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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (94.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $29.00 1 Seat Per Month
MAXQDA
Star Rating
(37)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(4,987)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (94.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.00 1 Seat Per Month
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- Reviewers felt that Simplified meets the needs of their business better than MAXQDA.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Simplified is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Simplified over MAXQDA.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
MAXQDA
No pricing availableSimplified
Simplified One
Starting at $29.00
1 Seat Per Month
Best for freelancers, solo creators
- 7 Social Media Accounts, 1 User
- 1 Brand Style & Voice
- 100K AI words
Free Trial
MAXQDA
Free Trial is available
Simplified
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
24
9.0
723
Ease of Use
8.3
26
8.9
1,145
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.7
587
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.1
210
Quality of Support
8.4
17
8.9
555
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.1
200
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
23
9.0
665
Features by Category
Reports
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Updates
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.3
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Social Analytics
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
5
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Template Creation
Not enough data
9.0
116
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.9
117
Not enough data
8.8
108
Design & Editing
Not enough data
8.8
107
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.7
100
Ad Management
Not enough data
8.7
96
Not enough data
8.8
104
Not enough data
8.8
85
Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
59
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Grammar
Not enough data
8.9
366
Not enough data
8.8
356
Not enough data
9.0
391
Formatting
Not enough data
8.9
286
Not enough data
8.9
318
Not enough data
8.6
248
Content
Not enough data
9.0
337
Not enough data
9.1
393
Not enough data
8.9
277
Product Type
Not enough data
9.0
275
Not enough data
8.7
211
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
8.5
29
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Platform Content
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.7
157
Not enough data
8.2
57
Not enough data
8.7
113
Not enough data
8.7
119
Not enough data
9.0
185
Social Management
Not enough data
8.7
127
Not enough data
9.0
155
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
141
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
8.8
121
Not enough data
8.2
14
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Voice
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Transcription
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
9.1
49
Not enough data
9.1
55
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
9.1
55
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
51
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
9.0
50
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image Generation
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Advanced Functionality
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Model
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
8.5
14
Publishing
Not enough data
8.3
14
Social Media
Not enough data
8.2
14
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
7.6
14
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
6.1
12
Not enough data
6.7
11
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.5
6
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.9
11
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
6.8
10
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
MAXQDA and Simplified share no categories
Unique Categories
MAXQDA is categorized as Data Visualization
Simplified is categorized as AI Video Generators, AI Image Generators, AI Chatbots, Transcription, AI Writing Assistant, Display Ad Design, Graphic Design, Video Editing, Presentation, Social Media Analytics, Social Media Suites, Social Media Management, Chatbots, Content Creation, Photo Editing, and Video Content Creation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
MAXQDA
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Simplified
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Research
38.2%
Higher Education
26.5%
Hospital & Health Care
5.9%
Civic & Social Organization
5.9%
Public Policy
2.9%
Other
20.6%
Writing and Editing
8.7%
Marketing and Advertising
7.5%
Animation
4.5%
Accounting
4.2%
Arts and Crafts
4.1%
Other
70.9%
Discussions
Is MAXQDA a free software?
2 Comments
RA
No, Maxqda is proprietary software for which a paid license is needed to use the full version. However, a free "Reader" version is available to read...Read more
Is MAXQDA better than NVivo?
1 Comment
LS
If it is better, because it is easy to learn and manage, as well as not requiring many system resources (RAM, GPU), it makes it lighter.Read more
MAXQDA has no more discussions with answers
How can i optimise the long writer ? and is their a video that explains the video editor better
2 Comments
KD
Here you go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShtGcsuz0PY&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=SimplifiedRead more
Can I embed your services in my website..
2 Comments
KD
You can ping online support, based on your use case we can explore the optionsRead more
Can Simplified AI writer really create readers-intent content?
2 Comments
MG
Hi Ganiyu! Yes! You can try it for yourself for free at simplified.co/aiRead more
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