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Compare Paperpile and RefWorks 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (55.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$2.99 per month (billed annually)
No pricing available
Paperpile
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 plansRefWorks
Star Rating
(29)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (55.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about RefWorksPaperpile vs RefWorks
- Reviewers felt that Paperpile meets the needs of their business better than RefWorks.
- 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 RefWorks.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Paperpile
ACADEMIC
$2.99
per month (billed annually)
All features included
For academic institutions, non-profits and personal use
RefWorks
No pricing availableFree Trial
Paperpile
Free Trial is available
RefWorks
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
14
7.9
26
Ease of Use
9.1
15
8.1
27
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.9
11
8.2
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
12
5.0
28
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Paperpile and RefWorks are categorized as Reference Management
Unique Categories
Paperpile has no unique categories
RefWorks has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Paperpile
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
RefWorks
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
Research
20.0%
Higher Education
20.0%
Education Management
20.0%
Hospital & Health Care
8.0%
Writing and Editing
4.0%
Other
28.0%
Higher Education
41.4%
Research
17.2%
Education Management
10.3%
Publishing
3.4%
Non-Profit Organization Management
3.4%
Other
24.1%
Discussions
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
Can you use Paperpile with word?
1 Comment
Official Response from Paperpile
Yes. Paperpile for Word is a plugin for adding citations as you write in Word. You can download the plugin to your desktop. Without a subscription, you can...Read more
RefWorks has no discussions with answers
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