Compare Article Galaxy and ReadCube 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (52.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $7.00 Per Month
Article Galaxy
Star Rating
(26)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(170)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $7.00 Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that ReadCube offers a user-friendly interface with a strong emphasis on ease of use, scoring 8.5 in this area, while Article Galaxy excels with a score of 9.4, indicating a more intuitive experience for new users.
- Reviewers mention that ReadCube's data ingestion capabilities are robust, but Article Galaxy shines with its federated search feature, allowing users to access a wider range of resources seamlessly.
- G2 users highlight that ReadCube has a solid support system with a quality rating of 8.8, but Article Galaxy outperforms with a score of 9.4, suggesting more responsive and helpful customer service.
- Users on G2 report that ReadCube's entry-level pricing starts at $7.00, making it an attractive option for small businesses, while Article Galaxy, with a higher star rating of 4.7, may justify its cost with superior features and support.
- Reviewers say that ReadCube's personalization features are decent, but Article Galaxy's advanced search analytics and faceted search capabilities provide a more tailored experience for users looking to refine their research.
- Users report that while ReadCube has a good overall product direction score of 8.4, Article Galaxy impresses with a perfect score of 10.0, indicating a strong commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Article Galaxy
No pricing availableReadCube
Papers by ReadCube - Individual Licenses
Starting at $7.00
Per Month
Papers, by ReadCube, simplifies your research life by dramatically enhancing how you discover, annotate, collaborate and cite research. Eliminate wasted hours manually wrangling information and get back to research with the Papers reference manager.
With Papers across all of your devices (web, desktop & mobile), you can unlock a powerful suite of features that will streamline your research life and keep you one step ahead.
Academics take 40% off (academic email or ID required for discount).
Papers Essentials is $7/month, or $65/year if billing annually.
Papers Pro is $14/month, or $130/year if billing annually.
- Search & Download: Built-in search engines. Personalized recommendations. Related article feeds. Institutional proxy support. Web importing via browser. 1-click PDF downloads. Advanced search filters.
- Stay Organized: Easy importing tools from your desktop/other reference managers. Auto article meta-data matching. Full text library search. Advanced sorted & filtering. Manual & Smart Lists. #keyword tagging, labels & article ratings.
- Read & Annotate: Enhanced PDF viewing. Hyperlinked inline references, high-res figure browsers & auto-fetched supplements. Advanced article metrics (incl. citations, field & relative citation ratio, and Altmetric) Inline and sticky notes, highlighting and drawing tools. Text to speech tool.
Free Trial
Article Galaxy
Free Trial is available
ReadCube
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
17
8.4
130
Ease of Use
9.4
18
8.5
138
Ease of Setup
9.4
16
8.7
53
Ease of Admin
8.9
6
9.4
6
Quality of Support
9.4
15
8.8
102
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
6
8.3
5
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
14
8.4
122
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Article Galaxy and ReadCube are categorized as Reference Management
Unique Categories
Article Galaxy is categorized as Enterprise Search Software and Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
ReadCube has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Article Galaxy
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ReadCube
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
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Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Biotechnology
46.2%
Pharmaceuticals
23.1%
Research
11.5%
Higher Education
7.7%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
3.8%
Other
7.7%
Research
40.0%
Higher Education
20.6%
Biotechnology
7.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.8%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
4.2%
Other
22.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
Article Galaxy
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jose Pablo C.
Verified User in Research
The service handles licensing and ordering seamlessly. Accessing the company library is effortless, making it convenient to obtain materials. So far, there hasn't been a desired piece of literature they couldn't procure access to at some level.
Most Helpful Critical Review
ReadCube
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Abigail M.
Verified User in Medical Practice
Easy to use interface that is intuitive, not buggy, google chrome extension works nearly 100% of the time, smoothly and quickly, very little time wasted troubleshooting. Love the left-hand menu that allows perusal of figures while reading.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Research
Every single aspect of the app is markedly worse than the original Papers App, ranging from the mark-up features, to the lack of narrating functionality, to just reading documents in the app. Just to take two examples: If I highlight a something in a...
Jose Pablo C.
Verified User in Research
The service handles licensing and ordering seamlessly. Accessing the company library is effortless, making it convenient to obtain materials. So far, there hasn't been a desired piece of literature they couldn't procure access to at some level.
Abigail M.
Verified User in Medical Practice
Easy to use interface that is intuitive, not buggy, google chrome extension works nearly 100% of the time, smoothly and quickly, very little time wasted troubleshooting. Love the left-hand menu that allows perusal of figures while reading.
Verified User in Research
Every single aspect of the app is markedly worse than the original Papers App, ranging from the mark-up features, to the lack of narrating functionality, to just reading documents in the app. Just to take two examples: If I highlight a something in a...
Discussions
Article Galaxy has no discussions with answers
How do identify articles that are not grouped
2 comments
DK
I do a search in my general library.Read more
Does Papers easily replace EndNote for the generation bibliographies, within Word documents?
2 comments
AH
Yes it does. The SmartCite plugin supports Word & Google Docs and supported 9000+ preset styles. Custom styles can also be used.Read more
How can I see pdf while editing bibliographic data?
2 comments
JM
You can use the Preview button in the bottom left of the app to see a preview of the PDF while you are editing metadata fieldsRead more
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