Rayyan is a systematic review platform for teams handling evidence reviews, with a workflow spanning reference import, collaboration, deduplication, title and abstract screening, full-text screening, data extraction, risk-of-bias assessment, and reporting. ResearchPilot AI Reviewer screens articles against user-defined criteria and provides decisions with reasoning notes. Its Analyzer recommends include or exclude decisions with justification, while researchers retain the final decision. ResearchPilot can also extract answers to custom questions from PDFs and metadata, highlight relevant text, and let users review the extracted answers. Rayyan accepts exported reference files from external databases and reference managers, but does not connect directly to databases. API access includes reviews, references, decisions, and metadata, as well as workflow automation and external integrations. The mobile app is available with limited access on Free and unlimited access on Essential and higher. Plans include Free with three active reviews and two free reviewers, and paid plans from $8.33 per seat monthly when billed annually. Rayyan is available on Android, iOS, and the web.
Who it is for
Rayyan suits teams conducting systematic evidence reviews, including pharma, medical-device, CRO, university, healthcare, government, and health technology assessment teams.
What is good
- Workflow covers screening, extraction, risk-of-bias assessment, and reporting.
- AI tools provide recommendations with reasoning or justification.
- Free plan allows three active reviews and two free reviewers.
- API supports programmatic access and workflow automation.
- Available on Android, iOS, and the web.
What to know first
- No direct connection to external databases.
- Free plan has limited mobile app access.
- Paid plans are billed annually.
Verdict
Rayyan supports the review workflow from reference import through reporting, with AI-assisted screening and extraction. Check the plan limits and database-import approach: external references are exported and uploaded, not connected directly.
Rayyan plans and pricing
All plansCompared on AI literature review software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $8.33/mo
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
- Collaboration seats
- 1
- Export formats
- RIS, BibTeX, EndNote, CSV
