Rayyan vs Silvi
Rayyan scores 8.2 to Silvi's 5.5 among the systematic review platforms we rate, and is the better pick for 5 of the 5 kinds of buyer below.
Rayyan wins, 8.2 to 5.5
A mobile app and an institutional library licence route set Rayyan apart from Silvi, which offers neither. Silvi counters with a browser extension that Rayyan does not have, though Silvi holds AI assisted screening back until its Rapid tier while Rayyan offers AI powered screening suggestions you accept or delete. Rayyan's cheapest paid plan is $8.33 a month, billed quarterly; Silvi's cheapest paid plan, Rapid, is 40 euros a month.
Pick Rayyan if you want AI assisted screening from the entry plan.
Pick Silvi if you want a browser extension over a mobile app.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Answers a research question from the literature: Rayyan yes, Silvi no
- Ask questions of a paper: Rayyan yes, Silvi no
- AI help with screening: Rayyan yes, Silvi no
- Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $8.33 against $43.2
- University or library licence: Rayyan yes, Silvi no
- API: Rayyan yes, Silvi no
- Mobile app: Rayyan yes, Silvi no
- But Silvi leads on browser extension: Silvi yes, Rayyan 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. Rayyan leads on 5 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 (14)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
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For everything else about each tool, read the full Rayyan review and Silvi review.
Rayyan vs Silvi: common questions
Which is better, Rayyan or Silvi?
Rayyan scores 8.2 and Silvi 5.5 out of 10 among the systematic review platforms we rate. Rayyan is ahead on running the review, extraction and analysis, teams, access and privacy, pricing and finding papers. Silvi is ahead on citing and exports.
Is Rayyan or Silvi cheaper?
Rayyan's cheapest paid plan is $8.33/mo (billed quarterly; no monthly plan exists) 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 Rayyan do that Silvi cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: aI help with screening, ask questions of a paper, university or library licence, aPI, mobile app, works in languages other than English and answers a research question from the literature.
What can Silvi do that Rayyan cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: browser extension.
