ATLAS.ti vs Quirkos

ATLAS.ti9.1Visit Quirkos8.2Visit

Higher score ATLAS.ti #2 in Qualitative Data Analysis Software 9.1/10 20-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit ATLAS.ti

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Quirkos #6 in Qualitative Data Analysis Software 8.2/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Quirkos

• ATLAS.ti fits best

  Teams analyzing varied media with AI assistance

• Quirkos fits best

  Budget-conscious researchers needing flexible access

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Side by side

Feature	ATLAS.ti 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Quirkos 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.2
Ranking	#2 in Qualitative Data Analysis Software	#6 in Qualitative Data Analysis Software
Best for	Teams analyzing varied media with AI assistance	Budget-conscious researchers needing flexible access
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	20-day trial	$5/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	20 days	14 days
Free trial length	20 days · no card needed	14 days · card required
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Compliance	GDPR	ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features ATLAS.ti 0/5 · Quirkos 0/5
Coding tools	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Audio/video analysis	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Team collaboration	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Mixed-methods analysis	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Transcription included	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Analyzes text, PDFs, images, audio, video, surveys, and geographic data AI tools cover coding, transcription, document queries, sentiment, and entities Web collaboration alongside native Windows and macOS apps	Hierarchical coding, comparisons, annotations and visualisations in one workspace Cloud collaboration plus offline desktop storage across major operating systems Imports and exports support Word, PDF, Excel, CSV, HTML and common QDA tools
Cons	No free plan; evaluation is limited to five active-use days in a 20-day period AI-assisted analysis may not suit teams that prefer fully manual workflows Email and documentation are the listed support channels	No free plan, and the 14-day cloud trial requires credit-card details Automated transcription is limited to 100 free minutes on selected cloud plans No built-in AI features such as sentiment analysis or topic modeling
Our verdict	Researchers working across interviews, surveys, documents, and media can use ATLAS.ti to organize material, code passages, compare data, and create visualizations. It serves students, universities, marketers, UX professionals, and data… Read the review →	Quirkos is qualitative data analysis software for researchers, educators and research teams working with documents, conversations, surveys, audio or video transcripts. It supports grouped and hierarchical themes, source annotations,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ATLAS.ti — where it wins

  • Analyzes text, PDFs, images, audio, video, surveys, and geographic data
  • AI tools cover coding, transcription, document queries, sentiment, and entities
  • Web collaboration alongside native Windows and macOS apps

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; evaluation is limited to five active-use days in a 20-day period
  • AI-assisted analysis may not suit teams that prefer fully manual workflows
  • Email and documentation are the listed support channels

• Quirkos — where it wins

  • Hierarchical coding, comparisons, annotations and visualisations in one workspace
  • Cloud collaboration plus offline desktop storage across major operating systems
  • Imports and exports support Word, PDF, Excel, CSV, HTML and common QDA tools

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan, and the 14-day cloud trial requires credit-card details
  • Automated transcription is limited to 100 free minutes on selected cloud plans
  • No built-in AI features such as sentiment analysis or topic modeling

• ATLAS.ti9.1/10 · 20-day trial

  A broad qualitative analysis toolkit with AI assistance and Web collaboration.

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• Quirkos8.2/10 · 14-day trial

  Flexible qualitative analysis across cloud, desktop and mobile, with affordable student pricing.

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