--- description: Review of Citavi Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Citavi | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Content Management Systems](/directory/4543/cms/software) > [Citavi](/software/267145/citavi) # Citavi Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/267145/citavi Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/267145/citavi?page=2) > Citavi is an all-in-one scholarly note-taking and reference management solution. It helps researchers organize, collaborate, take notes, and write/manage citations - all within one platform. Citavi can be used by individual researchers or teams. Its tools are designed to increase work efficiency, break down tasks, secure data, and more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 43 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 43 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Lumivero - **Location**: Denver, US - **Founded**: 1984 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$519.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Price listed is for 1 Citavi license, desktop only. Pricing varies for desktop vs web offering, bundle pricing is available. Special pricing for 6+ licenses. Please contact for more pricing information. - **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, Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 210 more ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Alerts/Notifications - Chat/Messaging - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Content Library - Content Management - Content Publishing Options - Data Import/Export - Data Synchronisation - Document Classification - Document Management - Drag & Drop - File Management - File Sharing - Full Text Search - Metadata Management - Multi-Language - Project Management ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Content Management Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4543/cms/software) ## Related Categories - [Content Management Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4543/cms/software) - [Knowledge Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/1884/knowledge-management/software) - [Content Collaboration Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4442/content-collaboration/software) - [Note-Taking Apps](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4457/note-taking/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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But since they were also interested in my statement, they gave me 5 days for the article. So I wrote a theoretical statement about sience in a certain context of 22 pages within only 5 days (working day and night ;-}} ). Without CITAVI I would have needed at least 14 days\!\!\!\! I really would never miss it\! > > **Cons**: I am sorry. I worked with Citavi for years (Vers. 2?) and never found a spare wish. > > I am writing papers in social science/education. (you should give the item education without management to your 'industry drop down menu). It's so helpful in gathering sources quickly and not always re-search citations again. I would never miss it. ----- ### "Absolutely recommended for scientific work" — 5.0/5 > **Tim** | *14 July 2021* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The automatic creation of the literature list and the function to load bibliographic information based on the DOI have saved me days of error-prone work. The knowledge management functions are also good, even if I have not used them so intensively. > > **Cons**: I often had problems with the Word plugin. In this case, Citavi sometimes crashed completely. There are workarounds for this on the internet, but it's still not ideal. > > I used Citavi mainly during my studies to write scientific papers. ----- ### "Perfect Tool for literature administration" — 5.0/5 > **Thomas** | *15 October 2020* | Research | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of use of the different features and diversity of possibilities. Interaction with word and other sources > > **Cons**: To learn to use all given features takes some time. > > manage 1200 title with attachements in the cloud version. Write articles and books. Collaboration with changing teammembers. I had all the time only two contacts with the support necessary, who solved the problems quick. ----- ### "Citavi makes you and helps you think\!" — 5.0/5 > **Guido** | *18 December 2020* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Hard do choose only one of the many features I love in this software, but if I were forced to do so: (a) task management (b) data import (picker etc.) (c) export styles (d) structuring tools (grouping, categories etc.) > > **Cons**: No serious missings, but as »nice to have«: (a) automatic mail alert for due dates (b) possibility to redesign the forms for data > > (a) keep track of all the libraries I use (including my own) (b) keep track of my scientific projects. SIMPLE - EFFECTIVE - TECHNICALLY PERFECT. ----- ### "Very good support" — 5.0/5 > **Karl-Heinz** | *15 February 2021* | Medical Practice | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of use, export to other software and the very quick help if there are questions > > **Cons**: It would be nice if there would be consecutive numbers given automatically by the software to find manuscripts\! - Problem: We have a collection of now over 10.000 titles listed in the software Citavi, many of them kept in over 33 folders. With those consecutive numbers we could find them easily. Now we give the numbers manually in a free text field. > > I am writing scientific publications ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/267145/citavi?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/267145/citavi) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data