Rayyan
A systematic review workspace for screening literature, handling duplicates, and coordinating reviewers.
About Rayyan
Rayyan is a workspace for researchers screening and organizing literature for systematic reviews. It combines citation import, duplicate handling, blinded review, screening decisions, filters, and PICO extraction. Instead of passing spreadsheets between reviewers, a team can keep study records and screening activity in one place. AI-assisted screening and automation reduce some repetitive work, and shared workspaces support coordinated reviews. The plans range from a free account for basic individual use to paid options for students, professionals, departments, and institutions. Advanced AI, administration, and collaboration tools depend on the tier, so a growing review team may need a subscription. Rayyan fits projects where screening and coordination consume much of the research time. A project that only needs a small citation list may find the workflow more involved than necessary.
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Best use cases
Import a mixed citation library, remove duplicate records, and prepare studies for structured screening.
Run blinded screening with several reviewers, then reconcile decisions inside a shared workspace.
Extract PICO elements and apply AI-assisted actions when a large review makes manual processing too slow.
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Compared with a spreadsheet, Rayyan keeps screening decisions, reviewer activity, and study records in one review workspace.
The Free tier lowers the entry cost, while advanced AI and organizational controls sit in paid tiers.
Institutional plans suit coordinated deployment better than individual tiers, but they require a sales-led purchase process.
Features
Screen literature collections
Import citation files and evaluate studies through a structured inclusion and exclusion workflow.
Coordinate review teams
Use shared workspaces and reviewer roles to organize screening across a research group.
Accelerate evidence extraction
Apply duplicate handling, AI-assisted screening, and PICO extraction to reduce repetitive review work.
Pros
- The free tier gives individual researchers a low-cost way to start a basic systematic review.
- Shared workspaces and reviewer controls keep screening activity together instead of splitting it across spreadsheets.
- Duplicate handling, PICO extraction, and AI-assisted screening can reduce repetitive work on large evidence sets.
Cons
- Advanced AI and expanded workflow capabilities require a paid subscription rather than the free tier.
- Department and institution plans use a sales-led purchasing process, which adds procurement time.
- Teams must learn a structured review workflow, so it may feel heavier than a simple citation list for small projects.
Pricing Plans
Free
- Basic systematic review workflow
- Citation and library import
- Individual access
Essential
- Time-saving research tools
- Expanded individual workflow
- Designed for PhD students and postdocs
Advanced
- Upgraded AI capabilities
- Support for complex reviews
- Professional review workflow
Business / Academic
- Department-wide collaboration
- Team and workspace administration
- Shared research deployment
Enterprise
- Institution-wide deployment
- Enterprise administration
- Organization-level support
* Pricing information is for reference only. Please refer to the latest announcement on Rayyan's official website.