Best Text Analytics Software in 2026
29 text analytics software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
29ranked
8free plans on this page
$5/molowest paid tier
3 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Dovetail Top pick · 8.4 Free plan · Free
#2 WordStat Runner-up · 8.4 
#3 ATLAS.ti Also great · 8.2 
- Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
- Topic analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
- Entity extraction
- Yes
- Topic analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free trial macOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
- Entity extraction
- Yes
- Intent detection
- Yes
- Topic analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 99 /mo
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
- Topic analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$99/mofirst paid tier About DiscoverTextVisit site - Free trial Web
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
- Entity extraction
- Yes
- Intent detection
- Yes
- Topic analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 5 /mo
- Sentiment analysis
- No
- Entity extraction
- No
- Intent detection
- No
- Topic analysis
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$5/mofirst paid tier About QuirkosVisit site - apiWeb
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$2083.33/mofirst paid tier About ThematicVisit site - Web
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Entity extraction
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free trial macOSWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
- Entity extraction
- No
- Intent detection
- No
- Topic analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebWindowsmacOS
- Free plan
- No
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
- Topic analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WindowsmacOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Sentiment analysis
- No
- Entity extraction
- No
- Intent detection
- No
- Topic analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Topic analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Entity extraction
- Yes
- Topic analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebRecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
- Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 1,060 /mo
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
- Topic analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 550 /mo
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 12.95 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
- Topic analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
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Questions about this list
Which text analytics software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Dovetail is ranked #1 of 29 with a score of 8.4. WordStat is second and ATLAS.ti third.
How many of these have a free plan?
8 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Quirkos has the lowest first paid tier we found: $5/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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