RevMan is Cochrane’s software for producing systematic reviews, guiding authors through structured data entry, analysis, and result visualization.
Alternatives to SyRF
ASReview is a free, open-source tool that uses AI-aided active learning to prioritize records for systematic review screening while leaving decisions to a human screener.
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Rayyan
Rayyan is a systematic review platform for teams conducting evidence reviews with transparent, auditable, and reproducible workflows.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.5From $4.99 a month - 5
Sysrev
Sysrev is a data curation and systematic evidence review platform for researchers and collaborative teams.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted7.5From $50 a month - 6
Universal SLR Assistant
Universal SLR Assistant supports systematic and scoping reviews with AI-assisted screening, extraction and reproducible outputs.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinuxmacOS7.5Free plan - 7
ReviewAid
ReviewAid is an open-source AI tool for full-text screening and data extraction in systematic reviews.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.8Free plan - 8
6.8From €59 a month - 9

Systematicly
Systematicly is a web-based research platform for systematic reviews, primary research, ethics applications, and research proposals.
Free planWeb6.8$19 one-time - 10

Covexe
Covexe is a browser-based platform for systematic reviews, meta-analysis, evidence synthesis, and applied statistics.
Free planWeb6.7From $99 a year - 11
EPPI-Reviewer
EPPI-Reviewer is web-based software for managing and analysing literature-review data, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Web6.5 - 12
Nested Knowledge
Nested Knowledge is a web platform for systematic reviews and evidence synthesis.
Web6.5From $19.95 a month - 13
Covidence
Web6.4From $339 a year - 14
HAWC
HAWC is a free, web-based content management system for storing and synthesizing data used in human health and environmental risk assessments.
Free planWeb6.4Free plan - 15

Parsifal
Parsifal is a free web tool for planning, conducting, and reporting systematic literature reviews.
Free planWeb6.4Free plan - 16
JBI SUMARI
JBI SUMARI is a web application for conducting systematic literature reviews, covering work from protocol development through final reporting.
Web6.3From $130 a year - 17

Abstrackr
Abstrackr is a free web-based tool for screening citations during systematic reviews.
Free planWeb6.2Free plan - 18
Buhos
Buhos is web-based software for managing systematic literature reviews, with tools for screening references, handling full text, collaboration, and analysis.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.2 - 19

Catchii
Catchii is a web-based systematic review screening tool for working with large scientific literature datasets.
Free planWeb6.2Free plan - 20

Colandr
Colandr is a free, web-based platform for evidence reviews and other document reviews and syntheses.
Free planWeb6.2Free plan - 21
LitFlow
LitFlow is an AI-augmented workspace for systematic literature reviews, covering search, screening, extraction, synthesis, and reporting.
Free planWebSelf-hosted6.2Free plan - 22
SWIFT-Review
SWIFT-Review is a free desktop workbench for shaping systematic review questions and prioritizing literature for manual screening.
Free planmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 23
CADIMA
CADIMA is a free web tool for planning and documenting systematic reviews, systematic maps, and other literature reviews.
Free planWeb6.1Free plan - 24

DistillerSR
DistillerSR is a paid web and API platform for automating literature-based evidence synthesis and management in research and surveillance.
WebAPI6.1 - 25

Bango
Bango is free software for automating abstract screening in systematic literature reviews.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.0Free plan - 265.7
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ReviQ
ReviQ is a locally deployed workbench for systematic and multivocal literature reviews.
WebSelf-hosted5.6 - 28
SWIFT-Active Screener
SWIFT-Active Screener is a web application for screening documents during systematic reviews and scoping activities.
Web5.5 - 29
PICO Portal
Web5.2
