EndNote vs. JabRef
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | EndNote | JabRef |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| Review count | 183 | 12 |
| Ease of use | 7.8 | 9.9 |
| Ease of setup | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Quality of support | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Meets requirements | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| NPS | 37.016575 | 83.333333 |
| Small Business | 17.2% | 8.3% |
| Mid-Market | 19.4% | 16.7% |
| Enterprise | 63.3% | 75.0% |
| Total page views | 420 | 51 |
| Total LLM citations | 2,912 | 136 |
EndNote
EndNote is a robust reference management software designed to help students, academic scholars, and professional researchers organize their bibliographic data and streamline the process of citing sources. It allows users to collect references from databases, websites, and PDFs, manage them in a centralized library, and insert citations directly into documents. EndNote 2025 is the latest version boasting new AI tools to help users quickly digest articles and includes new tools to further streamline workflows.
JabRef
JabRef is an open-source, cross-platform citation and reference management tool. It uses BibTeX and BibLaTeX as its native file formats and provides therefor a premier bibliography solution for typesetting with TeX/LaTeX. JabRef allows users to collect, edit, organize and cite your literature references.