MLA Style Sister » Software Comparison

As some of you may know I have been doing a great deal of research lately on citation format software programs. It was helpful to see how each of the programs worked and to recognize the similarities and differences.

It can be quite difficult to figure out which program is right for your writing needs especially when the number of products is overwhelming. I have created a program comparison table that provides a basic check-box chart of the top feature categories of free and paid format software. More detail about each format program can be viewed by clicking the links which will take you each of the program’s websites.

Name of Software	PERRLA	KnightCite	EasyBib	StyleEase	ScholarWord	Dr.Paper

Free or Paid	$$	Free	Free &/or $$	$$	$$	$$
Automatic Formatting of Papers	x			x	x	x
Available Online for Download	x			x	x	x
APA 6^th Edition Style	x	x	$$	x	x	x
MLA 7^th Edition Style	x	x	x	x		x
Step by Step Reference Building	x
One Form Interface		x	x	x	x	x
Entire Reference Database Option	x		x	x
FREE Updates	x			x
Works within Word	x			x	x	x
Export to MS Word		x	x
Title Page & Heading Capability	x			x	x	x
Email Customer Support	x	x		x	x	x
Phone or Remote Customer Support	x					x
Web Address	PERRLA	KnightCite	EasyBib	StyleEase	ScholarWord	Dr. Paper