OpenEvidence vs Consensus

A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.

OpenEvidence AI clinical decision support for physicians — cited, evidence-based an... Visit Consensus Search engine for scientific research that tells you what the evidence... Visit
RECATOOLS Score 7.8 / 10 7.3 / 10
Capability 8.5 7
Value for money 9 7
Ease of use 8.5 8
ASEAN readiness 3 6
API quality 2 4
Pricing Freemium Freemium
Free tier Free for all verified US clinicians (NPI required); ad-supported 20 searches per day with basic features
Paid from Enterprise tier in development; pricing undisclosed — contact sales $9.99/month (Premium)
Has API
Open source
Free to use
Users ~860,000 verified US clinicians (June 2026) 500k+ users
Founded 2022 2022
Maker Daniel Nadler (CEO), Zachary Ziegler (CTO) Eric Olson, Christian Salem
Verdict

OpenEvidence is genuinely transformative for US-based clinicians: it delivers fast, well-cited, evidence-grounded answers from top-tier journals at zero cost, making it arguably the strongest value proposition in medical...

Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine that answers questions by surfacing findings from peer-reviewed papers, complete with citations, a 'consensus meter' on yes/no questions and study-quality signals. For ev...

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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.