Detailed Feature Comparison
Detailed Feature Comparison Chart Key:
Media Data
Still Image
Text Data

Single User
PDF Documents

Multiple Simultaneous Users
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Professional
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Multiuser
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| Price |
US$170(US $85 for students, not upgradable) |
US $395 |
US $895 |
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Import Video and Audio Data
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Convert Media Files in many unsupported formats using the internal Media Conversion Tool
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Supports Multiple Simultaneous Media Files
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Transcribe Media Data
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Create automated transcripts of media files using AI.
(Free embedded and paid external options available.) |
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Use Autocomplete and Transcription Shortcuts to define & add blocks of text with a single keystroke.
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Support for Multiple Simultaneous Transcripts to facilitate more sophisticated forms of analysis
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Import Text Data into Documents
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Import PDF Documents
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Import Survey Data from Spreadsheet Files
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Import Still Image Data into Documents and Transcripts
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Capture Still Images from Video Data
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Import Still Image Data and Screenshots into Snapshots
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Link Coded Images to Media Files for Context
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Identify and name analytic selections
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Code Still Image Snapshots with Coding Shapes
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Categorization – Create and expand thematic Collections to group related data selections
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Categorization – Nest thematic Collections in existing Collections as deeply as you like
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Categorization – Move, Copy, and Sort items within Collections
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Coding – Create and expand a flexible coding scheme
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Coding – Create temporary groups of data items based on Coding
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Locate data selections in their original context
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Explore data in Transana using OpenAI’s ChatGPT
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Library Report – A text-based report about source data files
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Source Data Reports – A text-based report about how source data has been used analytically
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Collection Report – A text-based report about analytic data gathered into a Collection, regardless of source
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Word Frequency Reports & Word Cloud – Word Frequency data for many Libraries, Documents, Episodes, Transcripts, and Collections
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Source Data Keyword Maps – Graphical report that shows coding for source data
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Collection Keyword Map – A graphical report that shows coding for media data gathered into a Collection, regardless of source
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Library Keyword Maps and Graphs – A set of graphical report that shows coding across multiple media files
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Search Tool – Gather data items together based on contained text, coding, and categorization that has been applied
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Search Matrix Tool – Define a grid of searches to explore how your codes and categories interact
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Analytic Data Export – Export information about coded data for mixed methods analysis
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Notes for all supported data types, facilitating keeping Analytic Memos
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Notes Browser Tool – facilitates the review and comparison of Notes
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Notes Reports
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Create, edit, and export Research Journals for Analytic Writing-up
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Add hyperlinks in Research Journals to the critical data items behind your analytic understanding
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Support for extremely large data collections
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Play All Clips in a Collection
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Presentation Modes
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Export Clip Video
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Copy, transfer or back up data using Transana-XML format
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Import data from StudioCode
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Support for data in most left-to-right languages with prompts in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Swedish, and Chinese – Simplified
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Collaborative Analysis by multiple simultaneous users (Server Setup or Transana Cloud Service required)
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Built-in Tutorial and Manual
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Installations per purchase:
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