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Price from—€1/mo
Free plan——
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
WebYesYes
iOS—Yes
Android—Yes
Plans published23
Spec score · Online Encyclopedias7.3 (#19)8.9 (#1)
Company historyInfobase announced its acquisition of Credo Reference in December 2018 and says Credo Reference was founded in 1999.Encyclopædia Universalis says it has published its editorial collection since 1968 and developed the encyclopedia in digital form from 1995.
Founded19991968
HeadquartersNew York, NYBoulogne-Billancourt, France
PurposeCredo Reference is a multidisciplinary research starting point and teaching tool intended to build research, critical thinking, and information literacy skills.Encyclopædia Universalis presents its online resources as an encyclopedia for teaching and documentary research, serving individuals and professional organizations.
SupportThe Credo Reference login page directs users with access issues or feedback to [email protected].The maker directs education and junior product support requests to its online support site and USB product requests to a separate assistance site.

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Credo Reference

  • Perpetual purchasePrice not published
  • SubscriptionPriced on request

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Encyclopaedia Universalis

  • Découverte€1 a month
  • Fidélité€1 a month
  • Zen€79, paid once

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Encyclopaedia Universalis

Encyclopaedia Universalis is an online encyclopedia for reference, teaching and documentary research, with editions for individual subscribers and educational institutions. Its consumer collection contains more than 55,000 articles across subjects including arts, history, law, literature, chemistry and medicine. Subscriptions provide unlimited, ad-free access, along with an Atlas of physical, administrative and location maps, country information and historical views; Données Pays country comparisons; and the Cordial dictionary with 120,000 entries. Comparison limits depend on the number of countries selected: up to 12 with all data, 13–50 with five data points at once, or 51 or more with one data point across at most 25 years. For schools, Universalis Junior serves primary pupils, while Universalis Éducation has secondary and higher-education editions. Education resources include mind maps, country data, a personal space, Open-Dyslexic font and dark mode. Articles are written by authors and professors and reviewed by the editorial team. The service is available on web, Android and iOS. Plans include Découverte at €1 a month, then 10,90 € per month after the first month, and Zen at €79, paid once for two years.

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