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Should I use EasyBib?

Free bibliography generator for MLA, APA and Chicago/Turabian styles. Now supports MLA 9. - easybib.com

Depends. Fine for a student who needs quick MLA citations for free; do not pay for it. If you need APA or Chicago regularly, free rivals like Zotero or MyBib do the same job without a subscription.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 6 usable public sources; many indexed pages were low-quality linkbacks, so confidence is medium.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security postureNo security page or findings found

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Premium~$10/month

Best for

  • Students writing cited papers
  • MLA users (genuinely free)
  • One-off essay bibliographies
  • Export to Google Drive or Word

Not for

  • Professional researchers — Zotero or Mendeley manage libraries better, free
  • Teams or businesses — this is a student tool, no collaboration
  • Budget users needing APA or Chicago — those styles cost money
  • Anyone building a long-term reference library — generators aren't managers

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

APA citations cost ~$10/month despite the 'free' headline — the free tier is MLA only

medium

Plagiarism checker and proofreading are paid add-ons, not included

medium

Owned by Chegg; expect aggressive upsells to premium study subscriptions

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Generates citations across 50+ source types in MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard
  • Exports bibliographies directly to Google Drive and Microsoft Word
  • Supports MLA 9, the current edition
  • Bundles plagiarism checking and proofreading alongside citations

Cons

  • APA style costs about $10/month; only MLA is truly free
  • 'Free' branding hides key features behind a subscription
  • No public security page found on the site

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/25/2026 - 6 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; no security page found.

official x2review x2security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 6

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. APA paywalled at $10/month; free rivals exist
  • Ease of use: 4/5. One-click citations, 60-second citation claims
  • Feature depth: 4/5. 50+ source types, plagiarism check, Word export
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture. No security page or findings found
  • $0 Starting price MLA free; APA ~$10/month
  • Yes Free tier MLA citations only
  • 2001 Founded Registered January 20, 2001
  • 50+ Source types MLA; thousands of styles claimed

Pricing

Free

$0

  • MLA citations
  • Works cited formatting

Premium

~$10/month

  • APA and Chicago styles
  • Plagiarism checker
  • Proofreading services

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; no security page found.

What users say

Forum users treat EasyBib as a quick free shortcut for MLA citations, with the recurring caveat that APA requires paying.

“Generate citations in MLA......FREE cheers mate”
DegreeForum.net
Full analysis

Based on 6 usable public sources; many indexed pages were low-quality linkbacks, so confidence is medium.

Handy free MLA citation tool for students, but APA costs $10/mo — Zotero does this for nothing.

Methodology

Based on 6 usable public sources; many indexed pages were low-quality linkbacks, so confidence is medium.

Sources

  1. EasyBib homepageeasybib.com
    official
  2. EasyBib MLA source generatoreasybib.com
    official
  3. EasyBib security page (none found)easybib.com
    security
  4. Educators Technology review of EasyBib by Cheggeducatorstechnology.com
    review
  5. DegreeForum thread on free MLA citations, APA $10/monthdegreeforum.net
    review
  6. easybib.com domain and registration datasiteencyclopedia.com
    news

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