Elicit vs INRA

Elicit5.0Visit INRA5.8Visit

Elicit #5 in Literature Review Software 5.0/10 Free plan · paid from $11/user/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Elicit

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Higher score INRA #7 in Literature Review Software 5.8/10 Free plan · paid from $7.50/user/mo (annual) Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit INRA

• Elicit fits best

  Researchers combining discovery and review automation

• INRA fits best

  AI-assisted reviews with source verification

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Side by side

Feature	Elicit 5.0/10 Visit ↗	INRA 5.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	5.0	5.8
Ranking	#5 in Literature Review Software	#7 in Literature Review Software
Best for	Researchers combining discovery and review automation	AI-assisted reviews with source verification
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$11/user/mo	$7.5/user/mo (best)
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	GDPR
Integrations	5 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Enterprise
Features Elicit 0/5 · INRA 1/5
Screening workflow	Not published	✓ (best)
Full-text management	Not published	Not published
Systematic review tools	Not published	Not published
Collaboration	Not published	Not published
Evidence mapping	Not published	Not published
Specs
Discovery tools	Not published	Not published
Citation import limit	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Combines semantic and keyword search across papers and clinical trials Supports systematic-review screening, extraction, and cited reports Offers exports, research alerts, Zotero import, and API access	Citation-backed reviews with inline source inspection Full systematic review workflow, including screening and extraction Zotero, Mendeley, PubMed, OpenAlex, and other source integrations
Cons	Advanced research workflows use plan-based limits API access starts with the Pro plan Listed integration support centers on Zotero	Web-only access Teams & Institutions requires at least three seats AI assistance does not replace reviewer inclusion and judgment decisions
Our verdict	Elicit is a web-based AI research assistant for researchers, analysts, academics, and teams. It searches academic papers and clinical trials through semantic and keyword search, helps users organize sources, extracts information, supports… Read the review →	INRA is a web-based AI-assisted research platform for researchers, graduate students, clinical teams, policy groups, and R&D teams. It supports academic search, source retrieval, uploaded PDFs, reference-manager sources, evidence… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Elicit — where it wins

  • Combines semantic and keyword search across papers and clinical trials
  • Supports systematic-review screening, extraction, and cited reports
  • Offers exports, research alerts, Zotero import, and API access

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced research workflows use plan-based limits
  • API access starts with the Pro plan
  • Listed integration support centers on Zotero

• INRA — where it wins

  • Citation-backed reviews with inline source inspection
  • Full systematic review workflow, including screening and extraction
  • Zotero, Mendeley, PubMed, OpenAlex, and other source integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Web-only access
  • Teams & Institutions requires at least three seats
  • AI assistance does not replace reviewer inclusion and judgment decisions

• Elicit5.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $11/user/mo

  A research assistant that combines discovery, evidence gathering, and review automation.

  Visit ElicitFull verdict →
• INRA5.8/10 · Free plan · paid from $7.50/user/mo (annual)

  A broad review workflow with citation inspection, screening, extraction, and PRISMA outputs.

  Visit INRAFull verdict →