Citation Machine vs Logically

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.

Logically is a research workspace for managing references, reviewing literature, annotating files, taking notes, and writing papers. Its AI assistant can search, summarize, and compare references across libraries, with inline citations and data sources. The reference manager accepts PDF, DOCX, TXT, MDOWN, EPUB, and PPTX files, along with URLs and DOIs. Users can import reference data from Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote in RIS, BibTeX, or CFF formats. Semantic Scholar Mode draws on a database of 200 million peer-reviewed papers, and Logically says it supports more than 10,000 citation styles. Shared libraries, invitations, and collaborator permissions support group work. The free Cite Extension inserts citations and bibliographies from a Logically library into Microsoft Word; compatibility includes Word on the web, Word 2019 or later on Mac, and Word with Microsoft 365 on Mac or Windows. Logically runs as an extension, on macOS and Windows, and on the web. Free costs nothing and includes 100MB storage with daily AI-use limits. Unlimited is listed at $12 a year, billed at $12 per user/month yearly.