Covidence vs HAWC
Covidence
covidence.orgHAWC
hawc.epa.govSide by side
| Figure | Covidence | HAWC |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $28.25/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Systematic Review Software | 7.9 (#13) | 8.0 (#11) |
| Founded | Covidence states that it launched in 2014. | 2012 |
| Integrations | Covidence lists CRS, EndNote, Zotero, RefWorks, Mendeley, RevMan, and tools supporting RIS, CSV, or PubMedXML formats as compatible workflow tools. | EPA says assessment literature searches and screening use HERO, SWIFT Review, and DistillerSR before HAWC is used to synthesize study information. |
| Purpose | Covidence is a non-profit platform that helps researchers systematically review research. | HAWC is a web-based content management system for storing, displaying, and synthesizing data for human health and environmental risk assessments. |
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In their own words
HAWC
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.