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AI qualitative research software

Agentic AI, grounded in research methodology

NVivo AI Cloud combines the analytical depth NVivo is known for with AURA, our AI-powered Unified Research Assistant, that helps you set up your study, code and query your data, and get grounded answers—all without cutting methodological corners.

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AI-powered qualitative research, built for rigor 

See the patterns you would otherwise miss

AI surfaces cross-case patterns and thematic connections across your whole corpus, with the evidence behind every topic.

Rigor you can publish

A transparent audit trail behind every AI-assisted step, so your findings hold up to scrutiny.

Built on the methodology you trust

Grounded theory, thematic analysis, and framework analysis—now in a cloud-native environment, built for how research works today.

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.  
Frame
Define your research problem and develop/refine research questions.
Import and understand
Structure cases, variables, and your analytical framework.
Organize
Use your own code structure, AI-suggested topics, or a combination of both.
Code
Investigate relationships, extracts, outliers, patterns and higher-order concepts.
Explore
Investigate relationships, extracts, outliers, patterns and higher-order concepts.
Refine and defend
Develop your analysis while maintaining a record of how findings were reached.

The AI-powered Unified Research Assistant built to support your research 

AURA understands the context of your project—your research questions, methodology, sources, codes, cases, memos, concepts, and extracts—so you can ask questions and develop your analysis without leaving your research environment.

Start with understanding, not instant answers

AURA reads and summarizes sources before deeper analysis begins, keeping summaries linked to their underlying documents so researchers can review and edit them.

Let AI surface possibilities. You decide what matters.

Use AURA to identify Initial Topics or bring your own analytical framework. Review evidence, confirm or reject suggestions, refine codes, and develop deeper concepts as your interpretation evolves.

See relationships hidden inside complex qualitative data

Explore co-occurring codes, compare cases and variables, use Devil’s Advocate, filter extracts, and connect codes into higher-order concepts to move beyond first-pass coding.

What researchers are saying about NVivo AI Cloud 

“I’m excited to see Lumivero enter the online GenAI-assisted qualitative analysis space with the release of NVivo AI Cloud. The platform harnesses the capabilities of LLMs in a clearly methods-driven way, offering a balance between automation and interpretation at each step of its pipeline. I will observe with great interest how applied, academic, government and commercial qualitative communities engage with NVivo AI Cloud—specifically how its capabilities contribute to methodological debates, and how its use reinforces and/or changes established analytic practices.”

Christina Silver, PhD.
Director of the CAQDAS Networking Project

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

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

Dr. Elif Kus Saillard
Lead Analyst at IDG Global Survey

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

Dr. Ben Meehan
Owner of QDATraining Ltd.

AI-powered research you can defend

NVivo AI Cloud keeps you in control to trace every action or decision from the researcher to AI and back to the source.   

Full audit trail

Follow AI-supported findings back to the underlying source material. 

Researchers stay in control

Review, confirm, edit, or reject AI-supported analytical actions.

Data and human stories stay protected

Project data is handled within Lumivero’s enterprise security and privacy framework.

Choose the NVivo experience that fits how you research 

AI-native, cloud-based research environment for qualitative and mixed-methods research powered by AURA, the AI-assisted Unified Research Assistant. 

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Desktop-based qualitative data analysis software to analyze code and data to uncover mixed method insights.

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Access for teams and organizations arriving early 2027 

NVivo AI Cloud is available today for individual license subscriptions. For teams or organizations of 2 or more, join the waitlist to find out first once access is available.  

Frequently asked questions

What is NVivo AI Cloud? 

NVivo AI Cloud is Lumivero’s new AI-native, cloud-based solution for qualitative and mixed-methods research, with a built-in AI guide for setting up a research project. Powered by AURA (AI Unified Research Assistant), it helps researchers import, transcribe, summarize, code, and analyze first - and third-party sources. Every AI-assisted step includes a transparent audit trail, so researchers can review how results were generated and keep their findings defensible.

Is NVivo AI Cloud qualitative research software? 

Yes. NVivo AI Cloud is AI-powered qualitative research software for qualitative and mixed-methods research. It supports researchers across project setup, source exploration, coding, analysis, and grounded AI-assisted inquiry in one cloud-based environment. 

Who is NVivo AI Cloud built for? 

NVivo AI Cloud is built for academic social science researchers conducting qualitative or mixed-methods studies, including individual researchers, students, and academic teams working on projects that need to be defensible and grounded in rigorous methodology. 

How is NVivo AI Cloud different from NVivo Desktop? 

NVivo Desktop is Lumivero’s established, license-based qualitative data analysis software, installed on your computer, with AI Assistant available in the application. NVivo AI Cloud is a separate, cloud-based subscription product. Collaboration, transcription, paper search, and AI assistance are built into the solution rather than purchased as separate add-ons. Its AI assistance is woven through the research workflow, helping you set up, code, and analyze a project from the start.

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. 

What is AURA Chat? 

AURA, our AI-powered Unified Research Assistant, is NVivo AI Cloud's agentic AI chat feature. It answers questions grounded in your project data, provides click-through citations back to source material, and can save answers as memos. Its Devil's Advocate mode is designed to surface disconfirming evidence or negative cases so you can challenge your interpretation, pressure test findings, and explore alternative explanations before reaching a conclusion. 

Is my research data used to train AI models?

No. Data uploaded from NVivo AI Cloud is not used to train OpenAI 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 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. Explore NVivo pricing and start your AI-powered qualitative research today.

How do I get started using NVivo AI Cloud?

On October 6, NVivo AI Cloud will be automatically added to the accounts of current NVivo Desktop customers. You’ll receive an email with instructions for accessing it. If you have a MyLumivero account, you can also access NVivo AI Cloud through that portal. New individual customers seeking a single license can purchase NVivo AI Cloud starting October 6, 2026 from the Lumivero E-commerce shop.

What do I need to access and use NVivo AI Cloud?

NVivo AI Cloud is a web-based application with no desktop installation required. Access it from any modern browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge) with an active internet connection. You log in through MyLumivero using your institution or individual account. NVivo AI Cloud runs on Microsoft Azure for security, performance, and compliance. The platform supports project sharing and collaboration features, with each team member requiring their own NVivo AI Cloud license. Full real-time multi-user editing is planned for early 2027.

Is my data secured and where is it stored?

NVivo AI Cloud is hosted on Microsoft Azure across four global regions. During the closed beta, data is hosted in the European region. At launch on October 6, 2026, NVivo AI Cloud will also be available on Azure in the United States, Canada, Singapore, and Australia.

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