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Head-to-head · Systematic Review Software

Rayyan vs ReviQ

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Rayyan #2 in Systematic Review Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Rayyan
ReviQ #7 in Systematic Review Software 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit ReviQ

Rayyan leads on 0 checks, ReviQ on 0, and 4 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 scoreRayyan · 9.0/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresReviQ · 3 of 4

Rayyan scores higher on our rubric for systematic review software: 9.0 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #7.

Rayyan is the better fit for affordable collaborative screening. ReviQ is the better fit for reproducible open-source reviews.

  • Rayyan fits best

    Affordable collaborative screening

  • ReviQ fits best

    Reproducible open-source reviews

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Side by side

Feature Rayyan 9.0/10 Visit ↗ ReviQ 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.5
Ranking #2 in Systematic Review Software #7 in Systematic Review Software
Best for Affordable collaborative screening Reproducible open-source reviews
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price $8.33/seat/mo Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Self-hosted
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web
Support Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs, Live chat Docs
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business
Features Rayyan 0/4 · ReviQ 3/4
Reference deduplication Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Data extraction Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Full-text storage Not checked yet Not checked yet
Protocol support Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Blinded screening Not checked yet Not checked yet
Collaborator limit Not checked yet 5 users
Review types Not checked yet systematic literature review; multivocal literature review
Our review
Pros
  • Free plan covers importing, screening, and collaboration
  • Blinded collaboration, conflict resolution, and full-text screening
  • Web, iOS, Android, offline screening, and API access
  • Deduplicates references across databases using DOI and bibliographic fields
  • Supports screening conflicts, full-text tracking, and citation snowballing
  • Exports PRISMA reports, BibTeX files, and ZIP-based replication packages
Cons
  • Essential and Advanced plans are billed quarterly
  • Business / Academic pricing starts at five licenses
  • Some ResearchPilot features require an institutional plan
  • Collaboration relies on exported and imported decision files
  • Docker deployment requires local setup
  • No authentication is enabled by default
Our verdict

Rayyan is a web-based collaboration platform for researchers, students, librarians, and review teams conducting literature and systematic reviews. Its workflow covers reference importing, duplicate detection, title and abstract screening,…

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ReviQ is a Docker-based, locally deployed workbench for systematic literature reviews and multivocal literature reviews. It is aimed at researchers who need a structured process from protocol definition through reporting and replication.…

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  1. RayyanSystematic Review Software 9.0Free plan
  2. ReviQSystematic Review Software 8.5Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Rayyan — where it wins

    • Free plan covers importing, screening, and collaboration
    • Blinded collaboration, conflict resolution, and full-text screening
    • Web, iOS, Android, offline screening, and API access

    Where it doesn't

    • Essential and Advanced plans are billed quarterly
    • Business / Academic pricing starts at five licenses
    • Some ResearchPilot features require an institutional plan

  • ReviQ — where it wins

    • Deduplicates references across databases using DOI and bibliographic fields
    • Supports screening conflicts, full-text tracking, and citation snowballing
    • Exports PRISMA reports, BibTeX files, and ZIP-based replication packages

    Where it doesn't

    • Collaboration relies on exported and imported decision files
    • Docker deployment requires local setup
    • No authentication is enabled by default
  • Rayyan9.0/10 · Free plan

    A collaborative systematic review workspace with free access, AI tools, and mobile screening.

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  • ReviQ8.5/10 · Free plan

    A free, open-source review workbench with strong reproducibility features and a five-collaborator limit.

    Visit ReviQFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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