Arena vs ASReview
A side-by-side comparison of Arena and ASReview — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.
Arena
arena.ai
An open platform for crowdsourced AI benchmarking, hosted by researchers at UC Berkeley SkyLab.
ASReview
asreview.nl
Open-source AI-powered tool for systematic reviews, helping researchers screen large volumes of academic literature efficiently.
| Feature | Arena | ASReview |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Model | Freemium | Open-source |
| License | Proprietary | open-source |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Category | Text & Writing | Text & Writing |
| Self-hosted | ✕No | ✓Yes |
| Free tier | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
Pick Arena if…
- ✓You prefer Arena's feature set or ecosystem fit.
Pick ASReview if…
- ✓You want full source-code access and no per-seat fees.
- ✓You need to self-host for compliance, privacy, or cost.
- ✓Broader tag coverage in our catalog (proxy for feature breadth).
6–24hmedium risk
Plan a sprint — 6-24 engineering hours, run in parallel for a week.
Export from Arena: Markdown, HTML, DOCX
5 things to watch
- ⚠Preserve heading structure
- ⚠Re-link internal references manually
- ⚠Set up hosting, TLS, backups before cutover
- ⚠No vendor support — community forums & Discord
- ⚠Fewer tutorials online for ASReview — expect more trial-and-error