Criteria | Endnote X7 | EndnoteBasic | Mendeley | Zotero |
Cost |
$105.45 |
Free |
Subscription |
Open source software |
Online Storage |
1 GB |
max. 5000 citations |
2 GB |
100 MB |
Organize .pdfs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Word Plugins |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Open Office Plugins |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Bibtex friendly |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Open Groups |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Private Groups |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Mobile App/IPad |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
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There is also a citation manager called Bibtex that is designed to work with the typesetting software LaTex. Bibtex is both a citation management tool and a file format. This is frequently used in disciplines that are required to publish advanced mathematics equations in publications. Disciplines such as mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, and statistics frequently use LaTex. If Bibtex presents an undesirable learning curve, all of the packages listed above can output into Bibtex file format.