Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Rayyan
Rayyan clearly comes out ahead of Mendeley on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $4.99/mo for Mendeley and $4.99/mo for Rayyan.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Elsevier | Rayyan Systems |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsDevelopmentAI & Machine Learning | Data & AnalyticsDevelopmentAI & Machine Learning |
| Categories | ai-research | ai-research |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | mendeley | rayyan |
|---|---|---|
| 10Gb Storage | ||
| 10 Free Reviewer/Viewers Across Your Reviews | ||
| 2Gb Storage | ||
| 3 Active Reviews | ||
| 5 Reading Assistant Questions | ||
| 5 Free Reviewer/Viewers Shared Across Your Reviews | ||
| 5Gb Storage | ||
| 9 Active Reviews Shared | ||
| Ask My Library | ||
| Advanced Compute Rating (Ai) - Coming Soon | ||
| Compare Experiments | ||
| Auto-Resolve Duplicates | ||
| Reading Assistant (Unlimited) | ||
| Create Unlimited Samples | ||
| Unlimited Storage | ||
| Dark Theme | ||
| Industry-Leading Duplicate Detection | ||
| Invite Up To 2 Free Reviewers/Viewers | ||
| Legacy Compute Rating | ||
| Mobile App Access | ||
| Multi-Select & Bulk Actions | ||
| Pico Extraction (Ai) | ||
| Priority Support | ||
| Prisma Flow Diagram Generator | ||
| Programmable Keyboard Shortcuts | ||
| Standard Support | ||
| Workbench With 15+ Facets And Filters |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Rayyan comes out ahead overall, though Mendeley can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Mendeley's paid plans start at $4.99/mo and Rayyan's start at $4.99/mo, so Mendeley is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Mendeley and Rayyan offer a free tier.
