Compare Paperpile and Sciwheel 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (47.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2.99 per month (billed annually)
$0.00
Paperpile
Star Rating
(26)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2.99 per month (billed annually)
Browse all 2 pricing plansSciwheel
Star Rating
(48)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Paperpile excels in its integration with Google Docs, allowing for seamless citation and bibliography management, which reviewers say enhances their writing workflow significantly.
- Reviewers mention that Sciwheel offers a more robust collaboration feature, enabling teams to share and annotate papers easily, which users say is particularly beneficial for research groups.
- G2 users highlight that Paperpile's user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, with a score of 9.1 for ease of use, while users on G2 note that Sciwheel's interface can be less straightforward, reflected in its lower score of 8.8.
- Users say that Paperpile's pricing model at $2.99 per month is very competitive, especially for small businesses, while reviewers mention that Sciwheel's free entry-level option is appealing but may lack some advanced features.
- Reviewers mention that Paperpile has a perfect score of 10.0 for product direction, indicating strong confidence in its future development, whereas users report that Sciwheel's product direction score of 8.3 suggests some uncertainty about its roadmap.
- Users on G2 report that Paperpile's quality of support is rated at 8.9, with many praising the responsiveness of the support team, while reviewers mention that Sciwheel's support, rated at 8.6, could be improved in terms of response times.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Paperpile
ACADEMIC
$2.99
per month (billed annually)
All features included
For academic institutions, non-profits and personal use
Sciwheel
Basic
$0.00
Get started for free! You will have access to all of Sciwheel's tools including access to Sciwheel website, our browser extension, citations tools for MS Word and Google Docs, and our companion mobile apps for Android and iOS.
- Create up to 3 projects
Free Trial
Paperpile
Free Trial is available
Sciwheel
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
14
8.9
22
Ease of Use
9.1
15
8.8
22
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.9
11
8.6
17
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
12
8.3
20
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Paperpile and Sciwheel are categorized as Reference Management
Unique Categories
Paperpile has no unique categories
Sciwheel has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Paperpile
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sciwheel
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Research
20.0%
Higher Education
20.0%
Education Management
20.0%
Hospital & Health Care
8.0%
Writing and Editing
4.0%
Other
28.0%
Research
34.1%
Higher Education
31.7%
Biotechnology
17.1%
Hospital & Health Care
7.3%
Education Management
7.3%
Other
2.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
Paperpile
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jehn K.
Verified User in Education Management
The ability to merge files from various databases into one folder; makes research very easy!
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Legal Services
No dislikes yet for using paperpile software
Sciwheel
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Fernando L.
Verified User
Citation and titles recommended readings
Most Helpful Critical Review
Wade S.
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Unclear why, but the overall experience has progressively gotten worse. The Word plugin has lost most of its search abilities, and unable to add new articles outside of PubMed (no DOI search, no arXiv search). Does not support arXiv citations or format by...
Jehn K.
Verified User in Education Management
The ability to merge files from various databases into one folder; makes research very easy!
Fernando L.
Verified User
Citation and titles recommended readings
Verified User in Legal Services
No dislikes yet for using paperpile software
Wade S.
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Unclear why, but the overall experience has progressively gotten worse. The Word plugin has lost most of its search abilities, and unable to add new articles outside of PubMed (no DOI search, no arXiv search). Does not support arXiv citations or format by...
Discussions
Can you use Paperpile offline?
1 comment
Official Response from Paperpile
Currently, you cannot use the full functionalities of Paperpile offline. However, the Paperpile for Word plugin is a desktop application that is available...Read more
What are things you can do using Paperpile as a citation manager?
1 comment
Official Response from Paperpile
A lot! Use Paperpile to collect, store, organize, and cite references. Since Paperpile is a web-based reference management tool, you can access your...Read more
Does Paperpile have an app?
1 comment
Official Response from Paperpile
Paperpile has a web app and a mobile app for iOS and Android. The Word plugin is a desktop app. Read more
Sciwheel has no discussions with answers
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