refbase
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What both publish
| Fact | refbase | Zotero |
|---|---|---|
| Collaboration | The interface is multi-user and includes user-specific fields for personal keywords and notes. | Users can share a Zotero library with as many people as they like at no cost, and groups support shared collections. |
| License | refbase is distributed under the GNU GPL. | Zotero source code is released under AGPLv3 unless a source file states otherwise. |
| Purpose | refbase is a web-based, multi-user interface for managing scientific literature and bibliographic references. | Zotero is a free, open-source tool for collecting, organizing, annotating, citing, and sharing research. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.3 out of 5 from 3 reviews | 4.4 out of 5 from 99 reviews |
refbase plans
- Open-source self-hostedFree
- refbaseFree
Zotero plans
- Free storageFree
- 300 MBFree
- 2 GB$20 a year
- 2 GB storage$20 a year
- 6 GB storage$60 a year
- 6 GB$60 a year
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.
Pick Zotero if…
Zotero suits researchers and cultural heritage institutions organizing sources and citations. It also supports shared libraries and groups, with optional storage syncing across devices.