Organise research you can trust, with the evidence behind every finding

What's included

• Project summary

  Progress of the open project, evidence gaps and search across everything in it.

• Questions

  The questions your research must answer, with priority, status and remaining gaps.

• Sources

  Webpages, reports, documents and notes, with dates, reliability and how far each was checked.

• Findings

  Statements backed by evidence, clearly labelled as verified, estimated, inferred or unverified.

• Comparison

  Competitors or alternatives side by side, with a source for every value and nothing invented.

• Tasks

  Research to-dos, including ones created from detected evidence gaps.

• Report

  A report built from your findings and sources, exported as PDF, Markdown, HTML or CSV.

How it works

1. Step 1

   Plan the questions

   Write down what the research must answer, with priority and status. A question counts as answered only with an answer and linked evidence, or when you mark it as an unverified assessment.

2. Step 2

   Collect sources

   Add webpages, reports, documents and notes with their dates and excerpts. Paste text or import it from .txt, .md, Word (.docx) or text-based PDF files. A source counts as checked only when you mark that you opened it.

3. Step 3

   Record findings with labels

   Label each finding as verified from source, user-provided, estimate, inference, suggestion, unverified or conflicting, with the supporting and contradicting evidence.

4. Step 4

   Compare and report

   Compare competitors or alternatives with a source for every value, see evidence gaps found by fixed rules, and export a report as PDF (print), Markdown, HTML or CSV.

What people use it for

• Competitor research

  Compare tools, pricing and features side by side, with values marked known, needs verification or unknown.

• Content research for videos and posts

  Keep track of which claims have a source before you publish.

• Client research for freelancers and agencies

  Hand over a report that shows what is verified and what is an estimate.

• Market and product research

  Collect sources and findings around clear questions instead of scattered notes.

Good to know

• BenchCove doesn't search the web or open links for you; you add and check sources yourself.
• Projects are saved in one browser on one device; use Back up to keep a copy or move a project.
• Scanned PDFs (pictures of text) can't be read; there is no OCR.

Questions