Quirkos vs QDAcity

Quirkos8.2Visit QDAcity7.8Visit

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

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

• Quirkos fits best

  Budget-conscious researchers needing flexible access

• QDAcity fits best

  Researchers seeking web coding and transcription

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Side by side

Feature	Quirkos 8.2/10 Visit ↗	QDAcity 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	7.8
Ranking	#6 in Qualitative Data Analysis Software	#8 in Qualitative Data Analysis Software
Best for	Budget-conscious researchers needing flexible access	Researchers seeking web coding and transcription
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$5/mo	€12/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS	GDPR, PCI DSS
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Quirkos 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	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	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	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	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	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 →	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

• 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

• 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

• Quirkos8.2/10 · 14-day trial

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

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• QDAcity7.8/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit QDAcityFull verdict →