ASReview vs HAWC

ASReview is a free, open-source tool that uses AI-aided active learning to prioritize records for systematic review screening, with a human making screening decisions. Its site says the approach can reduce screening workload by up to 95%. Users can simulate AI-aided review to compare models, while Crowdscreen supports parallel screening with access managed by administrators through a private login system. The described model families are ELAS-Ultra, ELAS-Heavy, and language-agnostic ELAS-L; ELAS-Heavy and ELAS-L require the Dory package. ASReview works with reference managers including EndNote and PubMed, and imports and exports CSV, RIS, and XLSX files. Documentation includes a Python API, while the institutional workflow also describes a REST API and CLI for automation. In a local setup, data stays on the user's computer; server deployments keep it in the organization's environment and follow its policies. Support includes documentation, tutorials, videos, community discussion, and organizational workshops and consultancy. ASReview LAB costs nothing with no licensing fees or subscriptions, though running hardware or a server may incur costs.

HAWC is a free web application for storing, displaying, and synthesizing data used in human health and environmental risk assessments. Its modules support study-quality evaluation, data extraction from human epidemiology, animal bioassay, and in vitro studies, evidence synthesis, and dose-response analysis. Assessment teams can assign managers, members, and reviewers role-based permissions for viewing, editing, and administration. Published material is viewable without an account, while collaboration on an ongoing assessment with EPA scientists requires a Login.gov account and approved EPA HAWC group access. Interactive visualizations connect studies, experiments, endpoints, and dose information. Users can download available datasets as Microsoft Excel files and export figures to PDF or other formats. Benchmark dose modeling is performed endpoint by endpoint at the EPA HAWC chemical manager’s discretion. HAWC supports most modern browsers, with Google Chrome preferred, and reports functionality errors with Internet Explorer.