QDAcity review
A web-based QDA tool with a free coding tier and paid transcription and team features.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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 on a dataset. Researchers can also use it to transcribe interview audio and review synchronized transcripts before coding. The product is a fit for people who want qualitative analysis in a web platform, rather than a desktop application.
The Free plan includes full coding functionality, project export, codebook export and course participation. Personal costs €12 per month and adds unlimited projects, documents and codes, document groups, revision control, coding statistics, three hours of automated transcription and full import/export functionality. Team costs €15 per seat per month and adds user groups, suggestion mode, intercoder agreement and unlimited validation projects. This structure lets a solo researcher start without a subscription, while the Team tier is aimed at collaborative projects that need agreement checks and validation.
Collaboration and exchange formats are central strengths: multiple researchers can work concurrently, with user groups, roles and permissions, and QDAcity supports REFI-QDA/QDPX import and export. It also offers coding statistics and saturation measurement, making it relevant to projects that need to examine coding patterns as well as manage transcripts. QDAcity is a web-only cloud service, so it suits teams comfortable working in a browser. Researchers who need desktop software or more than three hours of included automated transcription on the Personal plan should compare alternatives. Founded in 2024, QDAcity is a comparatively new option in the category; its listed support channels are email, phone and documentation.
QDAcity pros and cons
- 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
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