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Endnote EndNote licensing is expensive and options are varied and not straightforward. This page attempts to untangle this their costs and capture snap-shots on pricing differences using trade-offs related to the different buying and upgrading options. |
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Retail download-only is $99.95. And physical, shipped is $109.95 (but then add shipping?).
Odd: "Academic" upgrade (Students/Faculty/Staff ) is $108.95, so costs more?! <http://endnote.com/buy> or <http://endnote.com/interstitial>.
Note: You must have a fully licensed previous version of EndNote installed on your computer to qualify for the upgrade product.
Note: You’ll need your serial number from X6 (or earlier) to activate.
Cost factors include: Bulk licensing, academic and student licensing (who is paying for it matters), and if buying new or upgrading a version.
Snapshot of cost and purchase and upgrade options
Bottom line
The most convenient way is consistently cheapest method to buy EndNote is via the Campus Store, and it's a good price if you want the physical media.
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download, buying direct. It is $11 cheaper for students and $30 cheaper for faculty/ staff. The download-only method is available from EndNote's academic reseller, "OnTheHub eStore", which you can get to from:
The most convenient method to buy EndNote is via the Campus Store. And if you want physical media, it's the same price as buying direct.
Buying tips
- Don't buy if you can instead upgrade an existing version.
- Don't buy for the same user wanting a license on up to three computers.
- Always buy via academic discount pricing since always cheaper than retail pricing. (Unlike for some EndNote upgrades, alas.)
- The difference between the more expensive Staff and faculty version vs the cheaper student licensing is simply who is paying for the software.
- For example, you can't use a departmental account or a PCard to buy student licenses. Instead, the student is expected to pay (with a personal credit card, say).
Updated data-points from March 2017
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ChemIT attempted to bulk-license for a group in summer 2015 and it price quoted was not cheaper than buying boxes at the Campus Store. Cheapest The cheapest way used to be via Campus Store (physical, only), but now it's via download-only.
- March 2017: Overheard Aye group bought licenses for group members for about $800 total. Q: Cost-effective? Easier?
Older price point of Version X7, 10/2015
All offerings seem to be multiplatform multi-platform (Windows / Mac) and perpetual (of same version; not free version upgrades).
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