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Head-to-head · Systematic Review Software

Catchii vs DistillerSR

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Catchii #6 in Systematic Review Software 6.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Catchii
DistillerSR #8 in Systematic Review Software 6.5/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit DistillerSR

Catchii leads on 4 checks, DistillerSR on 0, and 0 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCatchii · 6.9/10
  • Free planonly Catchii
  • Most featuresCatchii · 3 of 4

Catchii scores higher on our rubric for systematic review software: 6.9 against 6.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #8.

Catchii offers free plan; DistillerSR doesn't. Catchii offers reference deduplication; DistillerSR doesn't publish it. Catchii offers data extraction; DistillerSR doesn't publish it. Catchii offers full-text storage; DistillerSR doesn't publish it.

Catchii is the better fit for free teams needing complete screening. DistillerSR is the better fit for auditable institutional reviews.

  • Catchii fits best

    Free teams needing complete screening

  • DistillerSR fits best

    Auditable institutional reviews

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Side by side

Feature Catchii 6.9/10 Visit ↗ DistillerSR 6.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 6.9 6.5
Ranking #6 in Systematic Review Software #8 in Systematic Review Software
Best for Free teams needing complete screening Auditable institutional reviews
Pricing model Free Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Community, Docs Email, Community, Docs · 24/7
Built for Solo, Small business Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Catchii 3/4 · DistillerSR 0/4
Reference deduplication ✓ (best) Not published
Data extraction ✓ (best) Not published
Full-text storage ✓ (best) Not published
Protocol support Not published Not published
Specs
Blinded screening Double Not published
Collaborator limit Not published Not published
Review types systematic review Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Free plan supports multiple users with no subscription fees or paid upgrades
  • Covers screening, deduplication, extraction, exports, and PRISMA flowcharts
  • Offline screening and Auto Reviewer support flexible literature workflows
  • Dual-reviewer workflows with conflict resolution and configurable validation
  • AI classifiers, prioritization, and evidence extraction from tables and text
  • Audit trails, version control, reporting, and broad literature integrations
Cons
  • The platform is web-based, with no other platform listed
  • AI assistance is focused on first-phase screening
  • Data extraction is provided as free-text extraction
  • No free plan; paid-only access reduces value for smaller teams
  • Corporate and government pricing is quote-based
  • The Student plan is restricted to eligible students
Our verdict

Catchii is a web-based systematic review screening tool for researchers working with scientific literature. It supports importing references from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, OVID, CSV, and reference managers, then carries the workflow…

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DistillerSR is a web-based literature review and evidence management platform for academic researchers, healthcare organizations, pharmaceutical and medical-device companies, contract research organizations, governments, and NGOs. It…

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  1. CatchiiSystematic Review Software 6.9Free plan
  2. DistillerSRSystematic Review Software 6.5Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Catchii — where it wins

    • Free plan supports multiple users with no subscription fees or paid upgrades
    • Covers screening, deduplication, extraction, exports, and PRISMA flowcharts
    • Offline screening and Auto Reviewer support flexible literature workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • The platform is web-based, with no other platform listed
    • AI assistance is focused on first-phase screening
    • Data extraction is provided as free-text extraction

  • DistillerSR — where it wins

    • Dual-reviewer workflows with conflict resolution and configurable validation
    • AI classifiers, prioritization, and evidence extraction from tables and text
    • Audit trails, version control, reporting, and broad literature integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; paid-only access reduces value for smaller teams
    • Corporate and government pricing is quote-based
    • The Student plan is restricted to eligible students

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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