Comparison

OpenEvidence vs Centricity Research

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

OpenEvidence

This app provides healthcare professionals with evidence-based clinical decision support and medical information. It acts as a search engine, sourcing answers from peer-reviewed literature and leading medical organizations to aid in high-stakes medical decisions at the point of care.

Highlights
  • Clinical decision support
  • Medical search engine
  • Sourced from peer-reviewed literature
  • FDA and CDC data integration
  • Partnerships with leading medical journals
  • Verified healthcare professional access
Features
Currently charting
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Clinical Decision Support & Medical Search Engine for Healthcare Professionals (NPI Required) OpenEvidence is the most widely used clinical decision support platform and medical search engine among U.S. clinicians. According to independent studies, more American physicians use OpenEvidence than all other AI platforms combined. OpenEvidence is trusted by millions of verified healthcare professionals to make high-stakes clinical decisions at the point of care with answers that are sourced, cited, and grounded in peer-reviewed medical literature. Founded with the mission to organize and expand the world's collective medical knowledge, OpenEvidence is actively used daily by the majority of physicians in the United States. OpenEvidence is free for all verified U.S. clinicians. AN OFFICIAL AI PARTNER OF: The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and its 11 specialty journals National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Nature Cochrane Library Wiley WHAT YOU GET: • Specific answers to clinical questions, with every claim cited to its source • 35 million+ peer-reviewed papers, 300+ medical journals, plus FDA and CDC sources • Licensed full text from NEJM, JAMA, Nature, Cochrane, and others • EvidenceGrade™: see the strength of the evidence behind every answer • CME and MOC credits, earned by asking questions • Visits for ambient documentation, Dialer for secure patient calls, and Voice Mode for hands-free answers CONTENT AGREEMENTS AND COLLABORATIONS: American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) American College of Cardiology (ACC) American Diabetes Association (ADA) American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) ASCO Guidelines American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) American Urological Association (AUA) Plus AAO-HNS, GINA, SNO, SSO, and more. IN USE ACROSS: 10,000+ hospitals and medical centers nationwide, including Mayo Clinic, Mount Sinai, Cedars-Sinai, MSKCC, and Sutter Health. WHY CLINICIANS TRUST US: • HIPAA compliant across the platform • NEJM, JAMA, Nature, and NCCN—official content partners 
 • Tens of millions of clinical consultations per month WHAT CLINICIANS SAY: “OpenEvidence is currently the best AI tool for medical information.” — Dr. Paul Sax, Infectious Disease, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Review in The New England Journal of Medicine Journal Watch (now NEJM Clinician) “In a morning report, a resident had a question that I didn’t know the answer to, but we were able to open OpenEvidence and get an answer on the spot.” — Dr. Kyle P. Lehenbauer, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center “I use OpenEvidence multiple times during the day and every day. I am a better doc because of this. I expand my differential diagnoses and verify the science behind choices of treatments.” — Dr. Sharon E. Martin, Southern Huntingdon Medical Center Important note: OpenEvidence is available only to healthcare professionals. Users must verify their healthcare professional status before using OpenEvidence.

About

Centricity Research

Facilitates secure communication between healthcare facilities and clients. Enables document sharing, payment transfers, and chat to streamline patient care and reduce delays.

Highlights
  • Secure document sharing
  • Payment transfers
  • Direct chat functionality
  • Improved patient care communication
  • Reduced care delays
Features
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Centricity Research app is designed to connect healthcare facilities and clients to allow for easier communication to take place. Provides the ability to share documents securely, transfer payments, chat, and more. Decreases delays in providing patient care.

Screenshots

OpenEvidence4 screens
Centricity Research4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: OpenEvidence at none against Centricity Research's shown. OpenEvidence also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for OpenEvidence against 5.0 for Centricity Research. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenEvidence has 12K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
OpenEvidence versus Centricity Research: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenEvidenceCentricity Research
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (12K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank#33 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB8 MB
Age rating+174+
DeveloperOpenEvidence Inc.Columbus Regional Research Institute, LLC

Customer experience

OpenEvidence

All ratings11,960 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.4%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews295 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative16.6%

Centricity Research

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

OpenEvidence

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • App not working in latest update

Requested features

2 requests
  • Availability on MacBook
  • Integration with clinical workflows and EMRs

Centricity Research

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

OpenEvidence

No in-app purchases

None

Centricity Research

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenEvidence free?
OpenEvidence is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Centricity Research free?
Centricity Research is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OpenEvidence or Centricity Research?
Centricity Research is rated higher. OpenEvidence averages 4.9 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Centricity Research averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do OpenEvidence or Centricity Research have ads?
Centricity Research shows ads; OpenEvidence does not.

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