ASReview vs EPPI-Reviewer

ASReview8.8Visit EPPI-Reviewer8.6Visit

Higher score ASReview #6 in Literature Review Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit ASReview

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EPPI-Reviewer #8 in Literature Review Software 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit EPPI-Reviewer

• ASReview fits best

  Open-source AI-assisted screening

• EPPI-Reviewer fits best

  Advanced mixed-methods evidence synthesis

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Side by side

Feature	ASReview 8.8/10 Visit ↗	EPPI-Reviewer 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.6
Ranking	#6 in Literature Review Software	#8 in Literature Review Software
Best for	Open-source AI-assisted screening	Advanced mixed-methods evidence synthesis
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	11 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ASReview 3/5 · EPPI-Reviewer 1/5
Screening workflow	✓	✓
Full-text management	—	Not checked yet
Systematic review tools	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Collaboration	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Evidence mapping	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Discovery tools	Recommendations	Not checked yet
Citation import limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Active learning prioritizes records from screening decisions Imports CSV, TSV, XLSX, and RIS datasets Supports collaboration, benchmarking, and duplicate hiding	Combines screening, coding, analysis, meta-analysis and synthesis Supports discovery, review updating, deduplication and automated clustering Offers Zotero integration and LLM-assisted screening and extraction
Cons	Does not provide full-text access Requires an externally obtained dataset Collaboration requires private server access	No permanent general free plan Shared reviews add £35 per review per month LLM features require separate credits and are evaluation-only
Our verdict	ASReview is an open-source machine-learning tool for screening and labeling large collections of textual records. It is designed for researchers conducting systematic reviews, meta-analyses, evidence-based policy work, guideline updates,… Read the review →	EPPI-Reviewer is web-based software for managing and analysing literature reviews. It supports systematic reviews, meta-analyses, framework synthesis and thematic synthesis, making it suitable for individual researchers and collaborative… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ASReview — where it wins

  • Active learning prioritizes records from screening decisions
  • Imports CSV, TSV, XLSX, and RIS datasets
  • Supports collaboration, benchmarking, and duplicate hiding

  Where it doesn't

  • Does not provide full-text access
  • Requires an externally obtained dataset
  • Collaboration requires private server access

• EPPI-Reviewer — where it wins

  • Combines screening, coding, analysis, meta-analysis and synthesis
  • Supports discovery, review updating, deduplication and automated clustering
  • Offers Zotero integration and LLM-assisted screening and extraction

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent general free plan
  • Shared reviews add £35 per review per month
  • LLM features require separate credits and are evaluation-only

• ASReview8.8/10 · Free plan

  A capable free screening tool for teams that can manage full-text access separately.

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• EPPI-Reviewer8.6/10 · Paid

  A broad evidence-synthesis workspace for advanced mixed-methods reviews.

  Visit EPPI-ReviewerFull verdict →