Covidence vs Silvi
Covidence scores 6.8 to Silvi's 5.5 among the systematic review platforms we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 5 kinds of buyer below.
Covidence wins, 6.8 to 5.5
Covidence costs $339 a year; Silvi's cheapest paid plan, Rapid, is 40 euros a month. Both only import references you already found elsewhere rather than searching a paper database themselves. Covidence includes AI assisted screening and unlimited collaborators from its cheapest plan, while Silvi holds AI screening back until Rapid and only adds team collaboration on the pricier Rapid Plus plan at 59 euros a month. Silvi does have a browser extension, which Covidence lacks.
Pick Covidence if you want AI screening and unlimited collaborators from the start.
Pick Silvi if you want a browser extension and don't need collaboration yet.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Answers show the passage they came from: Silvi yes, Covidence no
- AI help with screening: Covidence yes, Silvi no
- University or library licence: Covidence yes, Silvi no
- Works with Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and others: EndNote, Zotero, RefWorks, Mendeley, RevMan, CRS against Zotero
- Export formats: RIS, CSV, PubMedXML against CSV, Excel
- But Silvi leads on browser extension: Silvi yes, Covidence no
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other systematic review platforms we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Covidence leads on 4 of 6 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (19)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Covidence
Silvi
For everything else about each tool, read the full Covidence review and Silvi review.
Covidence vs Silvi: common questions
Which is better, Covidence or Silvi?
Covidence scores 6.8 and Silvi 5.5 out of 10 among the systematic review platforms we rate. Covidence is ahead on running the review, teams, access and privacy, pricing and citing and exports. Silvi is ahead on extraction and analysis.
Is Covidence or Silvi cheaper?
Covidence's cheapest paid plan is $339/year and Silvi's is €40/mo (billed monthly; €19/mo billed annually). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
What can Covidence do that Silvi cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: aI help with screening and university or library licence.
What can Silvi do that Covidence cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: answers show the passage they came from and browser extension.
