Rayyan vs Consensus
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Rayyan
Systematic-review screening with blind mode, dedup and AI assistance
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Consensus
AI search engine that shows what the research says
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.2 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Free forever: 3 active reviews, 2 invited reviewers, 1 sample, AI relevance predictions, limited mobile app use | Basic paper search, 10 Pro messages and up to 3 Deep reviews a month |
| Paid from | $4.99/seat/month billed annually (Essential); $8.33/month billed quarterly | Pro $12/mo billed annually ($20 monthly); Deep $45/mo annually ($65 monthly) |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | 300k+ researchers | 500k+ users |
| Founded | 2014 | 2021 |
| Maker | Mourad Ouzzani, Hossam Hammady | Eric Olson, Christian Salem |
| Verdict | Rayyan is still the default screening tool for systematic reviews: blind dual screening, reliable duplicate handling and relevance ranking work well, and the free plan is enough for a first review. Individual plans are c... |
Consensus answers research questions from academic literature rather than the open web: a cited synthesis, natural-language filters for population, design and time frame, and a Consensus Meter showing how far studies agr... |
| Full review → | Full review → |
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