Mendeley Reference Manager vs Sciwand

Mendeley Reference Manager plans

• FreeFree
• Plus$4.99 a month
• Pro$9.99 a month
• Max$14.99 a month
• Plus$55 a year
• Pro$110 a year

Sciwand plans

• FreeFree
• Lifetime$29.99, paid once

Pick Mendeley Reference Manager if…

Mendeley suits students, researchers and collaborators who need to organize references, annotate PDFs and create Word citations. It also supports shared libraries and offline work.

Pick Sciwand if…

Sciwand suits researchers working on literature reviews, paper screening, source analysis, and academic writing. It may fit users who want local library storage and configurable cloud sync or who use reference libraries it can sync one-way.