Reference managers comparison
Features
Use this table to compare the reference managers recommended by the Library.
| EndNote | Mendeley | RefWorks | Zotero | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free for Bond staff and students within Bond's licence. |
Free Additional storage provided under Bond's Institutional membership |
Free for Bond staff and students with Bond's licence. |
Free and open source. Small fee (paid by user) for additional storage. |
| Bond computers |
Installed on student computers. Available for staff from Company Portal. |
Not installed on student computers. Available for staff from Company Portal. |
RefWorks Citations Manager (RCM) is installed on Bond computers for staff and students - for word processing integration |
Not installed on student computers. Available for staff from Company Portal. |
| Desktop or online | Desktop with an online extension | Desktop and online | Online | Desktop and online |
| Operating system | Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS | Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS | Not applicable. | Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS, Android |
| Storage | Unlimited |
2 GB (Free version) 100 GB (Bond Institutional Edition) |
100 GB |
300 MB (Free account) 2 GB (Paid options beginning at USD $20/year) |
| Word processing |
Microsoft Word Cite While You Write (CWYW) for Windows: 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, Office 365 (locally installed desktop version only) Microsoft Word [CWYW] for macOS: 2016, 2019, 2021, Office 365 (locally installed desktop version only) LibreOffice [CWYW] for Windows 4.x, 5.x, 6.x[32-bit] Google Docs [CWYW] only using Endnote Web. |
Windows - Word 2016, Word 2019, Office 365 MacOS - Word 2016, Word 2019, Office 365 iOS - Microsoft Word for iPad Web Versions - Word Online, Office 365 |
Windows - Word 2010-2021 or Office 365 Mac - Word 2016–2021 or Office 365 GoogleDocs |
Windows - Word 2010-2021 or Office 365, excluding Word 2010 Starter Edition Mac - Word 2016–2021 or Office 365 LibreOffice - LibreOffice 5.2 or later GoogleDocs |
| Sharing |
Share a library as read-and-write or read-only with up to 399 people Unlimited number of read-and-write or read-only libraries shared to you |
Free account - create up to 5 groups and share with up to 25 people (100 MB shared across all groups) Bond Institutional Edition - share unlimited groups with up to 100 people |
Share groups or whole projects. | Share private groups, public closed groups or public open groups |
| Library support |
Export results from Library Search Citation from Libkey Nomad |
Export results from Library Search Citation from Libkey Nomad Integration with Resource Lists |
Export results from Library Search Citation from Libkey Nomad Integration with Resource Lists |
Export results from Library Search Citation from Libkey Nomad Integration with Resource Lists |
If you change your mind at a later date, it easy to export your existing citation library to a new reference management system.
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Student software
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