Best Sciwand Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from reference management software ranked against Sciwand on the same published basis.
- 1Sciwand vs Zotero
- 2Sciwand vs Mendeley Reference Manager
- 3Sciwand vs refbase
- 5Sciwand vs JabRef
- 6Sciwand vs Jurism
- 7Sciwand vs Lean Library Workspace
- 8Sciwand vs Paperite
- 9Sciwand vs Papis
- 10Sciwand vs Petal
- 11Sciwand vs BibSonomy
- 12Sciwand vs Pybliographer
- 13Sciwand vs EndNote
- 14Sciwand vs Bookends
- 15Sciwand vs Citavi
- 16Sciwand vs Pramaana
- 17Sciwand vs ReadCube Papers
- 18Sciwand vs KDE Keysmith
- 19Sciwand vs Paperpile
- 20Sciwand vs RefWorks
- 21Sciwand vs CiteDrive BibTeX Studio
Sciwand alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zotero | 6.8 | Free plan | $1.67/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Mendeley Reference Manager | 6.7 | Free plan | $4.58/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | refbase | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | JabRef | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Jurism | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Lean Library Workspace | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, Browser, iOS, Web |
| 8 | Paperite | 6.4 | Free plan | $15/mo | Web |
| 9 | Papis | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Petal | 6.4 | Free plan | $2.55/mo | Browser, Web |
| 11 | BibSonomy | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 12 | Pybliographer | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 13 | EndNote | 5.7 | No | — | Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Bookends | 5.5 | No | $1.25/mo | Browser, iOS, Mac |
| 15 | Citavi | 5.5 | No | — | Browser, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Pramaana | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | ReadCube Papers | 5.4 | No | $7.92/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | KDE Keysmith | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | Paperpile | 5.3 | No | $4.15/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 20 | RefWorks | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | CiteDrive BibTeX Studio | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Sciwand alternatives
What is the best alternative to Sciwand?
Zotero, number 1 in reference management software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Mendeley Reference Manager, refbase, JabRef and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Sciwand?
Zotero is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.