| Price from | $28.25/mo | $250/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Spec score · Literature Review Software | 8.0 (#8) | 8.7 (#2) |
| Spec score · AI Literature Review Software | 8.0 (#13) | 8.8 (#2) |
| Spec score · Systematic Review Software | 7.9 (#13) | 8.7 (#2) |
| Founded | Covidence states that it launched in 2014. | Evidence Prime says it was founded in collaboration with McMaster University in 2014. |
| Integrations | Covidence lists CRS, EndNote, Zotero, RefWorks, Mendeley, RevMan, and tools supporting RIS, CSV, or PubMedXML formats as compatible workflow tools. | GetApp lists third-party integrations as a supported feature and rates that feature 5.0 from one review. |
| Purpose | Covidence is a non-profit platform that helps researchers systematically review research. | LASER AI is an AI-supported platform for accelerating literature reviews and evidence synthesis. |
| Screening | Reviewers can independently screen with blinding and structured conflict resolution, and record full-text exclusion reasons. | It ranks records by estimated likelihood of meeting inclusion criteria and offers a customizable focus mode. |
| Security | Covidence says it uses industry-standard encryption to store and transfer personal data and operates as a cloud-based service where data may be stored outside a user's country. | The maker says LASER AI has FedRAMP LI-SaaS, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 certifications. |
| Support | The contact page says the support team usually replies within one business day; pricing also includes free online technical support. | GetApp lists email/help desk, phone support, knowledge base and FAQ/forum support, plus live online, webinar, documentation and video training. |