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Best Zotero Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 2
    Lean Library Workspace Free plan AndroidextensioniOSWeb Free9.1
    Zotero vs Lean Library Workspace
  2. 3
    EndNote Free trial extensioniOSMacWebWin 9.0
    Zotero vs EndNote
  3. 4
    Paperpile Free trial AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb $4.15/mo8.8
    Zotero vs Paperpile
  4. 5
    ReadCube Papers Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSMac $7.92/mo8.7
    Zotero vs ReadCube Papers
  5. 6
    Sciwand Free plan iOSLinuxMacWin Free8.7
    Zotero vs Sciwand
  6. 7
    Bookends Free trial extensioniOSMac $1.25/mo8.4
    Zotero vs Bookends
  7. 8
    Mendeley Reference Manager Free plan extensionLinuxMacWebWin $4.58/mo7.8
    Zotero vs Mendeley Reference Manager
  8. 9
    JabRef Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free7.5
    Zotero vs JabRef
  9. 10
    Petal Free plan extensionWeb $2.55/mo7.4
    Zotero vs Petal
  10. 11
    Citavi Free trial extensionWebWin 7.2
    Zotero vs Citavi
  11. 12
    Paperite Free plan Web $15/mo7.1
    Zotero vs Paperite
  12. 13
    Jurism Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free6.8
    Zotero vs Jurism
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