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Paperite vs refbase

Paperite

6.5#16 in reference management softwareFrom $15 a month
Free planWeb
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refbase

7.5#3 in reference management softwareFree plan
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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CollaborationThe collaborative writing page describes real-time editing, inline comments, and version history, and says the free tier supports up to three collaborators.The interface is multi-user and includes user-specific fields for personal keywords and notes.

Paperite plans

  • FreeFree
  • Plus$15 a month
  • Pro$29 a month

refbase plans

  • Open-source self-hostedFree
  • refbaseFree

Pick Paperite if…

Paperite suits students, researchers, and academic teams who want AI-assisted drafting, citation tools, and collaborative editing in a web workspace. Its reference library and multiple editor and export formats may help with varied document workflows.

Pick refbase if…

refbase suits researchers or groups who want a self-hosted, multi-user reference manager with citation output and bibliographic imports. It requires a web server, PHP and MySQL.

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