All 12 alternatives
Tools that do the same job come first, followed by the rest of research & science. For each tool it shows how it differs from Covidence.
#ToolRuns onPriceGDPR
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CradleCradle · NetherlandsAI platform for protein design: generates and optimises candidates for antibodies, enzymes, vaccines and peptides, and learns from lab results round by round.on request (licence, no royal…Strong2
ASReview LABUniversiteit Utrecht · Netherlands · free trialDutch open-source tool from Universiteit Utrecht that speeds up the screening of titles and abstracts for systematic reviews using active learning: the model learns from your decisions and puts the most relevant studies first. Runs locally or on your own server.free (open source)Good3
CastorCastor · NetherlandsDutch eClinical platform for clinical trials (EDC, eCOA, eConsent) with Catalyst, an AI module that extracts source data from records and enters it into the study after human review.on requestGood4
KeeniousKeenious · EU · free trialNorwegian research assistant that recommends relevant articles based on your own text or topic from over 250 million papers. Works as an add-in in Word and Google Docs, with links to library systems.free plan (3 conversations per day)Good5
ScholarcyEverway Opco Limited / Scholarcy · Outside EU · free trialTurns articles, book chapters and PDFs into interactive summary cards with key findings, figures, tables and references. Useful for quickly screening a large stack of literature and exporting to your reference manager.free Article Summarizer (1 same…Good6
SciSpacePubGenius Inc. · Outside EU · free trialBroad platform for literature research: searching hundreds of millions of papers, chatting with PDFs with references to the exact passage, extracting data from articles and writing with citation help.free planGood7
WISKIKISTERS AG · EUData management platform for water and environmental measurements from KISTERS, with the KISTERS Analytics module for validation, forecasts and digital twins.on requestGood8
CausalyCausaly Ltd · Outside EU · free trialAgentic AI platform for life sciences that brings together biomedical literature, databases and proprietary company data in a knowledge graph and answers research questions with cited evidence. Aimed at pharma and biotech R&D.on request (enterprise, via demo)Limited9
ConsensusConsensus NLP, Inc. · Outside EU · free trialSearch engine that first retrieves peer-reviewed articles and then uses AI for a synthesised answer with citations. The Consensus Meter shows how the evidence stacks up for a yes/no research question.on 
free plan (10 Pro messages per month)Limited10
Iris.aiIris AI AS · EUNorwegian AI platform that searches, summarises and extracts data from scientific literature and in-house R&D documents, including for life sciences.on requestLimited11
Owkin K ProOwkin · EU · free trialAI scientist for drug development: agents search for targets, predict which patients will respond and help take candidates into clinical trials, with validation in an in-house lab.on requestLimited12
Scopus AIElsevier B.V. · NetherlandsGenerative AI layer on top of Scopus that answers research questions in plain language with summaries, concept maps and emerging themes, always with references to the underlying articles. Draws only on Scopus metadata and abstracts from over 7,000 publishers.on institutional licence, price on…Limited
CradleCradle · NetherlandsAI platform for protein design: generates and optimises candidates for antibodies, enzymes, vaccines and peptides, and learns from lab results round by round.on request (licence, no royal…Strong2ASReview LABUniversiteit Utrecht · Netherlands · free trialDutch open-source tool from Universiteit Utrecht that speeds up the screening of titles and abstracts for systematic reviews using active learning: the model learns from your decisions and puts the most relevant studies first. Runs locally or on your own server.free (open source)Good3CastorCastor · NetherlandsDutch eClinical platform for clinical trials (EDC, eCOA, eConsent) with Catalyst, an AI module that extracts source data from records and enters it into the study after human review.on requestGood4KeeniousKeenious · EU · free trialNorwegian research assistant that recommends relevant articles based on your own text or topic from over 250 million papers. Works as an add-in in Word and Google Docs, with links to library systems.free plan (3 conversations per day)Good5ScholarcyEverway Opco Limited / Scholarcy · Outside EU · free trialTurns articles, book chapters and PDFs into interactive summary cards with key findings, figures, tables and references. Useful for quickly screening a large stack of literature and exporting to your reference manager.free Article Summarizer (1 same…Good6SciSpacePubGenius Inc. · Outside EU · free trialBroad platform for literature research: searching hundreds of millions of papers, chatting with PDFs with references to the exact passage, extracting data from articles and writing with citation help.free planGood7WISKIKISTERS AG · EUData management platform for water and environmental measurements from KISTERS, with the KISTERS Analytics module for validation, forecasts and digital twins.on requestGood8CausalyCausaly Ltd · Outside EU · free trialAgentic AI platform for life sciences that brings together biomedical literature, databases and proprietary company data in a knowledge graph and answers research questions with cited evidence. Aimed at pharma and biotech R&D.on request (enterprise, via demo)Limited9ConsensusConsensus NLP, Inc. · Outside EU · free trialSearch engine that first retrieves peer-reviewed articles and then uses AI for a synthesised answer with citations. The Consensus Meter shows how the evidence stacks up for a yes/no research question.on free plan (10 Pro messages per month)Limited10Iris.aiIris AI AS · EUNorwegian AI platform that searches, summarises and extracts data from scientific literature and in-house R&D documents, including for life sciences.on requestLimited11Owkin K ProOwkin · EU · free trialAI scientist for drug development: agents search for targets, predict which patients will respond and help take candidates into clinical trials, with validation in an in-house lab.on requestLimited12Scopus AIElsevier B.V. · NetherlandsGenerative AI layer on top of Scopus that answers research questions in plain language with summaries, concept maps and emerging themes, always with references to the underlying articles. Draws only on Scopus metadata and abstracts from over 7,000 publishers.on institutional licence, price on…LimitedNo tools match these filters.
Frequently asked questions
- What are good alternatives to Covidence?
- For research & science we list 12 alternatives. Cradle, ASReview LAB and Castor appear at the top: tools that do the same work, with the strongest published GDPR profile.
- Is there an alternative to Covidence with a free trial?
- Yes: ASReview LAB, SciSpace, Consensus, Keenious, Causaly, Scholarcy, Owkin K Pro.
- How do I choose?
- Start with the GDPR profile and the data processing agreement, then compare features and price during a trial period.
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