RevMan is Cochrane software for preparing systematic reviews, with tools for structured data entry, analysis, and presenting results. It supports diagnostic test accuracy, intervention, methodology, overview, prognosis, qualitative, and flexible review types. Authors can edit separate parts of a review at the same time and see who else is working on it. Analysis includes pairwise meta-analyses, sensitivity and subgroup analyses, and fixed-effects, random-effects, Mantel-Haenszel, and inverse-variance models. Built-in outputs include forest, SROC, and funnel plots, risk-of-bias assessments, and PRISMA flow diagrams. Writers can use ready-made or custom templates and structured headings with Cochrane methodological guidance. RevMan imports study data and references from Covidence; RIS reference files can use data from Crossref, PubMed, or CRS. The free Practice review is limited to one person and is deleted after 30 days, with no data export. Individual subscriptions are listed from £80/user/yr, with VAT applying in the EU and UK. Mobile devices and touchscreen use are not supported.
Who it is for
RevMan suits authors producing systematic reviews, including diagnostic accuracy, intervention, prognosis, qualitative, and other listed review types. It can also suit teams that need to edit different sections concurrently.
What is good
- Supports multiple systematic review types.
- Authors can edit a review simultaneously.
- Offers several meta-analysis models and subgroup analyses.
- Creates plots, risk-of-bias assessments, and PRISMA diagrams.
- Imports study data and references from Covidence.
What to know first
- Practice reviews are deleted after 30 days.
- Practice reviews have no data export.
- Mobile and touchscreen use are unsupported.
- GRADEpro integration is unavailable for non-Cochrane reviews.
Verdict
RevMan combines structured review writing, analysis, and visualization with collaboration tools. Check the practice-review restrictions and mobile limitations against your workflow before choosing a plan.
RevMan plans and pricing
All plansCompared on systematic review software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Screening workflow
- No
- Systematic review tools
- Yes
- Collaboration
- Yes
- Evidence mapping
- No
