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How to Choose Data Analysis Software

A comparative guide to qualitative and quantitative data analysis software.

As of fall, 2024, UO Libraries does not subscribe to any qualitative software. Individual departments or faculty sometimes have research funds available to support subscriptions. Note that at least for Dedoose, you can suspend your subscription during months you are not working on the project actively and then re-subscribe when you are ready to begin work again. Just be sure to download a backup copy of your project, since Dedoose does not promise to retain the projects of non-paying customers.

  Atlas.ti Dedoose NVivo MaxQDA

User Interface Language(s)

English, Spanish & German

Compatible with most languages

English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese & Spanish

English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Italian, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, and Polish

Operating System(s)

Windows

Mac OS X

Linux

Windows

Mac OS X

Linux

Windows

Mac OS X

Windows

Mac OS X

Costs vary by user type, install type, etc. See websites for full and up to date pricing.

Student $13/month

Educational, $26/month

Educational, Multi-User, 1 concurrent: $357/year

Student: $12.95/month

Student: $118/year

Academic: $475/year

Student $113/year

Academic $253/year

AI Assist (possible additional fee) Yes No Yes Yes
Transcription (possible additional fee) Yes No Yes Yes
Web or local install on your PC Web or PC Web-based only Web or PC PC or self-hosted server