QDA Miner vs Quirkos

QDA Miner8.9Visit Quirkos8.2Visit

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

• QDA Miner fits best

  Researchers needing extensive analysis and integrations

• Quirkos fits best

  Budget-conscious researchers needing flexible access

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Side by side

Feature	QDA Miner 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Quirkos 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.2
Ranking	#3 in Qualitative Data Analysis Software	#6 in Qualitative Data Analysis Software
Best for	Researchers needing extensive analysis and integrations	Budget-conscious researchers needing flexible access
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	14-day trial	$5/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days	14 days · card required
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Integrations	20 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features QDA Miner 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	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	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	Paid product with no free plan The trial lasts 14 days, with limitations afterward Desktop deployment may not suit browser-first research teams	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	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 →	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

• 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

• 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

• QDA Miner8.9/10 · 14-day trial

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

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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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