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Bango

Ch 087.0of 30 Systematic Review Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Reference deduplicationYes
  4. 4Data extractionYes
  5. 5Full-text storageYes
  6. 6Protocol supportYes
  7. 7Review typessystematic review
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Overview

Bango is ranked #8 of 30 in systematic review software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Bango plans and pricing

All plans
Free Free Free for any researcher · no subscription, paywall, or limits bango.boncode.net · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on systematic review software

Free plan
Yesbango.boncode.net
Reference deduplication
Yesbango.boncode.net
Data extraction
Yesbango.boncode.net
Full-text storage
Yesbango.boncode.net
Protocol support
Yesbango.boncode.net
Review types
systematic reviewbango.boncode.net

Facts

Purpose
Bango automates abstract screening for systematic literature reviews by evaluating articles against user-defined criteria with AI.bango.boncode.net · 30 Sept 2026
Imports
It imports RIS and BibTeX files and Zotero collections, and supports up to 10,000 articles per project.bango.boncode.net · 30 Sept 2026
Screening
AI screening returns decisions, reasoning, matched rules, suggested tags, and confidence scores.bango.boncode.net · 30 Sept 2026
Analysis
Its bibliometric tools include co-authorship networks, citation graphs, keyword maps, publication timelines, author rankings, and co-citation analysis.bango.boncode.net · 30 Sept 2026
PRISMA
Bango generates PRISMA 2020 flow diagrams from record counts and exports them as SVG or PNG.bango.boncode.net · 30 Sept 2026
Data handling
Bango says project data stays on the user’s computer, with no cloud uploads, login, or account required.bango.boncode.net · 30 Sept 2026
Security
The maker says API keys are encrypted locally with AES-256-GCM using a machine-derived key, and project backups omit credentials.bango.boncode.net · 30 Sept 2026
AI integrations
The README lists hosted integrations with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Mistral AI, and z.ai, plus llama.cpp, Ollama, LM Studio, and other OpenAI-compatible endpoints.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Research integrations
Bango supports Zotero import and export and can generate Boolean search strings for PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EBSCOhost, JSTOR, ScienceDirect, and arXiv.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Limits
The maker says macOS builds are for Apple Silicon only; Intel Macs are not supported.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Audience
The maker describes Bango as free software for researchers, including academics, PhD students, and professional analysts.bango.boncode.net · 30 Sept 2026
Support
The README asks users to report issues on GitHub and says responses depend on availability.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

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