WordStat vs Dedoose

WordStat8.6Visit Dedoose8.0Visit

Higher score WordStat #4 in Text Analysis Software 8.6/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit WordStat

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Dedoose #8 in Text Analysis Software 8.0/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Dedoose

• WordStat fits best

  Analysts needing advanced text mining and classification

• Dedoose fits best

  Qualitative researchers seeking collaboration on a budget

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Side by side

Feature	WordStat 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Dedoose 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.0
Ranking	#4 in Text Analysis Software	#8 in Text Analysis Software
Best for	Analysts needing advanced text mining and classification	Qualitative researchers seeking collaboration on a budget
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	14-day trial	$12.95/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Free trial length	14 days	30 days · no card needed
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	10 integrations	1 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features WordStat 3/3 · Dedoose 0/3
Sentiment analysis	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Topic modeling	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Entity extraction	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Supported languages	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Text input sources	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Export formats	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines topic modeling, classification, and named-entity extraction Supports AI-assisted sentiment, summarization, topic, and entity analysis Connects with QDA Miner, SimStat, Stata, and research tools	Analyzes documents, surveys, audio, video, images, and PDFs Combines coding, visualizations, and text analytics charts Includes real-time collaboration and role-based project permissions
Cons	Desktop deployment may not suit teams seeking a web-based workflow Paid product with a 14-day trial that becomes limited afterward Its range of methods may exceed the needs of straightforward text review	No free plan Automated text analysis is less extensive than its coding and collaboration tools Student and Individual plans charge per active month
Our verdict	WordStat is desktop text-analysis software from Provalis Research for researchers, analysts, and organizations working with large collections of unstructured text. It brings together exploratory text mining, topic modeling,… Read the review →	Dedoose is a research and evaluation application for qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods projects. It is aimed at researchers working with interviews, focus groups, documents, surveys, and multimedia, including academic, market… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• WordStat — where it wins

  • Combines topic modeling, classification, and named-entity extraction
  • Supports AI-assisted sentiment, summarization, topic, and entity analysis
  • Connects with QDA Miner, SimStat, Stata, and research tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Desktop deployment may not suit teams seeking a web-based workflow
  • Paid product with a 14-day trial that becomes limited afterward
  • Its range of methods may exceed the needs of straightforward text review

• Dedoose — where it wins

  • Analyzes documents, surveys, audio, video, images, and PDFs
  • Combines coding, visualizations, and text analytics charts
  • Includes real-time collaboration and role-based project permissions

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Automated text analysis is less extensive than its coding and collaboration tools
  • Student and Individual plans charge per active month

• WordStat8.6/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad desktop text-analysis toolkit for research teams working with unstructured text.

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• Dedoose8.0/10 · 30-day trial

  Mixed-methods coding and collaboration, with a 30-day trial and paid plans from $12.95 per active month.

  Visit DedooseFull verdict →