# ATLAS.ti Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is ATLAS.ti the right Qualitative Data Analysis solution for you? Explore 142 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/171500/ATLAS-ti/reviews --- ATLAS.ti 4.7 (142) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/171500/ATLAS-ti/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated April 24th, 2026 # Reviews of ATLAS.ti Ease of use 4.5 Customer Service 4.7 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews AK Alexander K ResearcherHigher Education, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I am also a fan of the concept map functionality and how you can just drag codes into it and connect them with each other, and that this creates an actual connection within the code structure, not just in the concept map itself.“ March 10, 2026 AK Alexander K ResearcherHigher Education, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “In addition, saving your project on a cloud service outside Atlas.ti is recommended against, which means that you have to live in constant uncertainty of whether your project stays up-to-date.“ March 10, 2026 AK Alexander K ResearcherHigher Education, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I love that the codes are coloured automatically and show up as such when you go through the document, with the specific code being next to the segment that you have coded it with.“ March 10, 2026 AK Alexander K ResearcherHigher Education, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The coding feels great and I'm happy about related features, but the cloud, file management, backup, and user interface are horrible.“ March 10, 2026 RE Reylis Michel E Certified Public AccountantAccounting, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The ability to organize and visualize data through concept maps facilitated the identification of emerging patterns and themes.“ July 10, 2024 Bv Billie v StudentHigher Education, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “At the end of the day, maybe 1 or 2 hours are basically lost due to this programs hiccups, constant saving and what not.“ May 8, 2025 RE Reylis Michel E Certified Public AccountantAccounting, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The desktop version is like a powerhouse, capable of handling large tasks and processing tons of data without needing the internet to speed things up.“ July 10, 2024 SG Sophia G Assistant researchResearch, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The web version has many analysis tools in beta mode, which makes it difficult to work synchronously in a collaborative group.“ April 19, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 142 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Eugenija K. Researcher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Breakthrough in Qualitative Data Coding: ATLAS.ti with AI Enhancement!" August 9, 2023 5.0 ATLAS.ti is a game-changer in handling large-scale qualitative data. The integration of AI coding tools catapults the experience into the future, making data analysis not only easier but also more exciting. The support center, too, has been exceptional. Any question I had was met with swift and effective assistance through integrated chat. My experience with ATLAS.ti has been nothing short of thrilling! Pros ATLAS.ti takes coding and analysis to a new frontier with its AI coding capabilities. The way it automatically processes my data not only fascinates me but also enhances my workflow. The seamless integration of AI with traditional coding techniques allows me to compare and even blend human intuition with machine intelligence. With features like word clouds and opinion mining, it's exhilarating to see AI technology being applied so innovatively in qualitative coding! Cons The software already exceeds expectations! Thanks for providing us with these tools and allowing us to focus solely on what really matters - reflexivity! Switched from [MAXQDA](https://www.capterra.com/p/174104/MAXQDA/) MAXQDA has some limitations that have affected my personal experience with the software. First and foremost, the lack of 24-hour live chat support can be a significant inconvenience when immediate assistance is required. Moreover, the interface is not as intuitive as I would prefer, leading to a steeper learning curve and hindering efficiency. But what has been particularly problematic for me is the limited capacity to exchange between platforms, such as Mac, Web, and Windows. As someone who uses a Mac at the office and Windows at home, this cross-platform inconsistency has resulted in a frustrating experience with MAXQDA. The software doesn't seem to have the robust tools and flexibility that would alleviate these issues, making it a less-than-ideal choice for my specific needs. Review Source Response from Lumivero October 4, 2023 Dear Eugenija, thank you so much for your feedback! We are delighted to hear that ATLAS.ti's AI-driven tools have enhanced your workflow and allowed you to focus on engaging in reflexive thinking. Our mission is to make qualitative researcher for everyone, everywhere, and that is why our developers are continuously working to bringing the latest that AI has to offer to everyone's fingertips -- including AI Summaries, AI Coding, and automatically coding for sentiments, concepts, opinions, entities, and more. We also appreciate your positive feedback about our swift and effective user support. Indeed, we have a dedicated team who is available 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, via live chat, telephone, and email, to help anyone with using ATLAS.ti and completing their qualitative research. We also really value meeting all qualitative researchers' needs, which is why ATLAS.ti Windows and Mac have been 100% compatible for back-and-forth transfers for years now. ATLAS.ti Web projects can also be moved back-and-forth between ATLAS.ti Desktop (Windows+Mac). Since all our licenses include full access to all the ATLAS.ti platforms, it's important researchers can always work on their projects wherever they prefer. If you ever have any questions or comments, we are here for you. We wish you all the best in your research! VR Verified Reviewer Teacher Researcher Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy " November 4, 2023 5.0 Pros The ease of use (with no training), the smoothness of the interface and the extremely responsive and knowledgeable support team (responded within seconds at 8pm). Cons Finding highly specific functions was a little fiddly, (I had two transcripts connected to a single audio track and was unable to delete one until I had disconnected them - a highly specific senario which was easily solved with the very responsive technical support team!) Switched from [NVivo](https://www.capterra.com/p/171501/NVivo/) Nvivo is dated and clunky with highly complex (and probably powerful) functions, although I've never used them because they are so complicated to learn and use. Nvivo is provided free by my university, but I would prefer to pay for Atlas ti as it is far more user friendly with a very shallow learning curve. The pricing structure also made it reasonable for me as a student to use for a single research project over one semester. Review Source Response from Lumivero November 27, 2023 Thank you very much for your feedback! We are delighted to hear that you've found ATLAS.ti to be easy to use and that our 24-hour support team was able to quickly help you. Our mission is to make qualitative research easier for everyone, everywhere, and we highly value being there to help all our users with any questions that may come up during the course of their research projects. We also appreciate your feedback about the intuitiveness of ATLAS.ti's interface, especially in comparison with other qualitative data analysis software. In our 2022 user survey, we found that 97% of our users value how easy it is to use ATLAS.ti. We also have a dedicated AI Lab that is always working to bring the latest developments in AI to your fingertips, such as Conversational AI, AI Coding, AI Summaries, AI code suggestions, and more. If you ever have any questions, count on our support 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, via live chat, email, and telephone. We wish you all the best in your research! AK Alexander K. Researcher Higher Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Mixed bag, needs a LOT of improvement" March 10, 2026 3.0 A mixed bag with great disappointments. The coding feels great and I'm happy about related features, but the cloud, file management, backup, and user interface are horrible. So much potential missed out on essential things that are so standard for modern programmes. Pros I love that the codes are coloured automatically and show up as such when you go through the document, with the specific code being next to the segment that you have coded it with. I am also a fan of the concept map functionality and how you can just drag codes into it and connect them with each other, and that this creates an actual connection within the code structure, not just in the concept map itself. Cons Almost everything apart from the coding and concept map feature. I will start with the big issues: file management, the cloud feature, the user interface. File management: The way that you have to organise files is downright horrible and creates unnecessary additional work. There are no folders, so you have to put things together under Groups. If you import a document, it cannot be dragged into the group, but will just be imported without being assigned to anything. When you then want to look for that document, you have to go back to the documents, find it among all of the other ones you have, and then you can drag it into the group that it should be in. It would be so much easier if we just had folders for the documents or if you could drag a document you want to import into the group. Cloud feature: An absolute disaster. Though it is supposed to be a beta version, there is just no transparency on it. No idea where my files are, how to access this cloud (I believe you can't actually access it), and how much space you have left to upload. In addition, saving your project on a cloud service outside Atlas.ti is recommended against, which means that you have to live in constant uncertainty of whether your project stays up-to-date. Cannot really work on different computers, because you have to make sure it's uploaded and since it doesn't do that automatically, if you forget to save and manually upload again, you're screwed. There is no functionality to pull a project from the cloud, so all you can do is upload. User interface: There is just so little transparency about where to go for what you need. For example, if you go into your project, you have a settings button for application preferences, project preferences and Atlas.ti. But, this is not the right options button for when you want to know where this particular project is located. In order to find this, you have to close out of it and look for the settings in the overall project overview. Again, the decision to not put files into folders makes it much more difficult to find the documents you want. I don't really understand the decision to have an explore menu on the left. Much better to just have one consistent way to find your codes, files, etc. Switched from [NVivo](https://www.capterra.com/p/171501/NVivo/) Because the coding works better for me from a visual aspect. However, Nvivo is better in every other aspect. Review Source SG Shannon G. Qualitative Research Consultant Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It's All about Customer Service" June 28, 2024 5.0 I have experience using several of the top-selling QDA platforms. One of the reasons I am loyal to ATLAS.ti is because its customer service is unsurpassed. It's easy to submit questions about licensing and functions, responses are prompt, and the human beings who send the responses are knowledgeable, reasonable, and kind. They make my life easier! Pros The user interface is intuitive; running queries is easy. Cons I've been resisting the subscription format, but it's the common business model these days so I understand. I've been using v.8 for nearly a decade and I'm hoping they've done away with the bundling/unbundling function for v.24! Alternatives considered [MAXQDA](https://www.capterra.com/p/174104/MAXQDA/) Reason for choosing ATLAS.ti I kept ATLAS.ti over the years, but sometimes my clients use another product software like NVivo or MAXQDA. MAXQDA intrigued me. When I was ready to finally move past version 8, I made inquiries to both ATLAS.ti and MAXQDA. In the end, it came down to customer service. I submitted the same question to both companies. You responded in a way that I knew you thoughtfully considered my circumstances. Making the jump from v.8 to v.24 has me nervous, but I know I won't have any problems if I need help. Review Source Response from Lumivero July 2, 2024 Dear Shannon, thank you so much for your feedback! We are honored that you've counted on ATLAS.ti for so many years and even more that you've found our customer service to be unsurpassed. We've always been dedicated to offering the best possible qualitative research software, but over the years we've also realized how important it is to help researchers through every part of using the software. This is why we offer free expert support 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, via live chat, telephone, and email. We strive to make qualitative research easier for everyone, everywhere! Indeed ATLAS.ti has become much more streamlined and powerful since version 8, and now you can easily move projects across Windows, Mac, and Web. We ultimately had to transition to a subscription format to adapt to changing operating systems, security policies, and users' collaboration needs. Technology is always quickly changing, but our developers work hard to ensure everyone has the best tools at their fingertips! AB Amy B. Test Development Manager Research Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Customer Support and easy to use product, but clunky for teams" July 10, 2023 5.0 There is a learning curve to working with teams, but overall, this product is much better than some of the piecemeal products and strategies I've used for qualitative data analysis I've used in the past. I would've loved using this when I was working on my dissertation for example. I look forward to trying this tool for writing journal articles and book chapters in the future - a functionality I haven't utilized just yet but seems promising. Pros I love how easy it is to get going. Import files, put in groups, use the coding features to get tagging. I had usable codes to analyze quickly. Cons Working with a team has been so difficult. The user manual is not as clear as I'd like on how to share the work with a team of users. The customer support helped me figure it out, which was great! They were online and quickly and knowledgeably helped me. BUT, the functionality for teams is CLUNKY! Not easy to work together at all in my opinion. Alternatives considered [Mendeley](https://www.capterra.com/p/233913/Mendeley/)[NVivo](https://www.capterra.com/p/171501/NVivo/) Reason for choosing ATLAS.ti I had tried NVivo as a student and it was nearly impossible to work with. Mendeley didn't have quite the breadth of functionality as Atlas Ti, and while Wordsmith was intriguing, I looked at Atlas Ti first and found it had what I needed, so didn't do as much digging into Wordsmith. Review Source Response from Lumivero July 12, 2023 Hello Amy, thank you so much for your feedback! We're delighted to hear that it was easy for you to get going with ATLAS.ti. Indeed, in our 2022 user survey, 97% of users valued how easy it is to use ATLAS.ti. We always strive to make qualitative research easier for everyone, everywhere, which is why our developers are continuously working to offer all the powerful features qualitative researchers need, with an intuitive design that anyone can use. ATLAS.ti Desktop is equipped with a range of features to facilitate teamwork, from sharing projects via an integrated online cloud storage to calculating different measures of intercoder agreement, all within the software. With ATLAS.ti Web, on the other hand, you and your team can work together in real time! Everyone's changes are automatically saved and updated, making teamwork easier than ever with ATLAS.ti Web. In case it helps, we also provide various free learning resources such as manuals, video tutorials, webinars, and sample projects on our website. I would especially recommend our free webinar on teamwork to learn directly from one of our senior instructors, you can register here: https://atlasti.com/trainings/teamwork-with-atlas-ti We're also glad that you had a great experience with our support team! For any questions or comments you may ever have, you can always count on us. Reach out via live chat, telephone, or email, 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. We wish you all the best in your research endeavours! CK Charles K. Lecturer Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Teach yourself qualitative data analysis in days with ATLAs.ti" January 31, 2023 5.0 I am a positivist and often used quantitative analysis. But when i started my PhD studies, i venture into behavioral sciences and realized that i had to put meaning to figures,,....and gues what...when i discovered ATLAS.ti and explored its use through youtube training, within days i gradually became an expert in using it. I most importantly liked the area od qualitative positivism that blends well with advanced data analytics that bring out the best meanings attached to various sentiments from subjective respondents. We love you guys and keep the fire burning!! Pros I most importantly liked the area od qualitative positivism that blends well with advanced data analytics that bring out the best meanings attached to various sentiments from subjective respondents. We love you guys and keep the fire burning!! Cons The use of binary operations needs some time for mastering Switched from [NVivo](https://www.capterra.com/p/171501/NVivo/) I wanted something challenging, and new to the market....which when used, everyone says waaahhhooo....this is the way to go!! Review Source Response from Lumivero March 6, 2023 Hi Charles, thank you for sharing your experience with us! We are glad to hear that ATLAS.ti has been a valuable tool for you to blend qualitative and quantitative research in your behavioral sciences studies. We strive to provide a user-friendly interface that can complement various methodologies and analytical approaches. Additionally, you can easily export your ATLAS.ti project into a format that can be directly imported into other statistical analysis software, such as SPSS or R. Our video tutorials on ATLAS.ti will aid you in commencing your work, steer clear of prevalent software errors, and enhance the efficiency and enjoyment of your projects. We are delighted that our YouTube videos have assisted you in becoming an ATLAS.ti expert. We also appreciate your feedback about using binary operations, and we also have dedicated articles and videos about making effective use of the different operations that can be queried in ATLAS.ti. In addition, ATLAS.ti version 23 brings many exciting features, including cloud collaboration in Windows and Mac, new code co-occurrence tools, advanced AI-powered auto-coding, UX enhancements and new visualisations. If you ever have any questions, please count on our live chat, telephone, and email support, 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. We wish you the best in your work with ATLAS.ti! PV Patricio V. Researcher Research Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Atlas.ti forever" May 15, 2024 5.0 Pros Atlas.ti's ease of use is increbile. It took me literally half an hour to switch from another major CAQDAS to Atlas.ti. The user interface, cross-platform, the exceptional customer service, just everything is far better. There are differences in the methodological approach that have to be considered when switching to Atlas.ti. For example, the node hierarchy works differently. And so too does the classification of cases (persons, organizations) have its particularities in Atlas.ti. But none of the necessary adaptations represent a major issue in switching. Beyond that, Atlast.ti does a much better job in every other aspect of qualitative data analysis. Cons Case classifications Node hierarchy (impossibility to use parent nodes for coding) Reason for choosing ATLAS.ti I knew Atlas.ti existed, but did not notice its faster software development process. The "new" user interface is great! Switched from [NVivo](https://www.capterra.com/p/171501/NVivo/) Horrible experience with software bugs, cross platform issues, licensing process, etc. Review Source Response from Lumivero May 16, 2024 Dear Patricio, thank you so much for your feedback! We're really happy to hear that you've found ATLAS.ti to be incredibly easy to use and that it's fulfilled your needs in all aspects of qualitative data analysis. Our mission is to help make qualitative research easier for everyone, everywhere, which is why we have a dedicated team of experts here to help, 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, via live chat, telephone, and email. You're right that category codes (or parents codes as they're called in NVivo) cannot be directly applied to quotations, but whenever you drag-and-drop a category onto a quotation, it automatically gives you the option to select which sub-code of that category you want to attach. Later, you can easily explore quotations at the sub-code or code category level. And as you very well pointed out, you can indicate classification of cases (i.e., documents in ATLAS.ti) by creating document groups. Please count on our support, we wish you all the best in your research! AB Andrea B. Instructor and Researcher Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Choice for Qual Reaserach" October 12, 2025 5.0 I'm satisfied! It's much better than the cumbersome Nvivo. Coding is really easy, and it offers lots of other features that I haven't used yet, but which don't clutter up the interface for simpler tasks. So I think it's a pretty solid and simpler tool, even though it offers many options for exploring data. Pros Atlas.TI is a robust application for qualitative research. I like how light and user-friendly the interface is. It's easy to learn how to use! Researchers can collaborate online (although there is still room for improvement in this area). Cons The transition from computer to cloud is not easy. There is a 500 MB limit for importing projects from the desktop version to the cloud version. However, you will only find this out after you try to do so. It is not particularly emphasized when you start working with the desktop version. Switched from [NVivo](https://www.capterra.com/p/171501/NVivo/) Nvivo crashed my computer. Too cumbersome. Review Source BV Billie V. Student Higher Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "What Atlas should be, but is actually not. " May 8, 2025 1.0 Terrible, frustrating, slow, hiccup, non customizable, non field tested, fast coded (not compact) program, that sabotages your work, workflow, for exactly that basic elemental work you have to do in social qualitative research: transcribing and coding. The fundamental, hiccups, no customization is counter productive and especially sabotages your work(flow). It's utterly terrible. Pros I don't know, maybe the analysing after coding? The visualization, what makes it good for research. Maybe the automatic labels you can create and don't have to manually write (in the old days?). Nothing more. Cons It is the least customizable program in history. - the constant saving when you apply a code, why can't I change that? For every code I apply, I have to wait for 10 -15 seconds for the project to save. Every time! It's sabotaging my process. - The hotkeys, you cannot change hotkeys. Why? And who was the genius to program this in a way that when you transcribe, the spacebar is the pause button? When I transcribe, this very slow hiccup program, sometimes get's out of edit mode. So when you type, and push spacebar, the video recording starts to play, pauses, starts to play again, pauses. Sometimes, due to other hotkeys, the sound is muted, or you start at the beginning of the video. - Applying codes, takes a long time to process. - Constant hiccups. Slow, counter productive for research, and as a student, it really frustrates all these hiccups. At the end of the day, maybe 1 or 2 hours are basically lost due to this programs hiccups, constant saving and what not. Review Source GP G P. Centre Director Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "happy customer " August 20, 2024 5.0 It was very positive overall. It took some time to sort out the tech issues, but once this was done and I got the hang of things, it has been very useful for my data analysis. Service support was outstanding. Pros Powerful tool for analysis, which is user-friendly Cons I experienced frustrating problems with set up - though these do not to seem to have been Atlas' fault. The user manual wasn't entirely clear, Review Source Response from Lumivero August 27, 2024 Hi G.P., thank you very much for sharing your feedback! We're glad to hear that you've found ATLAS.ti to be powerful, user-friendly, and our support service to be outstanding. We strive to help qualitative researchers everywhere, which is why we're always available 24/5 via live chat, telephone, and email. We appreciate your feedback about the setup process and user manual. I can see you had some questions about adding data to your project and accessing your project. In both cases, our team immediately helping you in the live chat. Moreover, it seems the issues stemmed from the network connection of your computer and not ATLAS.ti. Our team made every effort to help, including holding multiple online meetings with you, even though the issue fell beyond the scope of the ATLAS.ti software. Given all this, we feel your rating of the ease of use of ATLAS.ti is unfair. This being said, we hope ATLAS.ti continues to serve you well and we wish you all the best in your research endeavors! LB Leiza B. Senior Research Fellow Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A useful tool for comparative qualitative analysis" July 23, 2024 5.0 Pros Customer service is amazing- they reply very fast and give very useful -and patient- guidance Cons I found some tools a bit more complex and less intuitive than before- such as exporting the number of quotes per group of documents and codes Review Source Response from Lumivero August 2, 2024 Hi Leiza, thank you very much for your positive feedback! We're glad to hear that you've found ATLAS.ti to be useful for your comparative qualitative analysis. We strive to make qualitative research easier for everyone, everywhere, which is also why we are the only qualitative research software to provide free support 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, via live chat, telephone, and email. We're delighted that you've been so happy with our customer service team! We understand that learning how to make some specific outputs may require understanding how the analysis and export tools work. Please count on our support for any questions you have. For example, you can export reports of the quotations in your document groups and code groups from the document manager, code manager, and/or code-document analysis tool. Feel free to contact us and let us know what exactly you are looking for, our team will be happy to give you concrete guidance to get the most out of ATLAS.ti for your research! SG Sophia G. Assistant research Research Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Things to keep in mind" April 19, 2024 4.0 It is a software that requires time and testing exercises to understand how each of the tools works, but once this process is done you can achieve great mastery of its use. You also have personalized advice 24 hours a day by chat or zoom Pros Virtual advice 24 hours a day that provides the tool to resolve doubts or concerns in the use of the software, in several languages Cons The web version has many analysis tools in beta mode, which makes it difficult to work synchronously in a collaborative group. Therefore, it is necessary to work on the computer version to get the most out of the AI tools that have recently been incorporated. Review Source Response from Lumivero April 22, 2024 Hi Sophie, thank you very much for sharing your experience! We're really glad our support team has been able to help you whenever you needed it, in multiple languages and via chat or Zoom. We always want to be there for our users, which is why ATLAS.ti is the only CAQDAS that offers free live support 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. We're always happy to provide personalized guidance. We also appreciate your feedback about the latest developments in our AI tools. ATLAS.ti's AI tools process text data through the latest GPT algorithms of OpenAI, one of the world's leading research organizations in artificial intelligence. This applies to both ATLAS.ti Desktop and ATLAS.ti Web (where teams can collaborate in real time). However, sometimes OpenAI's servers can get overloaded and lead to unforeseen delays, which is unfortunately beyond our control. This being said, please do reach out to us if you ever need any help and we will do everything we can to help you succeed in your research! RB Roberto B. Facilities Manager Hospitality Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software for collaborative research" July 14, 2023 5.0 A challenging part of working in a team is keeping track of and putting together everyone’s work. With ATLAS.ti, we were able to easily handle this challenge and spend more time exploring each person’s codings and producing impacting findings. Pros Each person can work on coding at the same time, and after merging projects the codings can be compared. The intercoder agreement tool provides a great visualization to easily explore any part of the coded data, and it calculates different measures of agreement. Cons My team uses the ICA tool a lot, but sometimes it does not work for me. I already received help from the technicians though, and they were fast and helpful. Review Source Response from Lumivero July 18, 2023 Dear Roberto, thank you very much for sharing your feedback! Teamwork is so important for conducting rigorous and impacting research, which is why we strive to support team efforts as much as we can. We are delighted to hear that ATLAS.ti made it easy for your team to carry out your research and calculate intercoder agreement. Indeed if you ever have any difficulty or question, please count on our support. You can always reach out to us via live chat, telephone, or email, 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. We're glad that our technicians were fast and helpful for you in the past, and we will always strive to make sure ATLAS.ti is meeting all your needs. We sincerely appreciate your feedback, because hearing from our community of users always helps us learn how we can continue to help qualitative researchers. We wish you and your team all the best in your research! JR José R. Academic Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A great contribution to qualitative research" October 4, 2023 5.0 In general it is a tool that I have found very useful in qualitative research with large numbers of data and with research teams and networks developing analyses simultaneously. Pros It is a very useful tool when working with large amounts of data. It provides very good assistance for the systematization of analysis and collaborative work. It also provides useful outputs to continue with quantitative analysis, and visuals for the representation of the results. Cons There is still room for improvement in user friendliness, visualization and integration of AI tools. Also in maintaining a price range more suitable for non-commercial uses, e.g. educational and social research. In terms of data, further development of audiovisual data analysis would be interesting. Alternatives considered [NVivo](https://www.capterra.com/p/171501/NVivo/) Review Source Response from Lumivero October 16, 2023 Dear José, thank you very much for sharing your feedback. We are delighted to hear that ATLAS.ti has assisted you with systematizing your analysis for collaborative work. We strive to meet all qualitative researchers' needs, which is why ATLAS.ti has supported mixed methods research for many years. ATLAS.ti has been serving researchers for more than 30 years, and today we are the leading qualitative research software in the market. We appreciate your feedback regarding the usability, visualization features, and AI integrations. Our mission is to make qualitative researcher for everyone, everywhere, and that is why our AI Lab is continuously working to bring the latest that AI has to offer to everyone's fingertips -- including AI Summaries, AI Coding, and automatically coding for sentiments, concepts, opinions, entities, and more. In addition, ATLAS.ti offers many powerful data visualization possibilities, including networks, Sankey diagrams, force-directed graphs, TreeMaps, clouds, bar charts, and more. Finally, in our 2022 user survey, we found that 97% of users valued how easy it is to use ATLAS.ti. In case you are not seeing any of these latest developments in the interface, visualization options, or AI tools, we kindly ask you to check that you are working with the latest version of the software so that you can enjoy the full host of features (ATLAS.ti licenses offer access to all features on all platforms for one flat fee). Moreover, everyone with an active license subscription can upgrade to the latest version of the software for free. ATLAS.ti is the only qualitative data analysis software to offer all features in one package, so that one flat fee is paid and there are no hidden costs or surprises. In case it helps, we offer student licenses that come with a significantly reduced cost. Moreover, if an ATLAS.ti Desktop+Web license is still too steep, students and other users can work with just ATLAS.ti Web, which has a very low monthly subscription that can be canceled as soon as they are finished utilizing ATLAS.ti. If you ever have any specific questions about how to do something in your project, you can always count on our support. We are here for you 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, via live chat, telephone, and email. A member of our team will always be happy to guide you through any parts of your research process. If you ever have any specific suggestions or questions, we would love to hear from you: https://atlasti.com/support We wish you all the best in your research! CK Carlien K. Entrepreneur, adventurer and possibly a qualitative research ninja Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent tool ~ brilliant across various data types and sources" June 8, 2022 5.0 Pros There are incredible aspects of the programme (all round). The ease of using the programme intuitively (both Windows and Mac versions), as well as the various entities (codes, memos, groups, commenting functions, etc.) that you can choose how you want to apply it. You can create your own system of when to use a comment on a specific entity in a particular way. The flexibility within the programme is wonderful considering that computerised programmes often have one approach to which you can apply content. In other words, you can personalise your analysis approach using comments and memos to keep track of your individual approach to applying the entities. As a predominantly visual person, I absolutely love the network views that you can generate when considering how your coded data interacts. You are in control of the experience and must be mindful to generate your relational understandings as embedded in your data. When you conduct your analysis systematically and build up your smaller code-code relationships, the networks become a powerful way to visualise your abstract thoughts and ideas to communicate and disseminate data well. Cons When training others to use the programme, a rookie mistake is thinking that the programme will do the analysis for researchers. It's a tough barrier to sometimes break when teaching others how to use the programme, but once people realise that your qualitative analysis skills run alongside the programme tools, the potential is incredible. It takes a lot of skill outside of the programme to conduct GREAT analyses inside the programme. Review Source Response from Lumivero March 6, 2023 Dear Carlien, thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback! We are pleased to hear that you have found ATLAS.ti to be a powerful and flexible tool. As we continuously develop the software, we strive to maintain a balance between powerful functionality and ease of use to meet all qualitative analysis needs. We've worked hard to create a flexible and intuitive program that allows users to personalize their analysis approach throughout the project. Our networks are powerful for visualizing abstract thoughts and ideas, and we're happy to hear that you, along with many other users, have found them so useful. When training others to use ATLAS.ti, we agree that it's important to recognize that the software is a tool to facilitate qualitative analysis, but that it doesn't replace the analytical skills of researchers. ATLAS.ti can help make research more organized, transparent, and integrated, but the critical reflections of the researcher are always crucial to draw and verify conclusions. If you ever have any questions or suggestions regarding teaching ATLAS.ti, please count on our live chat, telephone, and email support, 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. We wish you all the best in your work with ATLAS.ti! ANA Anis Najiha A. Lecturer Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great qualitative data analysis tool for novice and professional!" February 7, 2023 5.0 The software has a user-friendly interface and intuitive design, making the process much faster and easier for me. Atlas.ti has been extremely beneficial for my mixed method approach. Its table matrix tool made it simple for me to integrate the results from my qualitative phase, which in turn allowed me to develop my questionnaire items in a clear and organized manner. This ultimately resulted in a more efficient and effective data analysis process.I also appreciate the attractive design of the software, which made my experience more enjoyable. I have recommended it to my students as a solid choice for qualitative data analysis too. The support provided by Atlas.to trainers and consultants is also a good added value. Pros What I liked most about Atlas.ti was its user-friendly interface and intuitive design, which made my data analysis process much more efficient and enjoyable. The software's table matrix tool was also one of the features that I really like, as it allowed me to integrate my qualitative findings and develop my questionnaire items in a clear and organized manner. Cons One potential drawback of Atlas.ti is its new pricing system, which some users may find expensive. There is no no lifetime license but 3 years lease , although it is to make sure the software is update and continuous support. Review Source Response from Lumivero February 24, 2023 Hi Anis Najiha, thank you very much for your feedback! We're glad to hear you enjoy the user-friendly interface and intuitive design. We always strive to balance ease-of-use with powerful features, including the latest developments in AI and machine learning algorithms. In our 2022 user survey, we found that 97% of our users valued the ease-of-use of ATLAS.ti. ATLAS.ti is the only qualitative data analysis package that includes all tools and features and access to all platforms (Windows, Mac, Web, and mobile tablets) in a single license. Our developers and AI Lab are continuously working to bring the best-in-class technology to make research easier for people everywhere. This includes offering features such as automatic coding tools and real-time collaboration. Moreover, you can share a multi-user license with as many people as you want, on any ATLAS.ti platform; when one user logs out, the license seat instantly becomes free for others to use. Finally, only with ATLAS.ti will you find free support via live chat, telephone, and email, 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. Given the importance of staying abreast of technological advances and meeting researchers' needs everywhere, we launch a new generation every year and several major free updates during each year. License subscriptions make it possible for our team to continue growing the most powerful qualitative data analysis software and offer continuous support, and this ensures everyone always has access to the best possible functionality, security, and support. License subscriptions can easily be managed, paused, and re-initiated from the ATLAS.ti account page. If you ever have any questions or comments, please count on our support at general@support.atlasti.com. We wish you all the best in your work with ATLAS.ti! MR Marvin R. Social Development Specialist Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Automated data analysis in research" November 17, 2023 5.0 As an ATLAS.ti user who uses the tool often in his professional work, and also in the academic field, I consider it to be one of the most valuable tools for data analysis. I have a high level of satisfaction with this software, with the support of the ATLAS.ti academy and its customer service department. Pros By way of context, I can mention that I am an experienced user of ATLAS.ti, with more than 10 years using the tool, and teaching and advising researchers from very different disciplines on how to perform data analysis with the support of software. This experience allows me to affirm that version 23 of ATLAS.ti represents one of the most important and innovative advances in software for qualitative data analysis. Before version 23, ATLAS.ti was the leading tool in data analysis due to its intuitive interface, the integration of different data formats in the same project, and the data visualization possibilities. Version 23 made an important leap in at least three aspects. First, the incorporation of automatic coding tools and preparation of data summaries using artificial intelligence. I consider that this is a substantial change in this version, and that it represents valuable support for the analyst. Second, interoperability between the different versions of ATLAS.ti (MAC, Windows, IOS, Android and Web) has improved significantly. The versions are now more similar, and the ease of sharing projects between different platforms has improved substantially. Third, we are at a time of prolific development of artificial intelligence tools and ATLAS.ti has put two into production this year, and it is highly likely that in the coming months we will see new developments, which will facilitate and enhance data analysis. Finally, I must mention that one of the things I like most about ATLAS.ti is the positive impression it generates on students and researchers who have never used data analysis software, and when they see a demonstration or listen to a class, they get excited due to the characteristics and robustness of ATLAS.ti, which motivates them to learn and use it in their own research. This is an impression that has been constant in my ten years as a research teacher. Cons I think one of the aspects of improvement in ATLAS.ti is networking. Usually, when a code is networked with its citations, the citations cannot be seen completely. Adding this functionality as optional could allow you to explore the data in greater detail using networks. However, creating the networks and exporting them in graphic format is very simple. Review Source Response from Lumivero November 28, 2023 Dear Marvin, thank you very much for your feedback! We are thrilled to learn about your 10+ years of experience with the software. Our developers are continuously working to incorporate powerful features with intuitive design, including the latest developments in AI, such as Conversational AI, AI Coding, AI Summaries, AI code suggestions, and more. We are delighted that you find the latest version to be the most important and innovative software for qualitative data analysis. We also appreciate your feedback regarding the networks in ATLAS.ti, and in case you didn't know, it is indeed possible to view full quotations in networks (by selecting the "preview" option). We are grateful for all your comments, being in close contact with our users helps us make sure we continue growing and meeting all researchers' needs. If you ever have any questions, count on our support 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, via live chat, email, and telephone. We wish you all the best in your research! JO Joseph O. Data analyst Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Atlas.ti; the most user-friendly qualitative software " April 11, 2024 4.0 My experience with Atlas.ti has been awesome. It's data visualization abilities and code-document analysis helps derive more insights from data. Pros The fact that I can group my codes and documents. Then view my findings with excellent and beautiful visualization tools does the magic for me. Cons Statical analysis functionality of Atlas.ti is something I am yet to get a grasp of. I think it would be very helpful if a webinar is organised to sensitize users about this functionality. Review Source Response from Lumivero April 22, 2024 Hi Joseph, thank you very much for your feedback! We're delighted to hear that you find ATLAS.ti to be the most user-friendly qualitative software with beautiful visualization tools. We strive to make qualitative research easier for everyone, everywhere, and we know displaying data is essential. This is why ATLAS.ti offers various visualizations, including networks, tables, bar charts, Sankey diagrams, force-directed graphs, TreeMaps, and more. We also appreciate your feedback regarding statistical analyses in ATLAS.ti. You can analyze word and code frequencies and distributions inside ATLAS.ti, and you can also export your entire project into a format that can be imported into a statistical analysis software (e.g., SPSS, R, etc.). You can see more information here: https://manuals.atlasti.com/Win/en/manual/Export/Export.html If you ever have any questions, please count on our support, 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, via live chat, telephone, and email. We wish you all the best! PT Pascal T. Agile Coach Insurance Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Perfect for text analysis for research papers" June 12, 2023 5.0 I am very satisfied with the tool and can recommend it. It is tidy and easy to understand. Pros In any case, the AI coding. This new feature saves a lot of time, which can then be invested in analysing the data. Cons I look forward to the moment when AI coding comes out of the beta phase and can unfold its full effect. At the moment it still has a few quirks, but these can usually be solved with the help of the support. Review Source Response from Lumivero July 4, 2023 Hi Pascal, thank you very much for your feedback! We're delighted to hear that you're very satisfied with ATLAS.ti and our support. We always strive to make qualitative research easier for everyone, everywhere, and our AI Lab is an important part of this. As you mentioned, AI Coding saves a lot of time, and our developers are continuously working to bring the latest technology to researchers' fingertips. As always, any updates to the current software version are available for free, and everyone with an active license can upgrade to new software versions without any added cost! This way, everyone can enjoy the latest technological developments as soon as they are released. If you ever have any questions or comments, please count on our support! We are here for you 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, via live chat, telephone, and email. We wish you all the best in your research! JG Jenny G. PhD Student and Business Owner Public Relations and Communications Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A PhD Student's Best Friend" November 1, 2023 5.0 ATLAS.ti has been an indispensable ally in my PhD research. Its user-friendly interface and flexibility make qualitative data analysis much easier. I enjoy the coding function, being able to make adjustments as I go along and being able to export data. I recently needed support and they jumped in swiftly to help. The support team was not only fast but also highly knowledgeable, resolving the issue efficiently. ATLAS.ti's robust features have proven invaluable in my academic journey, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to fellow researchers. Pros ATLAS.ti offers a wide array of features that simplify and streamline qualitative data analysis. Its user-friendly interface allows me to organize, analyze, and visualize my data simply. The ability to code and annotate my research material has been a game-changer, making it easier to identify patterns, themes, and connections within my data. I also appreciate the fact that ATLAS.ti is simple to install and easy to use, I also love that it saves very quickly. Cons I would like to be able to custom create my data exports and include references directly on the exports but perhaps this functionality will be added sometime. Review Source Response from Lumivero November 10, 2023 Hi Jenny, thank you very much for your feedback! We're very happy to hear that ATLAS.ti has been an indispensable ally for your research and that you've found it to be powerful and easy to use. Our developers are continuously working to balance intuitive functionality with powerful features, to make qualitative research easier for everyone, everywhere. We also have a dedicated AI Lab that is always working to bring the latest developments in AI to your fingertips, including our AI-powered tools such as AI Coding, AI Summaries, and code suggestions. We also appreciate your feedback regarding customizable exports of your data. Indeed, you can export reports and tables of any part of your project, and you can also create networks, Sankey diagrams, force-directed graphs, TreeMaps, clouds, bar charts, tables, and more. If you ever have any questions about how to create a certain kind of export, a member of our team would be happy to guide you through the process. We are here for you, 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, via live chat, email, and telephone. We are grateful for your feedback about our fast and knowledgeable support team. We are happy to help everyone succeed in their research, and please count on our support for any questions. We wish you all the best in your research! LC Lucas C. Graphic Design Director Design Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Amazing automatic coding tools that drastically speed up analysis" January 25, 2023 5.0 My experience with ATLAS.ti has been great. Before, the manual coding process was a real bottleneck for us, but now we’ve been able to analyze our data very quickly and easily with the automatic coding tools. Pros The software can automatically code data for opinions, sentiments, concepts, named entities (people, places, organizations, etc.), and text (along with automatically suggested synonyms). These automatic coding tools even work in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Dutch, Russian, and Chinese which is very important for our research. We mostly analyze data gathered through surveys, comments from our social media posts, and video call interviews. It’s really easy to import these data, and the software even automatically codes the data to instantly organize and gather key information within each dataset. Altogether, these tools have allowed us to save so much time in analyzing our data from our different regions, I cannot even begin to calculate how much time has been saved since we don’t have to manually read and check every single response or translate our data. We import our data and collect relevant insights in just a matter of minutes! Cons Overall there isn’t really anything I don’t like about the software. If I could suggest an additional feature, I wish I could also have ATLAS.ti automatically transcribe audio data. This is not such a big problem because most of our audio/video data is collected through Zoom so we already get automatic transcripts that can be imported into ATLAS.ti (with the speakers automatically coded), but it would be neat to be able to do everything right inside the ATLAS.ti project. Review Source Response from Lumivero January 31, 2023 Hi Lucas, thank you very much for your feedback! We're so glad to hear that ATLAS.ti's automatic coding tools have helped you analyze your data quickly and easily. Indeed, our mission is to facilitate analysis of qualitative data everywhere, which is why supporting analysis of various kinds of data in different languages is important to us. We also appreciate your feedback regarding automatic transcription in ATLAS.ti. Our developers are always keen to learn how ATLAS.ti can continue to meet researchers' needs, and although it is possible to manually transcribe data in ATLAS.ti, we will certainly see what we could do about incorporating automatic transcription tools. Please feel free to write to general@support.atlasti.com if you ever have any questions or comments. We wish you all the best in your research! OO Olaitan O. Chief Operating Officer/Research Lead Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Atlas.TI has got to be the best CAQDAS out there!" August 5, 2022 5.0 Great experience with qualitative data analysis despite using it for several years! Pros Amazingly fast and easy coding using numbered sentences in the margin. Cons The project merge can be improved, especially the option to select features to merge. Seen in older versions but missing in newer versions. Review Source Response from Lumivero September 7, 2022 Thanks so much for your feedback, Olaitan! We are glad to hear you find the coding process fast and easy. We also appreciate your suggestion about being able to choose which features to merge when merging entire projects together. This is something we are working on, and in the meanwhile, more specific information about merging projects can be seen here: https://doc.atlasti.com/ManualWin.v22/Team/TeamWorkMergingProjects.html We wish you all the best in your work with ATLAS.ti! MII Mohd Ikhwan I. SENIOR LIBRARIAN E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to use for any researchers " September 6, 2022 5.0 Pros For researchers, this software is very important and can give benefits especially to develop a literature review. The software allows us to highlight points and develop codes and themes. For me, this software will help us to read articles (literature) easier. This way is a new way without printing all the articles to read. It is simple and precise. No need to worry about the difficulties in reading the articles. All researchers even quantitative or qualitative can utilize the software impactful. And of course, for all qualitative researchers, this is the best software for qualitative data analysis. It cannot be denied. Cons Need to learn how to use this software. If you do not attend any training on the usage of this software, it could slow down your learning. Review Source Response from Lumivero September 29, 2022 Hi Mohd Ikhwan, thank you for sharing your feedback! We are glad to hear that ATLAS.ti has been so helpful for your literature reviews (as well as your data analysis). Our mission is to facilitate all sorts of analysis and research, including literature reviews. We also understand that it can be very valuable to have some guidance to learn how to use ATLAS.ti Windows or Mac, and we provide a variety of free and premium trainings in our ATLAS.ti Academy: https://atlasti.com/trainings Thanks again for your feedback, and please count on our support if you ever have any other questions or comments. Giulianna L. Recruiter Utilities Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "ATLAS.ti is compatible on both Windows and Mac" January 29, 2023 5.0 I have really enjoyed using ATLAS.ti, at my university I use Windows but at home I use Mac, and I have not had any problem using these two platforms, the compatibility between these two platforms is 100% so I have had no conflicts migrating my project. Pros No matter if I work on two different computers or if my colleagues have different platforms, this is not a problem, I could always share my project. Cons At first I thought that my ATLAS.ti Desktop projects would be saved on ATLAS.ti Web but it wasn't, then I asked support if I could synchronize it automatically and they explained that my ATLAS.ti Desktop projects are saved on my computer. This more than anything, to protect the confidentiality of my data, something that seems very appropriate to me, I had very sensitive data, which at first I did not think about confidentiality, although they assured me that the projects that are stored in the cloud have a very advanced security, I always prefer to have my projects only with me. Review Source Response from Lumivero February 8, 2023 Hi Giulianna, thank you very much for your feedback! Indeed, our mission is to provide a powerful and easy to use software for everyone, which is why working across platforms but with the best possible security is so important for us. We're glad to hear you've enjoyed using ATLAS.ti and the 100% compatibility between the Windows and Mac platforms! If you ever have any other questions or comments, please feel free to reach out to us at general@support.atlasti.com. We wish you all the best in your research with ATLAS.ti! KO Kiirsti O. PhD candidate Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Disappointing" April 15, 2024 3.0 Disappointing. I won't be renewing my subscription because I don't feel confident in this app anymore. Pros \- Relatively easy to use and lots of features - Easy to contact the Atlas.ti team for help - Different pricing options Cons There was an issue where I lost quite a bit of work, and it appeared to be an issue with the app rather than something that I did. The support team could not help me and I felt like the communication wasn't great. I reached out to them three times and on the third time, they told me that the developers could not resolve my issue. I was disappointed that I had to contact them to get an update instead of the other way around. I would have been fine with knowing if I had somehow caused the problem and knew how to avoid it in the future, but it just felt unresolved. Review Source Response from Lumivero May 23, 2024 Hi Kiirsti, we're sorry that some of your work was lost and you weren't satisfied with our ongoing support. We're surprised by your review here saying you didn't know how to avoid this in the future, because our team investigated your case and found no errors in the saving process, at which point they kindly explained that the only way for your work to not be saved was if you clicked on the "discard changes" button. You even replied that you understood, and our support team further explained exactly when and why the "save changes" dialog pops up and how it looks so that you know to watch out for it in the future. We understand your frustration at having made this mistake, but we feel it's unfair that you blame our software and support. We confirmed this was not a software error and have taken every effort to respond to all your queries, to which you always gave us positive ratings in the past. 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