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Best Mendeley Reference Manager Alternatives in 2026

12 apps from reference management software ranked against Mendeley Reference Manager on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Zotero Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $1.67/mo7.6
    Mendeley Reference Manager vs Zotero
  2. 3
    Sciwand Free plan iOSLinuxMacWin Free7.2
    Mendeley Reference Manager vs Sciwand
  3. 4
    Jurism Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free7.1
    Mendeley Reference Manager vs Jurism
  4. 5
    Lean Library Workspace Free plan AndroidextensioniOSWeb Free7.1
    Mendeley Reference Manager vs Lean Library Workspace
  5. 6
    JabRef Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free7.0
    Mendeley Reference Manager vs JabRef
  6. 7
    Paperite Free plan Web $15/mo6.9
    Mendeley Reference Manager vs Paperite
  7. 8
    Petal Free plan extensionWeb $2.55/mo6.9
    Mendeley Reference Manager vs Petal
  8. 9
    EndNote Free trial extensioniOSMacWebWin 6.8
    Mendeley Reference Manager vs EndNote
  9. 10
    ReadCube Papers Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSMac $7.92/mo6.7
    Mendeley Reference Manager vs ReadCube Papers
  10. 11
    Paperpile Free trial AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb $4.15/mo6.6
    Mendeley Reference Manager vs Paperpile
  11. 12
    Bookends Free trial extensioniOSMac $1.25/mo6.4
    Mendeley Reference Manager vs Bookends
  12. 13
    Citavi Free trial extensionWebWin 6.4
    Mendeley Reference Manager vs Citavi
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