing tools. Text to speech tool. [Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/readcube/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Reference Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/reference-management) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Mendeley | wizdom.ai | ReadCube | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 30.5% | 0% | 52.7% | | **Mid-Market** | 21.0% | 0% | 13.2% | | **Enterprise** | 48.6% | 100.0% | 34.1% | ### By Industry #### Mendeley - **Higher Education:** 42.4% - **Research:** 23.9% - **Education Management:** 7.0% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.5% - **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 2.1% - **Computer Software:** 1.6% - **Writing and Editing:** 1.2% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 1.2% - **Biotechnology:** 1.2% - **Information Technology and Services:** 1.2% - **Other:** 15.6% #### wizdom.ai - **Higher Education:** 50.0% - **Computer Software:** 50.0% #### ReadCube - **Research:** 39.6% - **Higher Education:** 20.7% - **Biotechnology:** 7.7% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.7% - **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 4.1% - **Medical Practice:** 3.6% - **Primary/Secondary Education:** 2.4% - **Computer Software:** 1.8% - **Education Management:** 1.8% - **Pharmaceuticals:** 1.2% - **Other:** 12.4% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Mendeley - [EndNote](https://www.g2.com/products/endnote/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (183 reviews) - [EasyBib.com](https://www.g2.com/products/easybib-com/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (152 reviews) - [Zotero](https://www.g2.com/products/zotero/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (99 reviews) - [Sciwheel](https://www.g2.com/products/sciwheel/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (48 reviews) - [RefWorks](https://www.g2.com/products/refworks/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (29 reviews) - [Paperpile](https://www.g2.com/products/paperpile/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (26 reviews) - [Cite This For Me (formerly RefME)](https://www.g2.com/products/cite-this-for-me-formerly-refme/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (22 reviews) - [Citavi](https://www.g2.com/products/citavi/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (17 reviews) - [JabRef](https://www.g2.com/products/jabref/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (12 reviews) - [Sorc'd](https://www.g2.com/products/sorc-d/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (41 reviews) ### Alternatives to wizdom.ai - [EndNote](https://www.g2.com/products/endnote/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (183 reviews) - [EasyBib.com](https://www.g2.com/products/easybib-com/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (152 reviews) - [Logically](https://www.g2.com/products/afforai-logically/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (145 reviews) - [Zotero](https://www.g2.com/products/zotero/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (99 reviews) - [Paperguide](https://www.g2.com/products/paperguide/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (100 reviews) - [Sciwheel](https://www.g2.com/products/sciwheel/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (48 reviews) - [Sorc'd](https://www.g2.com/products/sorc-d/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (41 reviews) - [Paperpile](https://www.g2.com/products/paperpile/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (26 reviews) - [RefWorks](https://www.g2.com/products/refworks/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (29 reviews) - [Cite This For Me (formerly RefME)](https://www.g2.com/products/cite-this-for-me-formerly-refme/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (22 reviews) ### Alternatives to ReadCube - [EndNote](https://www.g2.com/products/endnote/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (183 reviews) - [EasyBib.com](https://www.g2.com/products/easybib-com/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (152 reviews) - [Zotero](https://www.g2.com/products/zotero/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (99 reviews) - [Sciwheel](https://www.g2.com/products/sciwheel/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (48 reviews) - [Paperpile](https://www.g2.com/products/paperpile/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (26 reviews) - [Citavi](https://www.g2.com/products/citavi/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (17 reviews) - [RefWorks](https://www.g2.com/products/refworks/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (29 reviews) - [JabRef](https://www.g2.com/products/jabref/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (12 reviews) - [Article Galaxy](https://www.g2.com/products/article-galaxy/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (26 reviews) - [Cite This For Me (formerly RefME)](https://www.g2.com/products/cite-this-for-me-formerly-refme/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (22 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Mendeley - Title: [Is mendeley free to use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-mendeley-free-to-use) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Yes, Mendeley is free to use." - Title: [What is the function of software Mendeley?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-function-of-software-mendeley) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Its main uses are: reading texts and organizing academic references" - Title: [What is Mendeley used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-mendeley-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Mendeley is a reference management tool which is a lifesaver for researchers, students, and academics who need to keep their research papers organized. It..." - Title: [Why Elsevier is insisting on changing Mendeley functionalities](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-elsevier-is-insisting-on-changing-mendeley-functionalities) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "I think this is an awful move. The reference manager is clunky, slow, and user hostile. The good news is that (for now) it is possible to import your library..." - Title: [What do you know about Mendeley software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-do-you-know-about-mendeley-software) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Mendeley is now owned by Elsevier, it is no longer independent and many of the features that I had become accustomed to are no longer available, such as..." ### wizdom.ai No discussions available for this product. ### ReadCube - Title: [How can I see pdf while editing bibliographic data?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/40201-how-can-i-see-pdf-while-editing-bibliographic-data) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "You can use the Preview button in the bottom left of the app to see a preview of the PDF while you are editing metadata fields" - Title: [How do identify articles that are not grouped](https://www.g2.com/discussions/30106-how-do-identify-articles-that-are-not-grouped) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "I do a search in my general library." - Title: [Does Papers easily replace EndNote for the generation bibliographies, within Word documents?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/29607-does-papers-easily-replace-endnote-for-the-generation-bibliographies-within-word-documents) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Yes it does. The SmartCite plugin supports Word & Google Docs and supported 9000+ preset styles. Custom styles can also be used." - Title: [How do I improve the integration of ReadCube with Linux and LibreOffice?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/29438-how-do-i-improve-the-integration-of-readcube-with-linux-and-libreoffice) — 1 comment *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Hi Juan, while there is no native app for Linux, you can currently use the web app. We are also gearing up to release a version of SmartCite that will let..." - Title: [Readcube library format](https://www.g2.com/discussions/27563-readcube-library-format) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "When you transfer your Papers 3 library over, we copy the library structure and contents to the new app. While you can't back sync to Papers 3 if you make..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/mendeley-vs-wizdom-ai-vs-readcube)