--- description: Detailed reviews on Mendeley based on features, pricing, usability, and ratings. Get a quick overview advantages and disadvantages. Compare Mendeley with similar products. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Mendeley Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Note Taking Software](/directory/3812/note-taking/software) > [Mendeley](/software/2050558/mendeley) # Mendeley Canonical: https://www.getapp.ca/software/2050558/mendeley Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2050558/mendeley?page=2) > Mendeley is a reference management software designed to help researchers organize and share research papers and discover research data. It enables users to store, note, and cite references, access cross-publisher articles, and directly import documents from desktop applications in real-time. > > Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 70 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 70 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Elsevier - **Founded**: 1986 ## Commercial Context - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Collaboration Tools - Dashboard Software - Data Import/Export - Document Classification - Document Storage - File Sharing Software - Multi-Device Support - Notes Management - Reporting/Analytics ## Integrations (1 total) - Microsoft Word ## Category - [Note Taking Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/3812/note-taking/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The software user interface is a little difficult to understand ----- ### "My time-saving to do a references list" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *March 29, 2023* | Research | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Mendeley has been a game-changer for me in terms of organizing my research papers. All my papers are stored in one place and can be accessed on any device using my Mendeley account. I also love the Mendeley extension, which makes it easy to download papers directly from Elsevier and quickly add them to my library. The best feature is the automatic reference list creation, which saves me a lot of time and hassle when writing papers in the correct format. > > **Cons**: The only downside is that sometimes Mendeley is unable to extract all the necessary paper information automatically, such as the authors and date, and requires manual input. However, this is a rare occurrence, and most of the time, the information is extracted automatically. > > I highly recommend Mendeley to anyone who wants to optimize their research paper organization and save time in the process. The benefits of using this software far outweigh any minor inconveniences, and I have found it to be an essential tool for my academic work. ----- ### "Used to be a solid product with strong features, now it is just a hollow shell" — 1.0/5 > **DrJJ** | *December 18, 2022* | Higher Education Software | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: Mendeley can still provide an effective way to share references and journal articles effectively among team members. > > **Cons**: Significant features have been removed since the most recent major revision was released. No longer can you define how to store citations locally. No longer can you find and merge duplicates. No longer can you sort the list based on flagged citations. No longer can you easily (if at all) simply remove a citation from a group. In addition, the iPadOS version has been removed. No longer can you read citations on an iPad without being on-line. The list goes one.One is struck not by only the loss of previous features but also by the annoying bugs in existing features. Type in a search term that is not existent in the database. Nothing found. Now try to recover the entire list. You have to type a new search term and remove it.It is as though Mendeley is undergoing a nuke and repave development process, but Elsevier is distributing grossly raw alpha versions that have empty, one-story shacks where there were once solid, well-designed, highly functional skyscrapers. > > As an earlier adopter to Mendeley, I benefitted by greater storage capacity. I was a strong advocate for Mendeley and used it constantly to collaborate with my research team for nearly two decades. Now, I sadly wish to find something else. If only everyone on my team used the same OS as I do (macOS and iPadOS in this case), I would have a far better solution.Mendeley may be again worth touting only when it regains its previous features. ----- ### "Great reference management software" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *December 10, 2022* | Writing & Editing | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I can organize my literature sources in folder and sub-folders, I can share my library with my collaborators > > **Cons**: Once I had a little trouble in managing large reference databases (e.g. more than 3000 references), the software did not eliminate all duplicates automatically, so I had to do that manually ----- ### "Mendeley is decent" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *September 10, 2021* | Higher Education Software | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: It was easy to use and set up. I liked the auto-fill for filling out metadata a lot. > > **Cons**: I stopped using it because it didn't support google docs and because the sync storage was too limited. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2050558/mendeley?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2050558/mendeley) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data