Covidence vs Sysrev
Covidence scores 6.8 to Sysrev's 5.1 among the systematic review platforms we rate, and is the better pick for 1 of the 5 kinds of buyer below.
Covidence wins, 6.8 to 5.1
Sysrev searches PubMed and OpenAlex directly inside the app; Covidence only imports references you already found elsewhere, through EndNote or Zotero, for instance. Covidence answers back with automatic reference deduplication, an auto-generated PRISMA flow diagram, and a risk of bias assessment built into every review, none of which Sysrev offers. Sysrev's cheapest paid plan is $50 a month per member and includes a documented API on its Premium and Enterprise tiers; Covidence costs $339 a year with unlimited collaborators included but no API at all.
Pick Covidence if you need automatic deduplication, PRISMA and risk of bias built in.
Pick Sysrev if you want to search PubMed and OpenAlex without importing first.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Searches a database of papers: Sysrev yes, Covidence no
- Removes duplicate references: Covidence yes, Sysrev no
- PRISMA flow diagram: Covidence yes, Sysrev no
- Risk of bias assessment: Covidence yes, Sysrev no
- API: Sysrev yes, Covidence no
- But Covidence leads on works with Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and others: EndNote, Zotero, RefWorks, Mendeley, RevMan, CRS against EndNote, Zotero
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 3 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 (17)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Covidence
Sysrev
For everything else about each tool, read the full Covidence review and Sysrev review.
Covidence vs Sysrev: common questions
Which is better, Covidence or Sysrev?
Covidence scores 6.8 and Sysrev 5.1 out of 10 among the systematic review platforms we rate. Covidence is ahead on running the review, pricing and citing and exports. Sysrev is ahead on teams, access and privacy and finding papers.
Is Covidence or Sysrev cheaper?
Covidence's cheapest paid plan is $339/year and Sysrev's is $50/mo. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
What can Covidence do that Sysrev cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: removes duplicate references, pRISMA flow diagram and risk of bias assessment.
What can Sysrev do that Covidence cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: aPI and searches a database of papers.
