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Paperite vs Zotero

Paperite

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Zotero

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FigurePaperiteZotero
Price from$15/mo$1.67/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source—Yes
WebYesYes
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
iOS—Yes
Android—Yes
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published38
Spec score · Reference Management Software7.7 (#23)8.6 (#3)
CollaborationThe collaborative writing page describes real-time editing, inline comments, and version history, and says the free tier supports up to three collaborators.Users can share a Zotero library with as many people as they like at no cost, and groups support shared collections.
SupportThe homepage lists support by email at [email protected].Most Zotero support occurs in the public Zotero Forums.

Plans

Paperite

  • FreeFree
  • Plus$15 a month
  • Pro$29 a month

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Zotero

  • 300 MBFree
  • Free storageFree
  • 2 GB$20 a year
  • 2 GB storage$20 a year
  • 6 GB$60 a year
  • 6 GB storage$60 a year
  • Unlimited$120 a year
  • Unlimited storage$120 a year

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In their own words

Paperite

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Zotero

Zotero is an open-source tool for collecting, organizing, annotating, citing and sharing research. Its browser Connector can identify research items during browsing and save them to a library. Collections, keyword tags and saved searches help organize material, while a PDF reader and note editor support working with documents. Zotero supports over 9,000 citation styles and integrates with Microsoft Word, LibreOffice and Google Docs. The desktop app stores research locally by default; syncing is optional. Zotero Storage can sync PDFs, images, web snapshots and other files across devices, with access through an online library. Libraries can be shared with any number of people at no cost, and groups support shared collections. The free plan includes 300 MB of storage; paid storage starts at $20/year for 2 GB. Zotero says synced data is encrypted in transit and newly created accounts' data is encrypted at rest with AES-256. The data server is in the United States. The data server software can be run locally, though Zotero says self-hosting is technically challenging and unsupported. Most support takes place in public forums.

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