DistillerSR alternative
If the quote was for the literature review, you do not need an enterprise screening suite to get a documented search, a PRISMA 2020 flow and a draft whose citations resolve. AutoSearch does that job from CHF 29 a month.
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DistillerSR is built for teams that screen large reviews with two reviewers, custom extraction forms and an enterprise audit workflow. It does not publish a price — buyers request a quote. Many of those buyers only needed the literature search, a PRISMA record and a sourced draft. That slice is what AutoSearch sells, self-serve, with every DOI checked live on Crossref before it is kept.
What the quote is usually for
Teams searching for a DistillerSR alternative are comparing an enterprise platform with a literature-review problem: find the studies, document the search, screen them, and write a sourced synthesis. DistillerSR is the right platform when the quality system already names a dual-reviewer screening tool. It is an expensive way to run one reproducible search.
What AutoSearch replaces
One research question triggers a parallel search of OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, Semantic Scholar, arXiv and ClinicalTrials.gov. Each record gets a recorded keep or discard decision, a PRISMA 2020 flow is drawn from those counts, and the draft cites only DOIs that resolve on Crossref. The protocol is stored and can be run again, which is the same motion a PMCF update needs.
What AutoSearch does not replace
AutoSearch records one decision per record. It does not replace a two-reviewer conflict workflow, configurable extraction forms, or a validated Part 11 environment. If your SOP requires dual independent screening inside a named platform, keep that platform for screening and use AutoSearch for the search and the sourced draft. Clinical judgement stays with the author. AutoSearch does not search Embase; Embase is a licensed database, and a notified body that expects that arm still needs it run separately and filed beside the protocol.
A price you can read before the call
AutoSearch publishes its price: Free with 50 starter credits, Researcher at CHF 29/month (300 credits), Lab at CHF 290/month (2,000 credits). A standard review is about 8 credits. DistillerSR does not publish a price. For a team whose bottleneck is the literature review rather than a multi-seat screening project, the published plan is the whole cost of that slice.
| Job | Who does it |
|---|---|
| Finding the studies | DistillerSR expects an imported library. AutoSearch searches the open databases itself. |
| Two-reviewer screening with conflicts | DistillerSR. AutoSearch records one decision per record and does not replace a two-reviewer workflow. |
| PRISMA 2020 flow from real counts | AutoSearch generates the flow from the run. In a screening suite you still tally it. |
| DOI check before a citation is kept | AutoSearch checks every DOI live on Crossref. Our public benchmark reports 0 fabricated DOIs across hundreds of references. |
| Published price | AutoSearch from CHF 29/month. DistillerSR is quote-only. |
| Re-run the same protocol next year | AutoSearch stores the protocol. That is the PMCF and living-review motion. |
Frequently asked questions
Is AutoSearch a DistillerSR replacement?
For the literature search, the PRISMA record and a Crossref-checked draft, yes. For dual independent screening, custom extraction forms and an enterprise validation package, no. Those are different products, and some teams will use both.
How much does DistillerSR cost?
DistillerSR does not publish a price. Buyers request a quote, and public comparisons treat it as an enterprise subscription. AutoSearch publishes Researcher at CHF 29/month and Lab at CHF 290/month.
Does AutoSearch search Embase?
No. AutoSearch does not search Embase. It searches PubMed, OpenAlex, Crossref, Semantic Scholar, arXiv, ClinicalTrials.gov and the other open sources on the methodology page. If a notified body expects an Embase arm, run that search separately and keep it in the same protocol.
Are the citations verified?
Every DOI is checked live against Crossref before it is kept. Our public benchmark reports 0 fabricated DOIs across hundreds of references. A citation that does not resolve is not written into the draft as if it did.
Can I try it before I leave a screening suite?
Yes. Registration includes 50 free credits, and a standard review is about 8 credits. Run one real question and compare the protocol, the flow and the reference list with what you have.
Run the review the quote was for
Write the research question. AutoSearch returns a documented search, a PRISMA 2020 flow and a draft whose citations resolve on Crossref.
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