No. 17 of 36 ·Text Analytics Software

WordStat

Windows · Mac · Linux

Freedom report

Two barsScore 5.2

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

WordStat is ranked #17 of 36 in text analytics software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.

Compared on text analytics software

Free plan: No
Sentiment analysis: Yes
Entity extraction: Yes
Topic analysis: Yes
Analysis sources: documents
Supported languages: 68 languages
Deployment options: cloud

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The record

Purpose: WordStat analyzes large collections of documents with text mining and quantitative content analysis tools.
Use cases: The maker lists open-ended response analysis, business intelligence, news coverage analysis, and fraud detection as applications.
Processing: The product page says WordStat can process 25 million words per minute.
Explorer mode: Explorer mode can extract frequent words, phrases, and salient topics in one click.
Imports: The maker lists imports from Word, Excel, HTML, XML, SPSS, Stata, NVivo, PDFs, and images, plus direct imports from social media, email, web survey platforms, and reference management tools.
Integrations: WordStat integrates with SimStat, QDA Miner, and Stata.
Classification: Users can build automatic document classification models using Naïve Bayes and K-Nearest Neighbours.
Python: Python scripts and open-source libraries can preprocess or transform text documents for WordStat analysis.
Exports: The product page lists export to Excel, SPSS, ASCII, HTML, XML, MS Word, and PNG, BMP, and JPEG graphs.
Trial: The trial versions are fully functional for 14 days, after which the software has some limitations.
Operating system: WordStat is a Windows application and can run on macOS through Wine; the maker describes four installation methods.
Privacy: Provalis says it does not collect, see, or interact with data users work on in its software; that data is stored in files users direct the software to save.
Support: The maker offers training and asks Mac installation users with issues to contact support with their macOS version, Mac model, and installation method.
Company: Provalis Research says it is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, and was founded in 1989 by Normand Peladeau.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Text Analytics Software in 2026#17 of 36

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Sources

provalisresearch.com/products/content-analysis-software/· checked 30 Sept 2026
provalisresearch.com/downloads/trial-versions/· checked 30 Sept 2026
provalisresearch.com/wine-installation/· checked 30 Sept 2026
provalisresearch.com/company/privacy/· checked 30 Sept 2026
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provalisresearch.com/products/content-analysis-software/word· checked 30 Sept 2026
provalisresearch.com/products/content-analysis-software/word· checked 30 Sept 2026
provalisresearch.com/read-me/· checked 30 Sept 2026
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provalisresearch.com/resources/faq/· checked 30 Sept 2026