17.8
MAXQDA is desktop software for qualitative and mixed methods research, including literature reviews, content analysis, interviews, questionnaires, and focus groups.
Free planWebExtensionmacOS
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27.7
CATMA is a free application for computer-assisted text markup and analysis, designed for qualitative text studies with a particular focus on literary research.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinux
37.3
Free planOpen sourceWebLinuxmacOS
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Quirkos
Quirkos is qualitative analysis software for exploring and interpreting text data.
AndroidiOSWebLinux7.2From $5 a month - 5
webQDA
webQDA is browser-based software for qualitative data analysis aimed at researchers and professionals.
AndroidiOSWeb7.1€52 one-time - 6
Qualitati
Qualitati is a web-based qualitative research platform designed for universities and research companies.
Free planWeb6.9From €9 a month - 7
Transana
Transana is qualitative analysis software for studying video, audio, image, text, PDF, and survey data on Windows and macOS.
Free planmacOSWindows6.9From $360 a year - 8
Dedoose
Dedoose is a cloud-based application for analyzing and visualizing qualitative and mixed methods data.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.6From $12.95 a month - 9
HyperTRANSCRIBE
macOSWindows6.6 - 10
Taguette
Taguette is a free, open-source tool for qualitative research that lets users organize and code material from documents.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.5Free plan - 11
Collattice
Collattice is a free, open-source kanban board for small teams where people and AI agents collaborate.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS6.4Free plan - 12
Delve
Web6.3From $200 a year - 13
ATLAS.ti
ATLAS.ti is qualitative data analysis software for organizing and examining research material, including text, PDFs, images, audio, video, and geographic data.
WebmacOSWindows6.2 - 14
QualCoder
QualCoder is free, open-source software for qualitative data analysis, available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 15
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QDA Miner
LinuxmacOSWindows5.0 - 17
OpenQDA
LinuxmacOSWindows4.7 - 18
QDAcity
Web4.7 - 19
zotQDA
LinuxmacOSWindows4.7 - 20
HyperRESEARCH
macOSWindows4.6