JabRef vs RefWorks

JabRef is an open-sourced, cross-platform citation and reference management software. It uses BibTeX and BibLaTeX as its native formats and is therefore typically used for LaTeX. It can retrieve and link full-text articles, fetch complete bibliographic information based on ISBN, DOI, PubMed-ID and arXiv-ID, import new references directly from the web browser extension. You can complete and improve bibliographic data by comparing with curated online catalogues such as Google Scholar, Springer or MathSciNet, automatically rename and move associated files according to customizable rules, group links into hierarchical collections, organize articles based on keywords, tags, search terms or your manual assignments. Advanced search and filter features are also available.

Cloud-based commercial software package for managing bibliographic references at educational or research institution. The program allows users to create references to electronic editions of journals subscribed to by the institution's library. It includes tools for administrative management, security, policy settings, institutional citation styles, analytics and reporting. RefWorks allows to collect, import and save references from virtually any source, including PubMed and the Library of Congress. It supports PDF, PowerPoint, Word, Excel and HTML formats.