Rayyan
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What is Rayyan
Rayyan is a web-based tool that supports systematic literature reviews by helping teams screen and organize academic references. It is used by researchers, clinicians, and evidence-synthesis teams to import citations, de-duplicate records, apply inclusion/exclusion decisions, and collaborate on screening workflows. The product emphasizes structured review processes (e.g., blinded screening and conflict resolution) and uses machine-learning assistance to prioritize and speed up screening rather than acting as a general-purpose research chatbot.
Built for systematic screening
Rayyan focuses on the core steps of evidence screening: importing bibliographic records, de-duplication, tagging, and inclusion/exclusion decisions. It supports workflows commonly used in systematic reviews, including tracking decisions and reasons for exclusion. This makes it more purpose-built for review operations than general AI search or Q&A tools.
Collaboration and blinding controls
The product supports multi-reviewer collaboration with options that help manage reviewer independence (e.g., blinded screening) and subsequent reconciliation. It also helps surface and manage conflicts between reviewers’ decisions. These controls align with common governance requirements in evidence synthesis.
ML-assisted prioritization
Rayyan provides machine-learning assistance intended to speed up screening by helping prioritize likely-relevant studies and reduce manual effort. This can be useful when dealing with large result sets from databases such as PubMed, Embase, or Scopus exports. The assistance is oriented toward triage and workflow acceleration rather than generating narrative answers.
Not a full review platform
Rayyan primarily addresses screening and organization, but it does not replace end-to-end systematic review tooling for protocol management, data extraction, risk-of-bias assessment, and meta-analysis. Teams often need additional software for downstream synthesis and statistical analysis. This can increase toolchain complexity for comprehensive review projects.
Limited generative research output
Compared with AI research agents that answer questions, summarize papers conversationally, or synthesize across sources, Rayyan is less oriented toward generative outputs. Its AI features are mainly used to assist screening decisions and prioritization. Users seeking automated narrative synthesis or interactive literature Q&A may need complementary tools.
AI transparency and tuning constraints
Machine-learning prioritization in screening tools can be difficult to validate for specific topics, and users may have limited visibility into model behavior and thresholds. This can require careful human oversight to avoid missing relevant studies. Organizations with strict auditability requirements may need to define additional QA steps around AI-assisted screening.
Plan & Pricing
Individual plans:
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 (Free) | 3 Active Reviews; invite up to 2 free Reviewers/Viewers; industry-leading duplicate detection; Legacy Compute Rating; Workbench with 15+ facets and filters; Standard support. |
| Essential | $4.99 per seat/month (billed annually); $8.33 per seat/month (billed quarterly) | Everything in Free, plus: 5 free Reviewer/Viewers shared across your reviews; PRISMA Flow Diagram Generator; Auto-resolve duplicates; Legacy Compute Rating; Mobile app access; Multi-select & bulk actions; Programmable keyboard shortcuts; Dark theme; Standard support. |
| Advanced | $8.33 per seat/month (billed annually); $13.33 per seat/month (billed quarterly) | Everything in Essential, plus: 9 Active Reviews shared; 10 free Reviewer/Viewers across your reviews; Create unlimited samples; PICO extraction (AI); Advanced Compute Rating (AI) (coming soon); Priority support. |
Institutional plans:
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Academic | $25.00 per license/month (billed annually) | Everything in Individual Advanced, plus: 50 active organization-wide reviews; 250 free Reviewer/Viewers; Centralized license management; Access to Advanced AI Research pilot features; Workspace admin roles; Priority support. |
| Business | $41.66 per license/month (billed annually) | Everything in Individual Advanced, plus: 50 active organization-wide reviews; 250 free Reviewer/Viewers; Centralized license management; Access to Advanced AI Research pilot features; Workspace admin roles; Priority support. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing (Contact sales) | Unlimited active reviews; Unlimited free Reviewer/Viewers; Enterprise management console; Admin & organization-wide roles; Single Sign-On (SSO); Rayyan API access; Dedicated onboarding & training; Enterprise-level support. |
Seller details
Qatar Computing Research Institute
Doha, Qatar
2016
Non-profit
https://www.rayyan.ai/
https://x.com/rayyanapp
https://www.linkedin.com/company/rayyan-ai
