Zotero

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Zotero

Zotero zotero.org

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.

Wikidata: reference management software

Company

No imprint we could read

Online since

Not in the Internet Archive

Audience

Top 10K In English

02 · Privacy

What Zotero tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

20 of the 60 sites closest to Zotero match.

1. 01
   Paperpile paperpile.com English 3 trackers

   Paperpile Reference Manager

   Paperpile is a clean and simple reference manager that makes it easy to collect, organize, share, and cite your research papers.

   • Microsoft 365
   • Amazon Route 53
   • Google Analytics
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Tag Manager
   • Google Workspace

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2. 02
   citavi.com English 2 trackers

   Best academic reference management software with AI | Citavi

   Elevate research with Citavi, the academic reference management software featuring AI insights. Simplify citation management and literature management today.

   • Microsoft 365
   • cdnjs
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Tag Manager

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3. 03
   WordPress wordpress.org Top 100 English 1 tracker

   Blog Tool, Publishing Platform, and CMS | WordPress.org

   Open source software which you can use to easily create a beautiful website, blog, or app.

   • Google Fonts
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Tag Manager
   • nginx
   • PHP
   • WordPress

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4. 04
   Logseq logseq.com English No trackers

   Logseq: A privacy-first, open-source knowledge base

   A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration.

   • Amazon CloudFront
   • Amazon Route 53
   • Amazon Web Services
   • Google Workspace

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5. 05
   Seafile seafile.com English No trackers

   Seafile - Open Source File Sync and Share Software

   Seafile is an open source, self-hosted file sync and share solution with high performance and reliability. Sync, access, and collaborate on files on your own server or private cloud.

   • Amazon SES
   • Amazon Route 53
   • Bootstrap
   • Fastmail
   • Font Awesome
   • Google Search Console

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   Odoo odoo.com Top 1K English No trackers

   Open Source ERP and CRM | Odoo

   From ERP to CRM, eCommerce and CMS. Download Odoo or use it in the cloud. Grow Your Business.

   • Font Awesome
   • Google Fonts
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • nginx

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7. 07
   Ollama ollama.com Top 10K No trackers

   Ollama · Run AI models locally and in the cloud

   Ollama is the easiest way to run and build with open AI models locally or in the cloud on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

   • Apple Business
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Cloud
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • OpenAI

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8. 08
   DBeaver dbeaver.io English 1 tracker

   DBeaver Community | Free Open-Source Database Management Tool

   multi-platform database administration software

   • DigitalOcean DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Tag Manager
   • Google Workspace
   • jQuery
   • nginx

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   SourceForge sourceforge.net Top 1K English 3 trackers

   Compare B2B Software, Download, & Develop Open Source & Business Software - SourceForge

   SourceForge is the complete software discovery platform. SourceForge is the largest B2B software review and comparison site in the world, and features the largest business software directory, as well as free & fast open source software downloads and development.

   • Bing Webmaster Tools
   • Cloudflare
   • Google Analytics
   • Google Search Console
   • Mailchimp
   • Matomo

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    LibreOffice libreoffice.org Top 10K English No trackers

    Free and private office suite, no forced AI — LibreOffice

    LibreOffice is a free office suite

    • Google Search Console
    • Hetzner DNS
    • nginx

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    Nextcloud nextcloud.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Nextcloud - Open source content collaboration platform

    The most popular open source content collaboration platform for tens of millions of users at thousands of organizations across the globe

    • Amazon SES
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • Apple Business
    • Bootstrap
    • Font Awesome
    • Google Search Console

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    Typst typst.app English No trackers

    Typst: The new foundation for documents

    Typst is the new foundation for documents. Sign up now and experience limitless power to write, create, and automate anything that you can fit on a page.

    • Amazon SES
    • Microsoft 365
    • Apple Business
    • Astro
    • Azure Front Door
    • Google Search Console

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    MySQL mysql.com Top 1K English No trackers

    MySQL

    Open-source relational database management system

    • Akamai
    • Akamai Edge DNS
    • Proofpoint

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    Raindrop.io raindrop.io English No trackers

    Raindrop.io — All-in-one bookmark manager

    For your inspiration, read later, media and stuff

    • Microsoft 365
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Next.js

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    Bitwarden bitwarden.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Best Password Manager for Business, Enterprise & Personal | Bitwarden | Bitwarden

    Bitwarden is the trusted, open source password manager for individuals, teams, and enterprises. Securely store, share, and manage passwords, passkeys, and secrets. Free to start.

    • Amazon SES
    • Microsoft 365
    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager

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    OnlyOffice onlyoffice.com English 1 tracker

    Private AI-powered office infrastructure | ONLYOFFICE

    Build secure AI-powered office infrastructure with ONLYOFFICE. Co-edit documents, automate workflows, and use AI assistants while keeping your data private.

    • Amazon SES
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Amazon Route 53
    • Apple Business
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager

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    DuckDB duckdb.org English No trackers

    An analytical SQL database management system – DuckDB

    DuckDB is a SQL OLAP database management system. Simple, feature-rich, fast & open source.

    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Cloudflare Web Analytics
    • jQuery

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    HubSpot hubspot.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    HubSpot | Software & Tools for your Business - Homepage

    HubSpot's customer platform includes all the marketing, sales, customer service, and CRM software you need to grow your business.

    • Microsoft 365
    • Adobe
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • Canva

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    Evernote evernote.com Top 10K No trackers

    Best Note Taking App - Organize Your Notes with Evernote

    Our note taking app helps you capture and prioritize ideas, projects and to-do lists, so nothing falls through the cracks. Start your free trial today!

    • Adobe
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Canva
    • DocuSign
    • Google Cloud

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    MariaDB mariadb.com English 2 trackers

    MariaDB Enterprise Open Source Database | MariaDB

    MariaDB provides enterprise open source database and database services to support scalability, mission-critical deployments, and more.

    • Microsoft 365
    • Astro
    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Cookiebot

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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Zotero’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Zotero uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Zotero adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.