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Paperpile vs Mendeley

Compare pricing, features, integrations, and use cases without juggling tabs. One canonical profile for each tool — researched side by side.

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Research

Paperpile

Organize your research papers in a Gmail-like web app, sync your PDFs to Google Drive and cite your references in Google Docs.

4.4708 reviews
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Research

Mendeley

Mendeley helps manage and share academic knowledge: Mendeley Desktop is free academic software (Windows, Mac, Linux) for organizing and.

4.43,528 reviews

At a glance

Pricing model

freemium

freemium

Starting price

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Rating

4.4 / 5

4.4 / 5

Category

Research

Research

Features

Office & Productivity

Paperpile

Sync with Google Drive

Mendeley

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

LibreOffice

Browser

Real time collaboration

PDF annotation

PDF support

References

Integrations

Best for

Office & Productivity workflows

Paperpile workflows

Sync with Google Drive workflows

Mendeley workflows

Microsoft Word workflows

Microsoft Office workflows

Paperpile pricing

Standard

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  • Office & Productivity
  • Paperpile
  • Sync with Google Drive

Mendeley pricing

Standard

See website

  • Office & Productivity
  • Mendeley
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Office