Excel alternative

An Excel alternative for systematic review screening

Lumina Reviewer helps teams move screening out of spreadsheets and into a structured workflow for imports, AI-prioritized queues, reviewer decisions, conflicts, and PRISMA-ready exports.

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  • Structured decisions: record Include, Exclude, Maybe, notes, and exclusion reasons without custom spreadsheet columns.
  • Reviewer control: keep reviewer labels, conflicts, and resolution steps clear across the project.
  • AI prioritization: screen records in a ranked queue rather than manually sorting spreadsheet rows.
  • Cleaner exports: export decisions and PRISMA-ready counts without rebuilding formulas at the end.

Lumina Reviewer vs Excel

Spreadsheets are flexible, but systematic review screening can become hard to audit as record counts, reviewer decisions, conflicts, and exclusion reasons grow. Lumina gives the screening workflow a dedicated structure.

Need Excel fit Lumina Reviewer fit
Small manual tracking Flexible for simple lists, ad hoc notes, and early planning. Designed for screening projects with imports, reviewer decisions, notes, conflicts, and exports.
Screening order Requires manual sorting or custom formulas. Uses AI prioritization to rank records against eligibility criteria.
Dual screening Possible but usually requires careful spreadsheet design. Tracks reviewer decisions and unresolved conflicts directly in the workflow.
Audit trail Can become hard to maintain across files and versions. Keeps project decisions, notes, and counts connected in one workspace.
PRISMA reporting Often requires manual count reconciliation. Maintains PRISMA-ready counts and exports from the screening workflow.

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Open the demo to see how AI ranking, reviewer decisions, and PRISMA-ready tracking fit together before importing your own records.

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