Consensus vs Silvi
Consensus uniquely has 11 features · Silvi uniquely has 8 features.
| Consensus | Silvi | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2021 | — |
| HQ | San Francisco, USA | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| AI model | Proprietary (GPT-4 based) | Proprietary |
| User base | 10M+ | — |
| Platforms | Web, Chrome Extension | Web |
| Languages | English primarily | English primarily |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | — | Freemium |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No — free plan available indefinitely |
| Starting price | $20/mo | €19/mo |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Custom, billed annually |
| All plans | Pro$20/moDeep$65/moTeams$30/seat/moEnterpriseCustom | BasicFreeRapid€40/moPlus€120/moEnterpriseCustom |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Researchers, clinicians, students, and faculty conducting literature reviews | Researchers, academics, and scientific teams conducting systematic literature reviews |
| Differentiator | AI-powered search and analysis of 250M+ peer-reviewed papers with cited AI responses and Deep Literature Reviews | Silvi combines transparent PDF-based data extraction with direct highlighting, AI-assisted screening and coding, and built-in collaboration tools specifically designed for systematic literature reviews with scientific rigor. |
| Competitors | Elicit, Semantic Scholar, Perplexity AI, Research Rabbit, Scite.ai | Covidence, Rayyan, Rayyan AI, Distiller SR |
| Features | ||
| AI Data Extraction | — | ✓ |
| AI Screening | — | ✓ |
| Blinding of Decisions | — | ✓ |
| Bulk Screening | — | ✓ |
| Citation Graph | ✓ | — |
| Collaborative Reviews | — | ✓ |
| Deep Literature Reviews | ✓ | — |
| In Product Support Chat | ✓ | — |
| Multiple Citation Formats | ✓ | — |
| Pubmed Integration | — | ✓ |
| Ris/Csv Export | ✓ | — |
| Zotero Integration | ✓ | — |
| Academic Search | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Summarization | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browser Extension | ✓ | ✕ |
| Citation Generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Document Upload | — | ✓ |
| Export Formats | — | Excel, reference export formats |
| Fact Checking | ✓ | ✕ |
| Follow Up Questions | ✓ | ✕ |
| Mobile App | ✕ | ✕ |
| Multi Source Synthesis | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web Search | ✓ | ✕ |
| Integrations | ||
| Browser Extension | ✓ | ✕ |
| Google Docs Export | — | ✕ |
| Key Integrations | Chrome Extension, University Library systems, Organization licensing | PubMed, OpenAlex, ERIC, Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, Web of Science |
| Notion Integration | — | ✕ |
| Zotero Integration | — | ✓ |

