QDA Miner

by Provalis Research

Qualitative + mixed-methods coding tool from Provalis Research.

TL;DR

Qualitative + mixed-methods coding tool from Provalis Research.

Best for academic researchers running large-corpus mixed-methods coding alongside statistical analysis. Pricing: subscription.

Category
Desktop apps
License
—
Stars
—
Last push
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Pricing
subscription
Platforms
Windows

What it is

QDA Miner from Provalis Research is a long-running mixed-methods coding tool used in academic research, paired with WordStat for content analysis. Transcripts are imported from external transcription tools and coded inside QDA Miner.

Best for: Academic researchers running large-corpus mixed-methods coding alongside statistical analysis.
Watch out for: Transcription is bring-your-own; QDA Miner is the coding canvas, not an ASR engine.

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supportedNone
HIPAA eligibleNo

QDA Miner vs Whipscribe

FeatureQDA MinerWhipscribe
CategoryDesktop appsTranscription APIs
Pricingsubscriptionfree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
Streaming—No
Languages—99
PlatformsWindowsWeb, API, MCP

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