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Compare Paperpile and Zotero 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (39.2% 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 plansZotero
Star Rating
(99)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (39.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ZoteroPaperpile vs Zotero
- Reviewers felt that Paperpile meets the needs of their business better than Zotero.
- 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 Zotero.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Paperpile
ACADEMIC
$2.99
per month (billed annually)
All features included
For academic institutions, non-profits and personal use
Zotero
No pricing availableFree Trial
Paperpile
Free Trial is available
Zotero
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
14
9.1
81
Ease of Use
9.1
15
8.5
81
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
9.3
9
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.9
11
7.8
56
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
12
7.7
76
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Paperpile and Zotero are categorized as Reference Management
Unique Categories
Paperpile has no unique categories
Zotero has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Paperpile
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Zotero
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
38.1%
Research
27.8%
Education Management
8.2%
Hospital & Health Care
3.1%
Biotechnology
3.1%
Other
19.6%
Discussions
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
How do i reference webpages?
2 Comments
SO
It isn't available immediately, but if you select a different option--book for example--, you are able to change it after the fact to be a web page.Read more
Can you tell me, why the need to include so much information in a citation?
2 Comments
MF
the field is there just in case we (author, the one who cite) have the info. Not all field are compulsory..
My way.. I'd normally find the items isbn or...Read more
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