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

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.

Research
Mendeley
Mendeley helps manage and share academic knowledge: Mendeley Desktop is free academic software (Windows, Mac, Linux) for organizing and.
At a glance
Pricing model
freemium
freemium
Starting price
See website
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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
See website
- • Office & Productivity
- • Paperpile
- • Sync with Google Drive
Mendeley pricing
Standard
See website
- • Office & Productivity
- • Mendeley
- • Microsoft Word
- • Microsoft Office