EndNote Desktop Comparison Chart

How to get it
EndNote 20
Available for personal use; pricing discounts for multi copy purchases; Site wide licenses available for entire institutions / organizations. Learn more at endnote.com
EndNote online for desktop users (Premium)
With EndNote desktop purchase, initial sign in / sign up done from within desktop, then log in at myendnoteweb.com
EndNote Basic (Free Version)
Free to anyone, sign up at myendnoteweb.com
EndNote online with WoS
Navigate from within Web of Science, or go directly to myendnoteweb.com

Integrated with MS Word
EndNote 20
Yes, via Cite While You Write plugin
EndNote online for desktop users (Premium)
Yes, via optional Cite While You Write plugin
EndNote Basic (Free Version)
Yes, via optional Cite While You Write plugin
EndNote online with WoS
Yes, via optional Cite While You Write plugin

Sharing references
EndNote 20
Share a library as read and write or read-only with up to 399 other users / have unlimited number of as read and write or read-only libraries shared to you
EndNote online for desktop users (Premium)
Share a group with up to 1,000 other EndNote online users
EndNote Basic (Free Version)
Share a group with up to 1,000 other EndNote online users
EndNote online with WoS
Share a group with up to 1,000 other EndNote online users

# of bibliographic citation styles
EndNote 20
7,000+ predefined; plus create your own
EndNote online for desktop users (Premium)
4,200+ predefined
EndNote Basic (Free Version)
Top 21 most commonly used styles
EndNote online with WoS
4,200+ predefined; EndNote online site administrators can share custom styles with entire site

Number of file formats accepted from other online database providers (for reference import)/filters
EndNote 20
Over 630
EndNote online for desktop users (Premium)
Over 500
EndNote Basic (Free Version)
4
EndNote online with WoS
Over 500

Online search options/connection files
EndNote 20
Over 6,000 (may require access through data provider)
EndNote online for desktop users (Premium)
Over 1,400 (may require access through data provider)
EndNote Basic (Free Version)
4
EndNote online with WoS
Over 1,400 (may require access through data provider)

Custom options to add additional database providers
EndNote 20
Yes
EndNote online for desktop users (Premium)
No
EndNote Basic (Free Version)
No
EndNote online with WoS
Yes (EndNote online site administrators can share custom connections with entire site)

Create smart groups (based on a search of EndNote library that automatically updates)
EndNote 20
Yes
EndNote online for desktop users (Premium)
No
EndNote Basic (Free Version)
No
EndNote online with WoS
No

Sort library
EndNote 20
Yes (by up to 5 fields, and select language options)
EndNote online for desktop users (Premium)
Yes (a limited set of field options and no language options)
EndNote Basic (Free Version)
Yes (a limited set of field options and no language options)
EndNote online with WoS
Yes (a limited set of field options and no language options)

Open URL support
EndNote 20
Yes (user-defined in preferences)
EndNote online for desktop users (Premium)
Yes (Desktop: user-defined in preferences. Online: submit support ticket to set up for your site)
EndNote Basic (Free Version)
No
EndNote online with WoS
Yes (submit support ticket to set up for your site)

Composite styles (e.g., ACS with 1a-f)
EndNote 20
Yes
EndNote online for desktop users (Premium)
Yes (using desktop. Online does not have this feature)
EndNote Basic (Free Version)
No
EndNote online with WoS
No

Bibliographies at end of sections as well as at end of document in Microsoft Word
EndNote 20
Yes
EndNote online for desktop users (Premium)
Yes (using desktop. Online)
EndNote Basic (Free Version)
No
EndNote online with WoS
No

Hyperlinks between citations and bibliography entries
EndNote 20
Yes
EndNote online for desktop users (Premium)
Yes (using desktop. Online does not have this feature)
EndNote Basic (Free Version)
No
EndNote online with WoS
No