HyperResearch Review

HyperRESEARCH is an outstanding application for researchers, analysts, or grad students doing qualitative data analysis: 1) It is cross-platform (Windows, Mac, and will run in Linux in WINE); 2) It is priced lower than competitors and offers the same features; 3) Offers an excellent licensing agreement that enables users to install it on several computers and the license does not expire.

Users can manually add codes to documents and quickly. HyperRESEARCH can also run an automated function that will assign codes based on user-specified criteria. Auto-coding can be a good starting point to see trends in the data and develop a comprehensive code base. After coding, users can create reports that show all incidents of text coded with a specific code, or combinations of codes. Analyzing the coded data will help reveal trends in complex collections of text, photos and video.

While HyperResearch lacks some of the newest features offered by several major products (e.g. AtlastTI, Nvivo), this is a minor drawback that is completely negated by the software's advantage: simplicity, low cost, and generous licensing terms that are especially beneficial to students. For students who need a non-expiring license for a long-term project, HyperResearch stands above the rest.