This review provides an up-to-date overview of software tools for conducting bibliometric and scientometric analyses. The tools are categorized into three groups: general bibliometric and performance analysis, science mapping analysis, and libraries. The review includes a comparative analysis of the database sources, pre-processing capabilities, and analysis and visualization options of these tools. The main databases used for bibliometric analysis are Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, Google Scholar (GS), Microsoft Academic (MA), and Dimensions. The software tools reviewed include CRExplorer, Publish or Perish, ScientoPyUI, Bibexcel, Biblioshiny, BiblioMaps, CiteSpace, CitNetExplorer, SciMAT, and VOSviewer. These tools are compared based on their database sources, pre-processing capabilities, and analysis and visualization options. The review also includes a discussion of the features of these tools and their suitability for different types of bibliometric and scientometric analyses. The main findings indicate that the most suitable tools for bibliometric and scientometric analyses are those that offer a wide range of analysis options, support multiple database sources, and have strong pre-processing capabilities. The review concludes that the choice of tool depends on the specific needs of the analysis and the availability of data sources.This review provides an up-to-date overview of software tools for conducting bibliometric and scientometric analyses. The tools are categorized into three groups: general bibliometric and performance analysis, science mapping analysis, and libraries. The review includes a comparative analysis of the database sources, pre-processing capabilities, and analysis and visualization options of these tools. The main databases used for bibliometric analysis are Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, Google Scholar (GS), Microsoft Academic (MA), and Dimensions. The software tools reviewed include CRExplorer, Publish or Perish, ScientoPyUI, Bibexcel, Biblioshiny, BiblioMaps, CiteSpace, CitNetExplorer, SciMAT, and VOSviewer. These tools are compared based on their database sources, pre-processing capabilities, and analysis and visualization options. The review also includes a discussion of the features of these tools and their suitability for different types of bibliometric and scientometric analyses. The main findings indicate that the most suitable tools for bibliometric and scientometric analyses are those that offer a wide range of analysis options, support multiple database sources, and have strong pre-processing capabilities. The review concludes that the choice of tool depends on the specific needs of the analysis and the availability of data sources.