--- description: Learn more about Paperpile. We provide Australian business users the most detailed information on pricing, benefits, and disadvantages of software that will make your choice easier. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Paperpile Reviews, Cost & Features | GetApp Australia 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Knowledge Management Systems](/directory/257/knowledge-management/software) > [Paperpile](/software/2050352/paperpile) # Paperpile Canonical: https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2050352/paperpile Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2050352/paperpile?page=2) > Paperpile is a knowledge management software designed to help businesses synchronize the research library with multiple devices. Administrators can utilize the search functionality to find papers in real-time on a unified interface. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 122 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 122 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Paperpile ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 2.99 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: A 30-day free trial is available. $2.99/month - **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, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Activity Dashboard - Content Library - Content Management - Data Import/Export - Document Management - Full Text Search - Knowledge Base Management - Multi-Language - Text Editing - Third-Party Integrations ## Integrations (2 total) - Google Docs - Google Drive ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Knowledge Management Systems](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/257/knowledge-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It may also be great if I can keep highlight and note in the PDF which can be reflected in paperpile interface. > > After transition from different reference managers, I am very satisfied with paperpile. ----- ### "Best citation manager for adding, tagging, and exporting citations." — 5.0/5 > **Patrick** | *20 August 2021* | Research | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: To look for research papers, I mainly use the browser. When I want to save research papers to a database, I only use Paperpile. Paperpile makes it easy to add papers to a database without navigating away from the page that I am currently browsing. Paperpile also makes it for me to sort the added paper using tags I created for the project of interest. This tagging feature is most useful when I am in the middle of writing and want to quickly look for a paper of interest. This is especially helpful if I forget the exact paper, as clicking on the tag allows me to quickly scan for the paper I want. I would also like to mention how easy it is to export citations in a Bibtex file, which makes it easy for me to cite papers when I write using markdown. > > **Cons**: I would like the ability to create hierarchical tags. For example, if I were writing a review on COVID, I would like to sort papers by treatment, prognosis, etc. This functionality is available with folders, but not with labels. ----- ### "Search feature needs improvement. Overall ok." — 5.0/5 > **Catherine** | *22 August 2021* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: Save papers easily. Annotation and sharing are easy. > > **Cons**: I have a difficult time managing my own folder and the shared folder. The paper search is horrible\! Please improve it. I can't find where a certain paper is if I forgot which folder I have put it in. When someone shared several papers with me, I can't just collect them by clicking one button and save all of them as one of my folder. This feels very inconvenient. > > It's ok. We used Mendaley before and it has glitches. At least Paperpile didn't crash for no reason for me yet. ----- ### "Good but some issues" — 4.0/5 > **Claire** | *20 August 2021* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The fact that it (mostly) works well with google docs is one of the main positives for me. I also appreciate the ease of use of being able to add papers with a couple of clicks from the journal website or from a page of google search results. Even putting aside the google docs feature, Paperpile has been overall much nicer to use than Mendeley, which was what I used before. > > **Cons**: Sometimes Paperpile is really buggy and stops being able to find items when I'm trying to search for them to add a citation. Refreshing the google doc fixes this, but it's very annoying to have to do that every 5 minutes on days when Paperpile is deciding to act up. I also wish there was a little bit more functionality related to shared folders. Something I would like to be able to do is have a shared folder with colleagues where we can see each other's labels or folders associated with each item (this of course is something you would want to be optional\!). The "export clean copy" feature is EXTREMELY hard to find and poorly documented. > > I am not solving business problems with Paperpile? That is not the goal? In any case, my overall experience has been very good and I would recommend Paperpile to others. However, there are some clear areas where it could be improved. ----- ### "Publication and reference manager for the 21st century" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *25 August 2021* | Research | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Browser integration and ease of use (Desktop-based using local libraries are harder to maintain when using multiple locations/computers as background sync is buggier). It is also better set up for collaborative writing/editing since it works well with Google Docs. Lastly, sharing libraries/reading lists is much easier, which makes it well suited in a collaborative or teaching environment. > > **Cons**: Metadata issues when importing preprint papers (bioRxiv in particular) ----- Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2050352/paperpile?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2050352/paperpile) ## 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 | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | ----- ## Structured Data