Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Rayyan
Rayyan clearly comes out ahead of Anara on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $4.99/mo for Rayyan and $10/mo for Anara.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | ai tool |
| Company | Rayyan Systems | Anara |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsDevelopmentAI & Machine Learning | Data & AnalyticsDevelopment |
| Categories | ai-research | collaborationai-research |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | rayyan | anara |
|---|---|---|
| Priority Support | ||
| 10 Free Reviewer/Viewers Across Your Reviews | ||
| 10 Uploads Per Day | ||
| 3 Active Reviews | ||
| 4,000 Ai Words Per Day | ||
| 5 Free Reviewer/Viewers Shared Across Your Reviews | ||
| 5 Collaborators Per Folder | ||
| 9 Active Reviews Shared | ||
| 600 Pages Or 100 Mb Per Import | ||
| Advanced Compute Rating (Ai) - Coming Soon | ||
| Access To Premium Models (E.G., Gpt-5, Claude Sonnet 4, Gemini 2.5 Pro) | ||
| Auto-Resolve Duplicates | ||
| Admin Panel | ||
| Create Unlimited Samples | ||
| Collaborative Editing | ||
| Dark Theme | ||
| Everything In The Pro Plan | ||
| Industry-Leading Duplicate Detection | ||
| Larger Import Limits (Up To 10,000 Pages Or 300 Mb Per Import) | ||
| Invite Up To 2 Free Reviewers/Viewers | ||
| Shared Workspaces | ||
| Legacy Compute Rating | ||
| Team Management Tools | ||
| Mobile App Access | ||
| Unlimited Ai Words And Uploads | ||
| Multi-Select & Bulk Actions | ||
| Zotero/Mendeley Connectors | ||
| Pico Extraction (Ai) | ||
| Prisma Flow Diagram Generator | ||
| Programmable Keyboard Shortcuts |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Rayyan comes out ahead overall, though Anara can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Rayyan's paid plans start at $4.99/mo and Anara's start at $10/mo, so Rayyan is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Rayyan and Anara offer a free tier.
Rayyan scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Rayyan exposes a public API. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
