Best MAXQDA Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from text analytics software ranked against MAXQDA on the same published basis.
- 2MAXQDA vs Taguette
- 3MAXQDA vs Voyant Tools
- 4MAXQDA vs QualCoder
- 5MAXQDA vs Dovetail
- 6MAXQDA vs Quirkos
- 7MAXQDA vs Leximancer
- 8MAXQDA vs WordStat
- 9MAXQDA vs ATLAS.ti
- 10MAXQDA vs DiscoverText
- 11MAXQDA vs Brandwatch Listen
- 12MAXQDA vs CallMiner Eureka
- 13MAXQDA vs Relative Insight
- 14MAXQDA vs TextDescriptives
- 15MAXQDA vs Keatext
- 16MAXQDA vs spaCy
- 17MAXQDA vs CATMA
- 18MAXQDA vs Speakerbox
- 19MAXQDA vs Thematic
- 20MAXQDA vs KH Coder
- 21MAXQDA vs NVivo Transcription
MAXQDA alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Taguette | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Voyant Tools | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | QualCoder | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Dovetail | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 6 | Quirkos | 6.8 | No | $5/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Leximancer | 6.4 | No | A$104.17/mo | Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | WordStat | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | ATLAS.ti | 6.3 | No | — | Mac, Web, Windows |
| 10 | DiscoverText | 6.3 | No | $99/mo | API, Web |
| 11 | Brandwatch Listen | 6.2 | No | — | API, Web |
| 12 | CallMiner Eureka | 6.2 | No | — | API, Web |
| 13 | Relative Insight | 6.2 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | TextDescriptives | 6.1 | No | — | API, Linux |
| 15 | Keatext | 6.0 | No | $550/mo | Web |
| 16 | spaCy | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | CATMA | 5.9 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | Speakerbox | 5.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Thematic | 5.9 | No | $2083.33/mo | API, Web |
| 20 | KH Coder | 5.8 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 21 | NVivo Transcription | 5.8 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about MAXQDA alternatives
What is the best alternative to MAXQDA?
Taguette, number 2 in text analytics software with a score of 7.1 out of 10. The others here: Voyant Tools, QualCoder, Dovetail and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to MAXQDA?
Taguette is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.