webQDA

Spec sheet

Purpose

webQDA is web-based software for qualitative data analysis intended for researchers and professionals conducting qualitative research.Read 9 Oct 2026 · webqda.net

Audience

The maker identifies academic researchers and postgraduate students as users, and also describes business analysis of market data such as consumer data.Read 9 Oct 2026 · webqda.net

Support

The maker offers a contextual user manual, email or contact-form support for error reports, and regular training sessions and webinars.Read 9 Oct 2026 · webqda.net

Analysis tools

Users can edit, view, link, and organize documents, create categories, code, filter, search, and query data.Read 9 Oct 2026 · webqda.net

Backups

Projects are automatically saved, but recovery of project data may incur a cost after review by the technical team.Read 9 Oct 2026 · webqda.net

Browser access

The software runs in a browser on desktop or mobile devices and requires cookies and JavaScript; the maker recommends a display resolution of at least 1280 by 720.Read 9 Oct 2026 · webqda.net

Collaboration

Researchers can work collaboratively and synchronously or asynchronously, and the product description says collaboration can take place online in real time.Read 9 Oct 2026 · webqda.net

Data types

It supports analysis of text, images, video, audio, tables, PDF files, and YouTube videos.Read 9 Oct 2026 · webqda.net

Developer and commercial partners

The partnerships page names Microio for software development, hosting, and maintenance, and Ludomedia for promotion, license sales, and training.Read 9 Oct 2026 · webqda.net

File limits

Listed maximum file sizes are 1 MB for DOCX/TXT/XLS/XLSX, 5 MB for PDF, 2 MB for JPG/PNG, 10 MB for MP3/WAV, and 20 MB for MP4/OGG/WEBM; the page lists a 500 MB maximum per project.Read 9 Oct 2026 · webqda.net

Integrations and imports

The requirements page lists RIS, XML, and BibTeX metadata imports, and says users can use YouTube videos and publicly shared Dropbox videos.Read 9 Oct 2026 · webqda.net

Project export

Users can export all or parts of projects to PDF or DOCX.Read 9 Oct 2026 · webqda.net

Security and access

The FAQ says only the account holder and invited researchers can access project information and that webQDA does not use or give third parties access to it.Read 9 Oct 2026 · webqda.net

Trial access

A validated account receives a 7-day free license that can be activated when the user chooses, with access to all features during that period.Read 9 Oct 2026 · webqda.net

Plans and prices

Every webQDA plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Text Analysis Software#13 of 277.5
• Text Analytics Software#20 of 377.6
• Qualitative Data Analysis Software#14 of 207.6