DistillerSR vs Iris.ai

DistillerSR8.7Visit Iris.ai8.0Visit

Higher score DistillerSR #3 in AI Literature Review Software 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit DistillerSR

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Iris.ai #8 in AI Literature Review Software 8.0/10 Free plan · 10-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Iris.ai

• DistillerSR fits best

  Traceable institutional reviews

• Iris.ai fits best

  Organizations analyzing document collections

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Side by side

Feature	DistillerSR 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Iris.ai 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.0
Ranking	#3 in AI Literature Review Software	#8 in AI Literature Review Software
Best for	Traceable institutional reviews	Organizations analyzing document collections
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	Free plan · 10-day trial
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	10 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, 2FA	GDPR, ISO 27001
Integrations	12 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DistillerSR 4/4 · Iris.ai 0/4
Screening workflow	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
AI paper summaries	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Full-text analysis	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Systematic review support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Collaboration seats	3	Not checked yet
Export formats	JSON	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Configurable workflows cover screening, extraction, appraisal, and reporting AI supports triage, reference prioritization, and evidence extraction Audit trails, version control, and PRISMA reporting support traceability	Explore literature from text, URLs, or DOI links Chat answers are grounded in dataset documents and linked sources Extract structured data from PDFs, spreadsheets, images, graphs, and tables
Cons	No free plan is available Corporate and government pricing is quote-based Its broad workflow configuration may exceed small review needs	Not centered on a dedicated systematic-review screening workflow The 10-day free trial requires a payment card Self-hosted deployment may not suit teams seeking a web-only service
Our verdict	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 is… Read the review →	For research-intensive organizations and regulated enterprises, Iris.ai combines a research workspace with tools for analyzing organizational document collections. Its RSpace workspace supports literature exploration from text, URLs, or… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DistillerSR — where it wins

  • Configurable workflows cover screening, extraction, appraisal, and reporting
  • AI supports triage, reference prioritization, and evidence extraction
  • Audit trails, version control, and PRISMA reporting support traceability

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Corporate and government pricing is quote-based
  • Its broad workflow configuration may exceed small review needs

• Iris.ai — where it wins

  • Explore literature from text, URLs, or DOI links
  • Chat answers are grounded in dataset documents and linked sources
  • Extract structured data from PDFs, spreadsheets, images, graphs, and tables

  Where it doesn't

  • Not centered on a dedicated systematic-review screening workflow
  • The 10-day free trial requires a payment card
  • Self-hosted deployment may not suit teams seeking a web-only service

• DistillerSR8.7/10 · Paid

  A configurable review platform for traceable academic, healthcare, and institutional evidence work.

  Visit DistillerSRFull verdict →
• Iris.ai8.0/10 · Free plan · 10-day trial

  Explore research collections, ask source-grounded questions, and extract structured information.

  Visit Iris.aiFull verdict →