Rayyan vs Silvi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Rayyan and Silvi share a 2.6 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about value for money, where Rayyan grades higher, or platforms, where Silvi does.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Rayyan
Systematic review screening with AI relevance predictions
Silvi
Literature review platform with AI screening and data extraction
Which one is for you
Pick Rayyan if
- Fits if you're a student or researcher screening for a review without a budget
- Works for small review teams that need the duplicate check and AI ranking
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 3 active reviews and 2 free reviewers
- Pricey if you're an institution, as ResearchPilot AI is Business at $2,500 a year from 5 licenses
- Watch out: PRISMA diagrams need Essential, and PICO extraction needs Advanced
- Watch out: SSO and API access are on the Enterprise plan only
- Watch out: the mobile app is limited on Free, and its platforms aren't listed
Pick Silvi if
- Fits if you're running a literature review alone and want the basics free
- Works for a small team of up to 5 that wants AI screening and extraction
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want AI screening or extraction, which need Plus at €19 a month
- Tight if you work with others, since multi-reviewer workflows are paid
- Watch out: prices are in euros, and monthly-billing prices didn't show on the page
- Watch out: a Rapid plan is in the table with no price, and there's no app
How we grade them
| 2.6GPARayyanGood | 2.6GPASilviGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BEssential is $4.99 a seat a month billed yearly, and Advanced is $8.33. That's in the cheapest quarter, which starts at $7.50 for the category. Business is $41.67 per license, from 5 licenses. | CPlus Individual is €19 a month billed as €230 a year, near the top of the research category, whose dearest tenth starts at $20. A team of 5 is €55 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree forever with 3 active reviews, 2 free reviewers, a sample, duplicate detection and AI relevance predictions. One reviewer can live on that. | BBasic is free with unlimited reviews and the core import, screening and extraction functions. One person can really live on that. |
| Features | BScreening, duplicate detection, team samples, PRISMA diagrams, PICO extraction and risk-of-bias tools. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in screening itself, but PRISMA and PICO sit on paid plans. | BImport, screening, highlighted extraction, AI extraction, team workflows and tables. The AI parts and multi-reviewer workflows are paid, but the core review job is covered. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You set up a review, invite reviewers and run the samples. | CNo store rating on record. You set up a review and import studies before it does anything. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb, with a mobile app mentioned but no platforms listed. SSO and API access are Enterprise only, and no integrations are listed. | BWeb, with PubMed, OpenAlex, ERIC, Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and Web of Science. |
| Best for | screening papers for systematic reviews | screening and extracting data for literature reviews |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Rayyan and Silvi. How we grade
Price against what you get
Rayyan starts at $4.99 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Silvi starts at about $21.23 a month and scores 2.7.
Silvi scores higher, and starts $16.24 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI research tools on the chart, 2 score higher than Rayyan for less, and 6 score higher than Silvi for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| Rayyan | Silvi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually ($8.33 billed quarterly) | €19 per month for 1 seat, billed as €230 yearly |
| Free plan | Free forever: 3 active reviews, 2 free reviewers, 1 sample, duplicate detection and AI relevance predictions. | Basic plan: unlimited reviews with the core functions. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Rayyan | Silvi |
| Price read from | rayyan.ai | silvi.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Rayyan
- The free plan stops at 3 active reviews and 2 invited free reviewers.
- ResearchPilot AI, 250 reviewers and organization-wide management need the Business / Academic plan, sold from 5 licenses.
- SSO / SAML and API access are listed only on the Enterprise plan.
- The site mentions a mobile app, but the pages read do not say which platforms it covers.
Silvi
- Prices are in euros, and the monthly figures shown are the yearly-billed rate; monthly and quarterly billing exist but their prices did not show on the page.
- The pricing table also lists a Rapid plan with no price displayed.
- AI screening, AI data extraction, multi-reviewer workflows and in-app chat support are not on the free Basic plan.
- The Plus Team plan covers 5 seats.
Key features
Rayyan
- Screening with AI relevance predictions
- Reviewers include or exclude references while the tool predicts relevance. Every plan, including the free one, lists AI relevance predictions.
- Duplicate detection
- Duplicate detection is on every plan. Auto-resolving duplicates is listed from the Essential plan up.
- Team workbench and samples
- Reviews can be divided between team members and randomized into samples, with more than 15 workbench facets for analyzing decisions.
- PRISMA diagrams and PICO extraction
- PRISMA flow diagrams start on Essential. Advanced adds AI extraction of PICO data.
- Risk-of-bias tools
- The Advanced plan lists the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool, and the site announces a Risk of Bias feature.
- ResearchPilot for institutions
- The Business / Academic plan and above include ResearchPilot, which the site describes as AI search, screening and extraction for institutions.
Silvi
- Study import
- Studies can be uploaded or imported through integrations with databases such as PubMed, OpenAlex and ERIC, and from Zotero, Mendeley and EndNote.
- Screening
- Include or exclude studies in bulk or one at a time, with a PRISMA flow chart. AI screening suggestions are listed on the paid tiers.
- Highlighted data extraction
- Data is extracted by highlighting text in a PDF, and the highlight is stored so each value links back to its source.
- AI extraction
- The AI proposes extracted data and highlights it in the PDF; the reviewer decides whether it is correct.
- Team workflows
- Assign tasks, require multiple reviewers, blind decisions and resolve conflicts, with a decision log.
- Tables and plots
- Extracted data appears in configurable tables and plots, and exports to Excel.
Plans
Rayyan
Free$0
3 active reviews, 2 free reviewers, 1 sample, limited mobile app access, duplicate detection and AI relevance predictions.
Essential$4.99
per seat / month, billed annually ($8.33 billed quarterly)
Adds PRISMA flow diagrams, 5 free reviewers, auto-resolved duplicates and unlimited mobile app access.
Advanced$8.33
per seat / month, billed annually ($13.33 billed quarterly)
9 active reviews, 10 free reviewers, unlimited samples, AI extraction of PICO data, priority support and extra risk-of-bias tools.
Business / Academic$41.67
per license / month, billed annually
Starts at 5 licenses ($2,500 a year), sold through sales. Adds ResearchPilot AI, 250 free reviewers and 50 organization-wide reviews.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited reviews, SSO / SAML, API access, a management console and dedicated support.
Silvi
BasicFree
Unlimited reviews and the core import, screening and extraction functions.
Plus Individual€19
per month for 1 seat, billed as €230 yearly
Unlimited reviews, AI functions and advanced collaboration.
Plus Team€55
per month for up to 5 seats, billed as €660 yearly
The Plus features for a team of 5 seats, with unlimited reviews.
Ways to pay less
Rayyan
- Annual discount
Save up to 40% with annual billing
The pricing page says annual plans save up to 40% against quarterly billing; Essential is $4.99 a seat annually against $8.33 quarterly.
- Education
Discounts for academic institutions
The pricing page notes that discounts are available for academics on the Business / Academic plan.
Silvi
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Rayyan or Silvi?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Rayyan starts at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually ($8.33 billed quarterly), and Silvi starts at €19 per month for 1 seat, billed as €230 yearly. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Rayyan or Silvi?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Rayyan and Silvi have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.