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NVivo AI Cloud:
AI-native qualitative research software 

NVivo AI Cloud combines agentic AI with the qualitative research methodology NVivo is known for—helping you uncover patterns you might otherwise miss while keeping every finding connected to the evidence behind it. Your first year includes NVivo Desktop, the most-cited QDA software.

Do more with AI without giving up what makes research rigorous

See what you might miss otherwise

Surface cross-case patterns, connections, outliers, and evidence that are easy to overlook across complex qualitative datasets.

Publish with confidence

Keep your analysis connected to the evidence behind it, so you can explain how a finding was reached when it matters.

Methodology first, not an afterthought

Work with AI inside qualitative research workflows instead of adapting your research to a general-purpose AI tool.

What researchers are saying about NVivo AI Cloud

  • Dr. Philip Adu
    Founder & Methodology Expert, Center for Research Methods Consulting, LLC

    "Most of the AI tools, they just put your information and get what you want and then present that information. But this one is like we are working, actively working with the system to review and get what you want and then present that information.”

  • Dr. Elif Kus Saillard
    Lead Analyst at IDG Global Survey

    "AURA welcomes AI in a very good way but keeps the tradition and keeps the human as a subject in the space."

  • Dr. Ben Meehan
    Owner of QDATraining Ltd.

    "I absolutely loved the way it set up the cases. That was brilliant, because that's the bane of our lives."

From pipeline to publish — all in one place

NVivo AI Cloud brings the research workflow together with AI, coding, literature, and analysis tools inside one qualitative research environment.

Project setup

AI-suggested research questions and methodology get your study off to a rigorous start from day one.

Import/topic identification

Import literature and documents (Word, PDF, text); AI identifies topics across your corpus with per-topic evidence.

AI auto-coding

AI auto-codes against confirmed topics and preserves your existing codebook on re-import, so nothing is lost.

Grounded AURA Chat

AURA Chat answers questions with click-through citations, saves memos, and includes a Devil's Advocate mode.

Audit-ready output

Every AI write action needs human approval; a full, exportable audit trail makes findings as citable as manual coding.

One subscription, two ways to work

NVivo AI Cloud comes with an annual subscription to NVivo Desktop, plus 1,000 AURA and 200 Paper Search monthly searches, and 5 hours of transcription per year.

The AI-native research environment, in your browser

  • Cloud-based access from your browser
  • End-to-end agentic research workflows
  • Grounded in research methodology
  • Researcher-controlled AI
  • Traceable, evidence-backed findings

The licensed desktop QDA experience — included in your first year of NVivo AI Cloud

  • Desktop application
  • Deep researcher-led QDA workflows
  • Advanced coding, queries and comparisons
  • Multimedia analysis
  • Built-in mixed methods tools

AI-powered research you can defend

NVivo AI Cloud keeps you in control to trace every action from researcher to AI and back to the source.
30+
years of qualitative research expertise
Human approval gates on every AI write action
Researchers stay in control of every new code, memo, or case.
Methodology-first foundation
Built on established qualitative methodologies and Lumivero’s 30+ years of experience.
Full audit trail with AI prompt inspection
Supports academic publication and compliance review out of the box.
Research data protection
Zero retention after task completion, unlike general LLMs that typically send data to external servers.

The next generation of NVivo is here

From the team behind NVivo: AI-native analysis that keeps the researcher in charge. Don't wait to dig deeper — start today.

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NVivo AI Cloud FAQs

What is NVivo AI Cloud?

NVivo AI Cloud is Lumivero's AI-native, cloud-based research environment for qualitative and mixed-methods research. It pairs agentic AI workflows with the structure researchers already trust from NVivo, guiding project setup, importing literature and documents, identifying topics with per-topic evidence, auto-coding against confirmed topics, and answering grounded questions through AURA Chat.

How is NVivo AI Cloud different from NVivo Desktop?

NVivo Desktop is Lumivero's established desktop-based qualitative data analysis software for researchers who want traditional QDA workflows on Windows or Mac. NVivo AI Cloud is a separate, cloud-native research environment built around AI-powered workflows through AURA. Both are grounded in NVivo's qualitative research heritage, but NVivo AI Cloud is designed for researchers who want AI integrated throughout the research workflow.

Is NVivo Desktop included with NVivo AI Cloud?

Yes, for the first year. A new NVivo AI Cloud subscription includes an annual subscription to NVivo Desktop for the first year. At your next renewal, your subscription continues as NVivo AI Cloud.

How is NVivo AI Cloud different from general-purpose AI models?

General-purpose AI tools are not restricted to your research questions or your data and do not retain persistent memory of a researcher's codebook or project structure between sessions. NVivo AI Cloud works within your existing project, codes, memos, and analytical structure, and is designed specifically for qualitative and mixed-methods research.

Is my research data used to train AI models?

No. Data uploaded to NVivo AI Cloud is not used to train AI models. AI processing uses zero data retention after task completion, helping keep your research data private while you use AI-assisted features.

How does NVivo AI Cloud keep AI-assisted research defensible?

Every AI-generated theme, code, or insight links back to source data through a citation-linked coding trail. Every AI write action requires human approval before it becomes part of your project, and a full, exportable audit trail, including AI prompt inspection, is available so AI-assisted coding can be reviewed the same way manual coding is.

How is NVivo AI Cloud different from other QDA or AI tools?

NVivo AI Cloud pairs agentic AI with the methodology researchers trust from NVivo. Unlike general AI tools, it keeps memory of your project and a full audit trail, and retains no data after a task completes. Unlike fast AI-native coders, it keeps framework matrices, multi-coder workflows, and citation-linked evidence. And unlike bolt-on AI add-ons, it runs one agentic pipeline across the whole project, with human approval on every AI write action.

How much does NVivo AI Cloud cost?

NVivo AI Cloud pricing varies based on the license and plan that best fits your needs, including options for students and other individual researchers. See plans and pricing.

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