Best Text Analytics Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Dovetail is ranked #1 of 29 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of CallMiner Eureka and DiscoverText. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Quirkos at $5/mo.
Text analytics tools turn written material into findings such as sentiment, intent, topics, and extracted entities. Compared on analysis sources and deployment options, the ranking also distinguishes entries by entity extraction, intent detection, sentiment analysis, topic analysis, and supported languages. Dovetail and CallMiner Eureka are among the first entries, followed by DiscoverText and Thematic. Consider which sources and languages match your material, and which types of analysis address the questions you need to answer. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer additional points of comparison as you review the entries in ranked order.
29 text analytics software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Sentiment analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dovetail | 8.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 2 | CallMiner Eureka | 8.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 3 | DiscoverText | 8.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $99/mo | Yes | 99 /mo | Yes | View |
| 4 |  Thematic | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $2083.33/mo | No | — | Yes | View |
| 5 | Relative Insight | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 6 |  WordStat | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 7 | ATLAS.ti | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 8 | Chattermill | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 9 | Talkwalker | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 10 | Wonderflow | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 11 | Kapiche | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 1,060 /mo | Yes | View |
| 12 |  MAXQDA | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 13 |  spaCy | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 14 |  QualCoder | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 15 |  KH Coder | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | No | View |
| 16 |  Leximancer | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 17 | Condens | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 18 |  Quirkos | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $5/mo | No | 5 /mo | No | View |
| 19 | Keatext | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 550 /mo | Yes | View |
| 20 | Voyant Tools | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 21 |  CATMA | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 22 | SentiSum | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 23 | TextAnalyzer | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 24 | Dedoose | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 12.95 /mo | — | View |
| 25 |  Taguette | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which text analytics software is ranked first on Inferse?
Dovetail is ranked #1 of 29 with a score of 8.9. CallMiner Eureka is second and DiscoverText third.
How many of these have a free plan?
1 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Quirkos has the lowest first paid tier we found: $5/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.