I've been using Q at various capacities for about 6 years. It's easy to use and it saves me TIME! Before Q, my biggest gripe was the amount of time it took to create a simple matrix (grid). Unless I bought an add-on module for another tool, i'd have to create my matrix the long way, and then recreate it if I had updates in my data! With Q, a matrix is only a few clicks away. Even better, Q often realizes what I need on it's own when I Ioad the data for a new project.

Other loves:

* The Wik!!

* Great customer support

* Intuitive and easy to use

* Q-Reader for higher ups to view data but not get too into the weeds

* Ability to download and update to Microsoft products. The table of contents feature for excel is a favorite at my organization.

* Automated scripts -- I once had a problem with my data (caused by a glitch in the survey tool) that I'd never encountered before and Q had already developed script to fix it!

I could go on..... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very little that i dislike and I've been able to find a work-around for those things. Any pain points I've had, I've communicated to them and they've either a) suggested an alternative, b) added them to the list of potential items to address in an upgrade. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The table creation interface is really easy to learn. The in-built tutorials are good, but you can get a long way just from using common sense. With a bit more practice you can master creating new variables. It always lets you know if there is something that is a bit 'off' in what you have specified, so you can go back and check.

It makes Regressions, Latent Class Analysis and Correspondence maps really easily.

The software is well designed, and really suited to a market research environment.

Anytime I have used the help desk, the response is quick, personal and helpful.

I really enjoy using Q. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes updates have had changes that I have to stumble upon, or a feature tha I had gotten use to using, and was using as a 'hack' has been removed, (such as the way it used to create banners). I have to find new ways around it. It would be nice if the updates allowed the old style as well as the new style. But I have always been resistant to change, so this is probably more about me, than about Q. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Everyone in our research team can now delve into the data instead of relying on cross tabs produced by the DP team. We find we start building the structure of our story a lot earlier in the analysis stage and can get answers to questions that data poses quickly, so instead of ignoring the question because the DP team is busy on a another project our researchers can get the answers themselves.

Another factor is that the Q team is always there ready to support us and answers any queries we have about how to do things very quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not much to be honest. I just want to see the product continue to grow and develop. Being directly linked with a leading data visualisation product (read extremely versatile) would be great where all of the analysis and variables are controlled within Q and the data visualisation is conducted seamlessly by a specialist product woudl be rgeat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If you are using quant stats at all you should use this software. It is so much more simple and easy to use compared to other stats software that using an alternative makes no sense. Simple does not mean it is less powerful, for example you can create a map using correspondence analysis in three clicks - you can experiment till you get the model looking right. It also gets the simple things right, like having significance testing in the same table as the data.

This is research software designed by researchers - and it shows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes new features are not well documented and you discover them by accident. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We have been using Q Professional in our market research practice for over 8 years. Having migrated from what was an industry standard, it's hard to contemplate ever going back. Q is incredibly easy to use so you can do basic analysis really fast. The tables are all dynamic so you can sort, rank, merge rows or columns, change the reported statistic etc. instantly. It also interfaces with Excel, PowerPoint seamlessly, so the time taken to structure and build a report has reduced dramatically. And the best thing is that after 8 years we are still discovering new and more powerful features to support advanced analysis. We like to be creative and fluid in our approach to analysis and Q supports us in this endeavour extremely well. We'd be lost without it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not much. Every now and then (with new releases etc.). the default settings for the way tables appear have changed and if not to our liking it requires some small effort to reset them or to remember to do so, but as an inconvenience this is incidental Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Q is by far the most intuitive data analysis software that I've ever used, and most importantly, it's intuitive nature doesn't compromise functionality or analytical capabilities.

Some of my favorite features are the following:

- Convenience of drag and drop functionalities to Net & Merge variables

- Ease of creating cross-tabulations and ability to batch edit

- Ease of creating and applying filters

- Dynamically updated tables

- Ease of creating code-frames for open-ended responses

- Ability to run complex analyses when needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

To be honest, no big shortcomings come to mind. Any time I don't know how to do something, I search on the online Wiki or contact technical support and between these two sources I always get to an answer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think it's important to know the kind of care and attention the Q team puts into everything they do. In this case, the webinar for the Q5 beta volunteers. You're probably familiar with companies pouring millions into their software solutions and using the webinar circuit to get word out. These webinars are usually with some dull schlub or a group of voices obviously reading a script with a very practiced and wooden excitement. This one was different. Tim is clearly engaged with his own product (not as common as you'd expect among other products) and familiar with the changes we'd encounter. He also clearly knows his customers (probably because he is frequently the go-to for advanced support.) This webinar was filled with crisp content on exciting changes, great flow, tons of actionable yet not overwhelming info, relevant glimpses to the past and into the future, and just enough whimsy to not notice the hour go by. Aimed at current users whom he clearly understands, but perfectly relatable for newbies – can’t wait to start using it and to share the link with the stubborn souls I'm trying to convert from SPSS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ugly pets. They are NOT cute, people, open your eyes. As for Q, no API to integrate into my company's BI platform with inferior statistical capabilities. Also no service bureau to set up a Q project for me when I don't have time to squeeze it in (-- or am I really just trying to influence someone else to actualize my backup employment plan?) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Q is by far my favourite software for quantitative market research analysis. It literally combines the best of both worlds - it does all the "basics" very well such as crosstabbing, tables and data grouping, but it also packs some really advanced statistical features (choice modelling, maxdiff, latent class analysis) that would usually require buying specialized software for. The interface is simple to use, and it has a very flexible engine that allows you to manipulate and reshape data the way you need. I feel that this software allows a researcher or data analyst at all levels to do their job better and quicker. Overall a highly recommended software package if you work in market research, nothing else comes close! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Just one minor gripe - the inability to construct nested table headers without creating banners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Q understands market research data and deals with it appropriately. It is extremely flexible and easy to learn and use. The support for the product is truly amazing, with a support team that are highly knowledgeable and responsive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the more advanced features can be a little tricky to learn/use, and when running some analyses it is critical that you have your data set up appropriately beforehand as Q will make assumptions on how to run statistical procedures (such as regression) based on the stated nature of your data. It does not provide as much control over more sophisticated procedures such as regression analysis as I am used to using software like SPSS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have been using Q professional is various capacities for about 8 years now. I would struggle to be without it! It is extremely user friendly, makes simple analysis a breeze and complex analysis simple! I love that it allows me to find the 'story' and true insight in market research data by taking the hassle out of the analysis and letting me purely focus on what the data is saying. I have introduced many clients & colleagues to Q over the years - with vastly different levels of analysis skills - and it truly has something for everyone - from simple cross-tabs to correspondence maps, segmentation and beyond! I also really like that they continue to develop and evolve the software and really listen to user feedback so things which used to be hard or annoying have been rectified. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are a few little nuances in the software (mostly related to missing values & base sizes) which can be a hazard for those with less experience with data. But when you are aware of these, it's very straightforward to avoid. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.