Zotero is a reference manager: it stores and formats sources. Sciente is a full-cycle platform: scientific-database search, a citation graph, an AI agent, systematic reviews and a citation-aware editor. Choose Zotero for collecting references only; Sciente for the whole research process.
| Feature | Sciente | Zotero |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific-database search (PubMed, Crossref, DOAJ, Wiley, bioRxiv, medRxiv, J-STAGE and an open-access journal archive) | Yes | Partial (via browser connector) |
| Citation graph & gap analysis | Yes | No |
| AI research agent | Yes | No |
| Systematic reviews (PRISMA, AMSTAR-2, RoB 2) | Yes | No |
| Reference management & styles (GOST, Vancouver, APA) | Yes | Yes |
Choose Sciente if you run a systematic review or a full research project; Zotero if a reference store and a Word plugin are enough.
