--- title: Paperpile Reviews meta\_title: 'Paperpile Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 26 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Paperpile works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 26 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Education url: https://www.g2.com/categories/education --- # Paperpile Reviews & Product Details Clean, simple reference management for the web. Sync your library to all your devices and read and annotate like on paper on your iPad, iPhone, or Android device. Cite your papers in Google Docs and Microsoft Word. * * * Seller [Paperpile](https://www.g2.com/sellers/paperpile) Discussions [Paperpile Community](https://www.g2.com/products/paperpile/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Dzemila Okanovic Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by Paperpile. ### ACADEMIC $2.99 per month (billed annually) ### BUSINESS $9.99 per month (billed annually) [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/paperpile/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Mendeley](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mendeley") Mendeley 4.3/5(250) ](https://www.g2.com/products/mendeley/reviews) [ ![EndNote](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "EndNote") EndNote 4.1/5(183) ](https://www.g2.com/products/endnote/reviews) [ ![ReadCube](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "ReadCube") ReadCube 4.4/5(174) ](https://www.g2.com/products/readcube/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/paperpile/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 26 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Sam W.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sam W.") SW Sam W. Staff Scientist Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/20/2024 "Great citation tool" 5/5 What do you like best about Paperpile? Paperpile is great - convenient and easy to use. I love that it can automatically change the reference style with zero effort and it can find the paper I want to cite by title DOI, link, whatever I throw at it. I reecently stumbled on a bug after Google updated - the Paperpile support team were really responsive, provided a work around and then got back to me when they had patched the software. Overall, just a stellar experience and I'll be using Paperpile for years to come. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Paperpile? Nothing much to dislike. Every now and then it'll import the citation information from teh paper incorrectly but given the vast array of different formats that academic papers come in, I find this a negligible problem Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Paperpile solving and how is that benefiting you? Quick and easy referecing while writing academic papers. Allows me to focus on the actual research rather than fiddling around with references and potentially muddling them up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Dave P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Dave P.") DP Dave P. Consultant in GUM / HIV Medicine Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/12/2021 "A game changer for usability and multi-device working" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Paperpile? Paperpile has transformed my ability to reference papers, websites, books etc. I am farly tech-savvy but I find all the popular bibliography tools almost impossible to use. I simply do not understand how they work and I just end up frustrated. Paperpile is super intuitive. Within minutes I had a system that I could use, and a bibliography that I could build. I use it on Chrome (Mac and iOS), and write on Word. It is so intuitive, with pdf annotation as well. Support is responsive, personal and friendly. MY BIG TIP - sign on with your personal email, not your work email - you will want this with you for life, even if you change jobs! Bravo Paperpile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Paperpile? Occasionally the 'search for pdf' is a bit hit and miss. But if you have favourite pdfs stored on your hard drive, you can just upload them very easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Paperpile: MY BIG TIP - sign on with your personal email, not your work email - you will want this with you for life, even if you change jobs! Bravo Paperpile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Paperpile solving and how is that benefiting you? Life changing for my PhD. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 3/13/2022 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Lincoln S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Lincoln S.") LS Lincoln S. Coordinator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/27/2021 "Simply the best!" 5/5 What do you like best about Paperpile? I can't say enough! - seamless and thorough integration with Google Docs and Google Drive - in-app annotations on PDFs (especially amazing when using Apple Pencil and the iPad app!) - easy organization and search - easy integration with Google Scholar - the chrome extension is really easy to use - solid syncing I'm working on my PhD and all of my papers and books are stored here. I use it almost every (working) day. With the new iPad app, Paperpile now does everything that I want it to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Paperpile? - The main thing I don't like is that not everyone uses it. It frustrates me that it isn't up there with Zotero, Mendeley, Endnote etc. I think this is because they're only now getting into their Word integration. It is awesome for collaborating - but only if your collaborators are up for using it as well! - Every once it in a while (maybe once very couple of months?) it glitches so that I can't open a PDF or annotate an opened PDF, but this is resolved by reloading Chrome. - It's inconsistent at picking up references on my library search page. I have to open the PDF itself before it recognizes the information. That said, I'm using opening the PDF anyway so this is rarely an issue! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Paperpile solving and how is that benefiting you? Problems I'm solving: - The need for in-text citations and reference list in Google Docs. I can easily cite ideas and quotes etc., and then Paperiple formats it all and adds my references according to the style I want without issue - The need for one place to store, read through and annotate my papers and books (PDF versions for reading/annotating, otherwise just the citation info) - A PDF annotation system that is robust enough for my annotation system (contrast with Kobo's desktop app's depressingly simple annotating system or Kindle App's lack of support for handwritten annotations (via iPad app)). Benefits I've realized: - annotating within the citation service is a godsend - the ease of collecting papers for later review as I come across them (providing I label them well :) has been a surprise boon for me many times - the ability to edit citations is easy and very useful - the Chrome extension is extremely useful for easily collecting papers etc. - I have yet to experience a "drawback!" Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 2/28/2022 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Thatcher M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Thatcher M.") TM Thatcher M. Member Board Of Directors Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/23/2022 "Possibly the perfect tool for research and writing? (Especially if you use GoogleDocs and Scholar!)" 5/5 What do you like best about Paperpile? The workflow is so good: - Browser extension just \*works\* making it easy to import citations and PDFs - PDF annotation tool is great - Support people are AMAZING! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Paperpile? Hard to complain about anything, but... I did wish there would be search across all my notes/comments in PDFs, but this is something no other tool I tested had. ePub support would be a bonus. Recommendations for related and relevant articles (compared to those I've added to the tool already on a given topic) is on feature I really liked in another tool I tested (but that tool was very weak in more important areas where PaperPile just works about perfectly!) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Paperpile solving and how is that benefiting you? Reading, notetaking, and research. Organizing sources. Citations for academic writing. I've now found that I like the PDF annotation tool so much that I am using it for other (non-research) purposes too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Jason S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jason S.") JS Jason S. Assistant Professor Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/25/2021 "A fantastic tool for all of my scientific writing" 5/5 What do you like best about Paperpile? As soon as I saw my first ad for Paperpile I subscribed and have been very happy with it ever since. It is fully integrated into Google Docs, which I use for all of my manuscript and grant writing. It has a full suite of formatting options for all journals I have needed. There is also a mobile app available, so I can add papers via my computer then access them via a mobile device to read. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Paperpile? It uses space in my Google drive and some of the PDFs can be quite large. It also sometimes stops working but after reloading the browser it will work again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Paperpile solving and how is that benefiting you? It allows me to be very flexible and through integration, with Google Docs I can switch between computers and operating systems. I often will work on a Linux computer at work and a MacBook at home. I have no issues with this switch because everything is integrated into a Chrome browser. Paperpile also makes it easy to share citations and PDFs with my students and colleagues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Dilan P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Dilan P.") DP Dilan P. Resident Physician Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/25/2021 "Great experience with Paperpile" 5/5 What do you like best about Paperpile? Paperpile allows seamless organization of academic articles from the web with Google products, including Google docs, along with Word. I am impressed most by the time to annotation. Within seconds, I can pull an article, add it to my library, and start highlighting and writing notes that are saved indefinitely. Articles can also be downloaded and are actually already named in a reasonable way, which saves time and effort. Paperpile also does not require any downloaded app for use. It is a website that is easily accessible from any computer. The software has improved my efficiency with making notes on papers in an organized fashion and then adding citations. It is both a reference manager and a complete library of files. Anyone who has a Gmail account can easily use Paperpile. In addition, the support staff are fantastic in terms of quickly and courteously responding to questions. It feels very personal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Paperpile? The Paperpile staff is working hard to be able to search the entire library for keywords and phrases, which is currently an option only within an article. I do not really dislike anything else. The software is the best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Paperpile solving and how is that benefiting you? How to quickly add files to an online library that can be accessed from anywhere. How to have a reference manager also be a comprehensive library of files. I am benefitting most in terms of ease of use and time saved for searching for and adding files to my subfolders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Sam M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sam M.") SM Sam M. student Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/25/2021 "Great product, lovely, simple integrations" 5/5 What do you like best about Paperpile? Ease of integration with Google Drive, clever gathering of data behind the scenes and a simple institutional proxy integration which makes it so simple to read papers behind firewalls. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Paperpile? some fo the tagging and organising tools could be better Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Paperpile solving and how is that benefiting you? Reference management & linking to my MSc project dissertation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Angela R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Angela R.") AR Angela R. Freelance Writer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/9/2021 "The best reference manager" 5/5 What do you like best about Paperpile? Paperpile is easy to use on a Chromebook with web access, chrome extension, Google Docs add-on, and an iOS/Android app. Basically, it's the only reference manager that is usable in the Chromebook/ Android ecosystem. It's also just really intuitive and does so much for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Paperpile? I'd like a few more features on the Android app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Paperpile solving and how is that benefiting you? My assignment reference lists are amazing now. Also, I can use Paperpile to manage my reading list and notes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Peter G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Peter G.") PG Peter G. Student 11/15/2021 "I would like to recommend Paperpile to all students because it is easy to use ." 5/5 What do you like best about Paperpile? Paperpile is easy to use and help organise your sources in a good manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Paperpile? Using numeric referencing on paper pile is quite complicated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Paperpile solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps me generate automatic references, annotates texts and export electronic notes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Noor H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Noor H.") NH Noor H. Student Researcher Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/19/2021 "Best citation manager for Google Docs" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Paperpile? I love that our team is able to collaborate on citations in real-time when writing a paper in Google Docs! It's also incredibly user-friendly and easy to train team members in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Paperpile? I sometimes encounter resistance when proposing to use Paperpile because it's not as well-known as other citation managers like Endnote or Mendeley- but not a fault of the product itself! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Paperpile solving and how is that benefiting you? Paperpile saves one person on the team from having to gather and format all the citations when we're collaborating on a paper. 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