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At a Glance
Mendeley
Mendeley
Star Rating
(246)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Web of Science
Web of Science
Star Rating
(10)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (62.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Web of Science
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Reviewers mention that Mendeley excels in its "Ease of Setup" with a score of 9.2, making it user-friendly for new users, while Web of Science lacks this clarity, resulting in a lower score of 8.1 for "Ease of Use".
  • Users report that Mendeley's "Quality of Support" is rated at 7.9, which some find lacking compared to Web of Science, which has a more robust support system, although specific ratings for support were not provided.
  • G2 users highlight that Mendeley has a strong "Product Direction" score of 8.0, indicating a positive outlook for future updates, while Web of Science shines with a perfect score of 10.0, suggesting a clear and innovative roadmap ahead.
  • Users on G2 mention that Mendeley is particularly beneficial for its "Ease of Admin" with a score of 9.6, which allows administrators to manage references and documents efficiently, a feature that Web of Science does not emphasize as strongly.
  • Reviewers say that Mendeley is favored for its integration capabilities with other tools, which enhances workflow, while Web of Science is noted for its comprehensive citation analysis features, appealing to users focused on research impact.
  • Users report that Mendeley has a larger user base in the "Enterprise" segment, with 48.7% of reviews coming from this market, while Web of Science is more popular in the "Mid-Market" segment, with 62.5% of reviews, indicating different target audiences for each product.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Mendeley
No pricing available
Web of Science
No pricing available
Free Trial
Mendeley
No trial information available
Web of Science
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
219
9.4
6
Ease of Use
8.7
219
8.1
6
Ease of Setup
9.4
13
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
9.6
9
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.9
140
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
6
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
212
10.0
6
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Mendeley
Mendeley
Web of Science
Web of Science
Mendeley and Web of Science are categorized as Reference Management
Unique Categories
Mendeley
Mendeley has no unique categories
Web of Science
Web of Science has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Mendeley
Mendeley
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
30.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
20.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
48.8%
Web of Science
Web of Science
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
12.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
62.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
25.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Mendeley
Mendeley
Higher Education
42.5%
Research
23.3%
Education Management
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
2.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
2.1%
Other
22.5%
Web of Science
Web of Science
Research
62.5%
Libraries
25.0%
Higher Education
12.5%
Other
0.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Mendeley
Mendeley
Most Helpful Favorable Review
M. Serhat D.
MD
M. Serhat D.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Cross-platform support is the biggest advantage of Mendeley. It supports Windows, OSx, Linux, iOS and Anroid. Most of the smilar software doesn't support Linux operating systems, but mendeley does. The second biggest advantage for me was ready-to-use...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Morgan R.
MR
Morgan R.
Verified User in Research

Everything great about Mendeley, from before the Elsevier acquisition, is gone. The application used to be entirely functional for creating in-text citations with the Word plug-in offline. Now, you must be signed in to your Mendeley account to use the Word...

Web of Science
Web of Science
Most Helpful Favorable Review
AS
Anshika S.
Verified User in Higher Education

This is one of the best software so far which really proves to be beneficial in research work. It makes the work so easy as one can quickly add citations in the work. Moreover it has large access to databases which is even more useful as we can have...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Vartika A.
VA
Vartika A.
Verified User in Research

Although there it is a great tool for doing research work but the only thing is that it is quite difficult to use with so many features and one has to take training before using it. Also it is quite expensive to use.

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Discussions
Mendeley
Mendeley Discussions
What is the function of software Mendeley?
2 comments
Rafael S.
RS
Its main uses are: reading texts and organizing academic referencesRead more
Is mendeley free to use?
2 comments
Rafael S.
RS
Yes, Mendeley is free to use.Read more
Why is Mojave not supported after a year of release?
1 comment
Antonio G.  Z.
AZ
I use Mojave and it is totally supported. Let download the mac os version of mendeley desktop.Read more
Web of Science
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