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ATLAS.ti vs Voyant Tools

Both stand on text analysis software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

ATLAS.ti

Free trial MacWebWindows

ATLAS.ti covers a wide range of research materials and includes both AI analysis features and reference-manager imports. There is no free plan, and AI features are opt-in with possible additional fees.

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Voyant Tools

Free plan APILinuxMac+3

Voyant Tools combines a hosted text-analysis workspace with a local option for offline use. Consider its hosted-service logging and limited semantic analysis for language-specific work before choosing it.

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The facts

	ATLAS.ti	Voyant Tools
Free plan	A free trial	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Mac, Web, Windows	API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	Free or on request
Plans published	None	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	atlasti.com	voyant-tools.org
On text analysis software	#9 of 27	#5 of 27

ATLAS.ti: what it does well

Analyzes text, images, audio, video, and geographic data.
Imports references from Mendeley, Zotero, and EndNote.
AI transcription supports more than 30 languages.
Web collaboration is real-time; desktop sharing is asynchronous.
Available on macOS, Windows, and web.

What to know first

No free plan is available.
The trial lasts 20 days.
AI features may involve additional fees.

Voyant Tools: what it does well

Free and open source under GPL3
Accepts text, URLs, existing corpora, and file uploads
Includes multiple tools in its default workspace
Supports local offline analysis with VoyantServer

What to know first

Hosted service logs tools, parameters, and IP addresses
Submitted texts are stored for persistent access
Limited language-specific functionality for semantic analysis
VoyantServer requires Java 11

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