ReadCube Papers is ranked #7 of 27 in reference management software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, API, Browser extension, iOS, macOS, Web, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $7.92/mo.
ReadCube Papers plans and pricing
All plansEssentials $10/mo $10 per month 1 user · 5 shared libraries · 5 AI chats/day about.readcube.com · 1 Oct 2026
Plus $20/mo $20 per user/month Up to 10 users per group · unlimited PDF storage · chat with up to 20 articles · 20 AI chats/day · 1 library chat/day about.readcube.com · 1 Oct 2026
Essentials $95/yr $95 per user/year 1 user · 5 shared libraries · 5 AI chats/day about.readcube.com · 1 Oct 2026
Plus $185/yr $185 per user/year Up to 10 users per group · unlimited PDF storage · chat with up to 20 articles · 20 AI chats/day · 1 library chat/day about.readcube.com · 1 Oct 2026
Team Not published Pricing based on requirements Up to 25 users per group · advanced library permissions · document delivery add-on about.readcube.com · 1 Oct 2026
Enterprise Not published Pricing based on requirements No limit on users · unlimited shared libraries · SSO and group management · dedicated support, training and onboarding about.readcube.com · 1 Oct 2026
Compared on reference management software
- Free plan
- No
- PDF annotation
- Yes
- Browser extension
- Yes
- Citation styles
- 10,000 styles
- Word processor support
- both
- Mobile apps
- both
- Import formats
- RIS, NBIB, CSV, BIB
- Team collaboration
- Yes
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