Taguette vs webQDA
Taguette
taguette.orgwebQDA
webqda.netSide by side
| Figure | Taguette | webQDA |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Text Analysis Software | 7.6 (#10) | 7.5 (#13) |
| Spec score · Text Analytics Software | 7.7 (#16) | 7.6 (#20) |
| Spec score · Qualitative Data Analysis Software | 7.6 (#13) | 7.6 (#14) |
| Collaboration | Users can collaborate on projects when using the hosted service or a self-hosted server; desktop mode is single-user. | Researchers can work collaboratively and synchronously or asynchronously, and the product description says collaboration can take place online in real time. |
| Purpose | Taguette is a free, open-source qualitative research tool for importing materials, highlighting and tagging text, and exporting results. | webQDA is web-based software for qualitative data analysis intended for researchers and professionals conducting qualitative research. |
| Support | Users can request help by email or submit GitLab issues, and the maker notes that the team does not work on Taguette full-time. | The maker offers a contextual user manual, email or contact-form support for error reports, and regular training sessions and webinars. |
Plans
webQDA
- Individual license — 90 days€52, paid once
- Individual license — 180 days€99, paid once
- Individual license — 360 days€189, paid once
- Individual license — 720 days€356, paid once
In their own words
Taguette
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.