QDA Miner vs QDAcity

QDA Miner8.9Visit QDAcity7.8Visit

Higher score QDA Miner #3 in Qualitative Data Analysis Software 8.9/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit QDA Miner

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QDAcity #8 in Qualitative Data Analysis Software 7.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit QDAcity

• QDA Miner fits best

  Researchers needing extensive analysis and integrations

• QDAcity fits best

  Researchers seeking web coding and transcription

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Side by side

Feature	QDA Miner 8.9/10 Visit ↗	QDAcity 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	7.8
Ranking	#3 in Qualitative Data Analysis Software	#8 in Qualitative Data Analysis Software
Best for	Researchers needing extensive analysis and integrations	Researchers seeking web coding and transcription
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	14-day trial	€12/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features QDA Miner 0/5 · QDAcity 4/5
Coding tools	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Audio/video analysis	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Team collaboration	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Mixed-methods analysis	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Transcription included	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	web
Our review
Pros	Imports documents, surveys, emails, images and statistical-data files Combines AI retrieval, sentiment, thematic extraction and natural-language queries Supports statistics, visualizations, team merging and inter-rater agreement	Free plan includes full coding and project and codebook export Personal adds 3 hours of automated transcription monthly Team includes intercoder agreement and unlimited validation projects
Cons	Paid product with no free plan The trial lasts 14 days, with limitations afterward Desktop deployment may not suit browser-first research teams	Personal and Team plans are billed monthly in EUR Automated transcription is included in Personal, not Free Cloud-based access is limited to the web platform
Our verdict	QDA Miner is desktop qualitative data analysis software from Provalis Research for researchers working with interview and focus-group transcripts, legal documents, articles, speeches, books, open-ended responses and visual materials. It… Read the review →	QDAcity is a cloud-based qualitative data analysis application for students, individual researchers, research groups and institutions. Its browser interface supports coding with codes and codebooks, project organization and concurrent work… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• QDA Miner — where it wins

  • Imports documents, surveys, emails, images and statistical-data files
  • Combines AI retrieval, sentiment, thematic extraction and natural-language queries
  • Supports statistics, visualizations, team merging and inter-rater agreement

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid product with no free plan
  • The trial lasts 14 days, with limitations afterward
  • Desktop deployment may not suit browser-first research teams

• QDAcity — where it wins

  • Free plan includes full coding and project and codebook export
  • Personal adds 3 hours of automated transcription monthly
  • Team includes intercoder agreement and unlimited validation projects

  Where it doesn't

  • Personal and Team plans are billed monthly in EUR
  • Automated transcription is included in Personal, not Free
  • Cloud-based access is limited to the web platform

• QDA Miner8.9/10 · 14-day trial

  A wide-ranging desktop QDA toolkit with AI retrieval, statistics, visualization and team workflows.

  Visit QDA MinerFull verdict →
• QDAcity7.8/10 · Free plan

  A web-based QDA tool with a free coding tier and paid transcription and team features.

  Visit QDAcityFull verdict →