Last updated – October 2025
| AI Software | Price | Features | Security |
| MAXQDA | AI Feature: Free with limited prompts (analysis of ~10 text pages daily) or premium option with unlimited prompts ($240 annual) -Requires subscription to their software, Single user-$570, Pro single user- $690 annual subscription | -Transcribes media to text -Explain selected text passages -Summarize selected text passages -Summarize whole documents -Develops summaries for whole documents or coded segments of a topic -Suggests codes and subcodes -Customizable results by adjusting length, language and format | -GDPR Compliant -Not used for AI learning -Ability to control who has access to AI Assist -All analyzed data is deleted after analysis |
| ATLAS.ti | Single User web only- $60 per month Multi-User (PC, MAC, and web) unlimited users 1 concurrent- $660 annually Multi-User 5 Users concurrent- $2185 annually | -Intentional AI coding with customizable and tailoring options -Chat and interact with your documents – query, clarify, and extract key information from the document -Fine-tune coding- customize the granularity of AI coding results -Turn research into summarized insights -Code suggestions -Opinion mining allows user to understand the most important aspects of the data to focus on where the analysis should go -Named entity recognition -Make visualizations -Concept search to find word counts -Sentiment analysis helps determine the emotions within the data | -GDPR Compliant -Not used for AI learning, data is private and isolated -Third party auditing to ensure alignment with industry best practices. -Model runs in secure isolated environment separate from your actual data |
| CoLoop | Cost varies depending on service, use case, and size of project. Offers a free trial valued around $200 | -Accuracy- limits hallucinations by using fine tuned models that refers back to the primary data -Hyperlinks back to evidence from the interview to quickly retrieve quotes or audio snippets -Ability to enter questions, objectives, and hypothesis -Robust guides and tutorials on the website | -GDPR, HIPAA and SOC2 compliant -No data is retained by the transcription provider -All 3rd parties we work with are vetted and where appropriate bound by strict DPAs to prevent retention of or training on any data sent to them. -Users of the CoLoop platform remain in control of the uploaded data at all times. -Data is not automatically removed by CoLoop after a certain period and will remain securely stored unless otherwise instructed by the platform user in the manner outlined above. |