Taguette vs Transana

Taguette is a free, open-source tool for qualitative research that lets users import documents, mark passages, assign tags, and export coded material. It accepts PDF, DOCX, TXT, HTML, EPUB, MOBI, ODT, and RTF files. Users can create tags, apply several tags to selected text, and merge tags. Depending on the export, projects, codebooks, highlights, and highlighted documents can be saved in QDC, CSV, XLSX, DOCX, HTML, or PDF formats. Taguette can be used on Windows or macOS, installed on Linux with pip, or set up as a server using Docker or a native installation. Desktop mode is single-user, while the hosted service and self-hosted servers support project collaboration. The maker says local data stays on the user's machine and project contents can be exported. The hosted service reports daily encrypted backups and says it does not share or sell user data, but its FAQ advises against uploading sensitive records such as patient or student information. Intended fields include anthropology, education, nursing, psychology, sociology, and marketing.

Transana is qualitative analysis software for video, audio, image, text, PDF, and survey data on Windows and macOS. It provides automated transcription and manual transcription tools with keyboard shortcuts. Users can categorize and code material, then examine coded data through text and graphical reports, searches, and word clouds. Transana Professional handles up to four simultaneous video files and five transcripts, and supports imports including plain text, Word or RTF documents, online survey data, and still images. Professional can use ChatGPT or Claude with non-confidential data, or embedded Ollama models with confidential data. Speechmatics and Deepgram receive audio for automated transcription only after a user approves sharing each time; Faster Whisper processes audio locally. Basic and Professional store data on the user's computer and do not share user files or database information with Transana.com. Multiuser supports simultaneous work on shared data over an internet connection. The free demo has tight limits and is not intended for real analysis. The fully functional Professional trial costs $25, paid once and expires one month after purchase. Professional costs $395, paid once.