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Best Citavi Alternatives in 2026

12 apps from reference management software ranked against Citavi on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Zotero Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $1.67/mo7.9
    Citavi vs Zotero
  2. 2
    Lean Library Workspace Free plan AndroidextensioniOSWeb Free7.8
    Citavi vs Lean Library Workspace
  3. 3
    Sciwand Free plan iOSLinuxMacWin Free7.8
    Citavi vs Sciwand
  4. 4
    Bookends Free trial extensioniOSMac $1.25/mo7.3
    Citavi vs Bookends
  5. 5
    EndNote Free trial extensioniOSMacWebWin 7.3
    Citavi vs EndNote
  6. 6
    Paperpile Free trial AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb $4.15/mo7.1
    Citavi vs Paperpile
  7. 7
    ReadCube Papers Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSMac $7.92/mo7.1
    Citavi vs ReadCube Papers
  8. 8
    Mendeley Reference Manager Free plan extensionLinuxMacWebWin $4.58/mo6.4
    Citavi vs Mendeley Reference Manager
  9. 9
    Petal Free plan extensionWeb $2.55/mo6.4
    Citavi vs Petal
  10. 10
    JabRef Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free6.3
    Citavi vs JabRef
  11. 11
    Jurism Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free6.3
    Citavi vs Jurism
  12. 12
    Paperite Free plan Web $15/mo6.3
    Citavi vs Paperite
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