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Byleron QDA compared with other qualitative analysis tools
Byleron QDA is qualitative data analysis software that runs in your browser. This comparison uses each vendor's public documentation and lists only the features Byleron QDA offers.
This page compares the features Byleron QDA offers. Other tools have features that are not listed here.
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| Feature | Byleron QDA | ATLAS.ti | MAXQDA | NVivo | Dedoose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access and materials | |||||
| Runs in a web browser, nothing to install | ✓ | ✓web version; also Windows and Mac | ◐web version mentioned; main product is Windows and Mac | ? | ✓cloud-based |
| Free plan | ✓ | ◐free trial only | ? | ◐14-day free trial only | ◐30-day free trial only |
| Text, PDF and Word | ✓ | ✓text, PDF | ✓text, PDF, spreadsheets, web pages, e-books | ✓documents, transcripts | ✓ |
| Images, audio and video | ✓ | ✓also geo data | ✓video, audio | ✓audio, video | ✓ |
| Survey or spreadsheet import | ✓ | ✓survey data | ✓spreadsheets | ✓survey datasets | ? |
| AI assistance (always reviewed by the researcher) | |||||
| AI transcription of audio and video | ✓ | ✓30+ languages | ◐add-on packages of 2 to 20 hours | ✓40+ languages | ? |
| AI coding suggestions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓suggested child codes, automatic coding | ? |
| Chat with your documents or data | ✓ | ✓ | ✓AI Chat | ? | ? |
| Analysis | |||||
| Search with Boolean and proximity operators | ✓ | ✓Boolean, proximity, semantic | ✓text search and code proximity | ✓queries | ? |
| Code co-occurrence | ✓ | ✓ | ✓Code Relations Browser | ? | ? |
| Word cloud or word frequency | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ? |
| Cluster analysis | ✓ | ? | ? | ✓cluster maps | ? |
| Code by group comparison with statistical tests | ✓ | ? | ◐Analytics Pro add-on | ◐statistical plots; XLSTAT integration | ? |
| Reliability, reporting and exchange | |||||
| Intercoder agreement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓two coders: percent agreement, kappa | ✓two users: percent agreement, Cohen's kappa | ✓pooled Cohen's kappa |
| Project exchange in REFI-QDA (.qdpx) | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓version 12 and later | ? |
| Figures, tables and drafts for results, exported to Word | ✓ | ✓AI summaries | ✓AI-generated reports | ✓AI summaries | ? |
| Collaboration | ✓ | ✓asynchronous shared coding | ◐TeamCloud add-on | ◐Collaboration Cloud and Server (separate products) | ✓real time |
| Price | |||||
| Published price | Free; £10 Student and £20 Academic per month | See vendor | See vendor (add-ons priced separately) | See vendor | $12.95 Student, $17.95 Individual per active month |
Last checked on September 25, 2026 against each vendor's public pages. Vendors change their products, so please confirm anything important with them.
Sources
- ATLAS.ti: Feature overview, Inter-coder agreement manual
- MAXQDA: Software overview, AI Assist, Intercoder agreement, Code Relations Browser, Pricing and add-ons
- NVivo: Product page, Coding comparison query, Coding, REFI-QDA standard
- Dedoose: Plans and prices, Features, Testing Center (Cohen's kappa)
- REFI-QDA: The REFI-QDA standard
Moving between tools
Byleron QDA reads and writes the open REFI-QDA project format (.qdpx), so a project can move in or out without starting again.
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