NVivo

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Data analysis software for businesses and nonprofits

About NVivo

NVivo is a data analysis software, which helps education, healthcare, non-profit, public, and other sectors organize, store, or evaluate qualitative data and manage cloud-based collaboration and automated transcription processes. Administrators can import spreadsheets, text, audio, or video files and online surveys from multiple sources on a centralized platform.

Using NVivo, organizations can organize data to identify themes and trends based on various attributes and visualize information using word clouds, frequency charts, diagrams, and more. Businesses can transcribe interviews and audio files in multiple languages to streamline qualitative research processes and securely upload data in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements. NVivo Collaboration Cloud module also helps remote teams access project data, configure access permissions based on job roles, store data in a centralized repository, and track changes using version history.

NVivo facilitates integration with various third-party applications such as EndNote, Survey Monkey, and more. The text editor also enables healthcare professionals to review transcriptions, add notes, tag speakers, or highlight text and export transcripts in DOCX and TXT format.


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Value for Money
3.2/5
Features
3.8/5
Ease of Use
3.7/5
Customer Support
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Samuel
Samuel
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  • Industry: Internet
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis

Reviewed on 2024/05/23

Pros

Light weight.
Value for money.
The learning curve is shallow.

Cons

Might be limited in Visualization.
You might need to clean the text files inputted to provide better analysis quality, which consume time.

Amy
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  • Industry: Research
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Monthly for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

The best qualitative analysis software

Reviewed on 2024/04/07

Pros

User-friendliness, online support, Collaboration Cloud

Cons

It’s not as self-intuitive when it’s your first time using it, but there is a lot of online support that is pretty accessible.

Claire
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  • Industry: Research
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Worst software, terrible customer service.

Reviewed on 2024/09/03

This was a horrible experience. NVivo is a poorly maintained software that is extremely overpriced....

This was a horrible experience. NVivo is a poorly maintained software that is extremely overpriced. Once they get you to buy the software, it's like pulling teeth to get help.

Pros

The visualization options are pretty decent and easy to navigate.

Cons

Customer service is atrocious. We spent months trying to get a response out of them. They almost never helped us with anything. It was the most worthless software. Especially the collaborative software. It just doesn't work and was constantly breaking and not syncing. One colleague used it on Mac and there was an unsolvable bug where she could not view the quotes clustered based on the codes, which would take months to fix. So we had to buy her a PC. Then she had a problem again with it not syncing/working and again, no one would help her resolve it. Then the folks said they would give her a month of use for free, but then they took a month to respond. They are very fast to request money, though.

Anthony
Anthony
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Discovering the Best of NVivo

Reviewed on 2023/01/13

Overall, my experience with NVivo has been positive. I find the software to be a powerful tool for...

Overall, my experience with NVivo has been positive. I find the software to be a powerful tool for organizing and analyzing qualitative data, with advanced coding and text analysis features that make it easy to identify patterns and themes within my data. Despite these cons, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks making it a valuable tool for any researcher or data analyst.

Pros

I really like using NVivo because it makes it easy to organize and analyze qualitative data. With its advanced coding and text analysis features, I am able to quickly identify patterns and themes within my data. The software is also intuitive and user-friendly, making it easy for me to navigate and find the information I need. Additionally, the ability to collaborate with team members on projects is a huge plus. Overall, NVivo is a powerful tool that has greatly improved my research and data analysis process.

Cons

One thing that I dislike about NVivo is that it can be quite expensive, especially for small research projects or individual use. Additionally, the software can be quite resource-intensive, so it may be challenging to run on older or less powerful computers. While the software is generally user-friendly, some of the more advanced features can take a bit of time and effort to master. Additionally, some users may find the software's interface to be cluttered and overwhelming. Finally, the lack of integration with other software tools can be a limitation for some users.

Ray
Ray
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Nvivo was the go-to QDA for graduate students for many years. Still a powerhouse.

Reviewed on 2018/03/31

Nvivo is robustly designed and can handle very large projects that involve text, video and audio. I...

Nvivo is robustly designed and can handle very large projects that involve text, video and audio. I believe AtlasTI or MaxQDA offer better feature sets.

Pros

Nvivo runs on Windows, Mac. This is important for exchanging data on research teams whose members will be using both Windows and Mac computers.
Colleagues have often commented on how Nvivo is easy to use for content and thematic analysis.
By using Nvivo to define codes and tag documents with the codes as you move through the document. This grounded approach will allow users to build an understanding of the underlying themes in the data. Each coded segment in Nvivo called a "node", can have a set of custom properties that include instance-specific values can be either flat, or hierarchically arranged, each of which has certain advantages. Flat coding prevents imposing a structure on data while hierarchical coding can help researchers find patterns in the document, assists with analysis and building models.

Many tutorials can be found online and via the MaxqDA website. The user discussion forum is also a useful place for learning how to use the program and to apply the software to specific research needs. Because good tutorials can be found easily, users will have less trouble learning how to use this powerful program

Cons

It does not offer a portable version that users can use when travelling or in the field on someone else's computer. This is a drawback and restricts use to the user's computer only.
The student license, while cheaper than the other major QDA vendors, is only valid for 12 months. If you are doing a PhD (which could take many years), you'll have to purchase a full version of the software which is really rather pricey.

Nvivo may not be as good as MaxQDA for helping researchers build interrelationships among the data.

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NVivo FAQs

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NVivo offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: US$1,249.00
  • Free Trial: Available

NVivo pricing starts at $1249 (One-time Windows-based license) and scales with the industry, modules (add-ons) and operating system. NVivo Collaboration Cloud can be purchased as module with NVivo's primary subscription. NVivo Transcription is available on pay-as-you-go basis or annual subscriptions- Pay-as-you-go: $30 (one-time), Personal: $30 per hour, Professional: $20 per hour and Standard: $25 per hour Annual Subscription: $499 Contact QSR International directly for detailed pricing information.

NVivo has the following typical customers:

2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

NVivo supports the following languages:

English

NVivo supports the following devices:

NVivo integrates with the following applications:

Evernote Teams, SurveyMonkey

NVivo offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base

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