Bibcitation vs Citation Machine

Bibcitation is a free web and browser-extension tool for creating citations, bibliographies, references, and works cited. It can automatically cite books, journal articles, and websites. Supported styles include MLA, APA, Chicago, IEEE, and more than 9,000 other formats, with CSL tools used for formatting. Users can copy a bibliography or export work to Google Docs, Word, and other popular formats. Add-ons are listed for Chrome, Google Docs, and Microsoft Word. The free plan costs nothing, and the homepage states no usage limits. Organizations can add a custom citation button to a webpage through a book ISBN link; that free integration currently supports books only. Bibcitation’s privacy policy says browser data may include browser type, language, referring site, requested pages, request time, and potentially IP addresses. Collected information is stored and processed in the United States. The policy is marked last updated September 24, 2020. Users must be at least 13, or older where local rules require it.

Citation Machine is a web service for generating citations, helping with writing and checking student assignments for plagiarism. It supports thousands of citation styles, including MLA, APA, Chicago and Harvard, and lets users export bibliographies or works cited pages to Google Drive or Microsoft Word. An account can keep citations saved in one place. The Writing Assistant provides feedback on spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity and flow, and offers paraphrasing. Its plagiarism checker compares writing with billions of sources and reports the share of similar language. Citation Machine Plus advertises plagiarism scans, 7,000+ citation styles, 400+ advanced grammar errors and in-text citations. A free 3-day trial is offered and can be canceled anytime; the listed Plus trial price is free. Formatting guides and examples cover MLA, APA, Chicago, full citations and in-text citations. The audience described in its style directory includes high school, college and university students, teachers and independent researchers. Help Center and support pages are linked, and Citation Machine identifies itself as a Chegg service.