March 3, 2026Open Access

Which Systematic Review Software Works Best? A Practical Comparison

Key Points

Covidence offers a streamlined interface for efficient data extraction and management across systematic reviews.
Rayyan supports collaborative literature review with an intuitive user experience and customizable features.
Distiller SR provides robust tools for citation management, beneficial for complex review processes on larger datasets.
RevMan, utilized by the Cochrane Collaboration, emphasizes integration with systematic review protocols and rigorous analysis.

Abstract

Covidence. Covidence Pty Ltd, Level 10, 446 Collins ST, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia; support@covidence.org; https://www.covidence.org/; pay per review. Rayyan. Rayyan, 1 Broadway, 14th Floor Cambridge, MA, 02142 USA; https://www.rayyan.ai/; pay per user. EPPI Centre. EPPI Centre, Social Science Research Unit, UCL Social Research Institute, 10 Woburn Square, London WC1H 0NS; eppisupport@ucl.ac.uk; https://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/; pay per user. Distiller SR. DistillerSR Inc, 505 March Road, Suite 450, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K2K 3A4; support@distillersr.com; https://www.distillersr.com/; contact for pricing. RevMan. The Cochrane Collaboration, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0AN, United Kingdom; https://revman.cochrane.org/info; pay per user.

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Silva et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7621dc6e9836116a30328 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2026.2262

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