Excel vs. Displayr

Excel is a go-to tool for many. But if you’re a market researcher, you’d know that it isn’t designed to handle the demands of today’s data-driven environment. Displayr is a cloud-based, purpose-built survey analysis and reporting tool that not only replaces Excel, but completely revolutionizes your data analysis and reporting capabilities.

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Single Document Collaboration
Collaborate in real time on a single online document - analyze data, build visualizations, and write reports together without back-and-forth files.
Prompt-Based Analysis
Use custom prompts to analyze data, summarize outputs etc.
Agentic AI Capabilities
Dedicated AI Research Agent that works directly with your data.
AI Data Preparation Agent
Automatically reviews or helps prepare datasets with AI, suggesting or applying transformations based on natural language input (e.g., cleaning, recoding, splitting, flagging issues).
Automated Statistical Testing
Automatically select and run the right tests (e.g. t-tests, ANOVA, regression), then update them with filters or new data.
Full Suite of Built-In Analysis Techniques
Conjoint, MaxDiff, regression, segmentation, factor analysis, TURF, etc.
AI-Powered Text Analytics
AI categorizes open-ends, calculates sentiment, performs entity extraction and more.
Interactive Dashboarding
Create dynamic, interactive dashboards and visual outputs that connect and change with your source data.
AI Code Assistant
AI-generated code and ability to customize (e.g., R or Python).
Automated Reporting
Reusable templates, auto-updating reports and dashboards.
Custom Onboarding & Live Support
How fast new users can get productive (with or without training).
SOC2 Compliance & Security Controls
Regional hosting, user access controls, compliance (SOC2, GDPR, etc.)
Data Connectivity & Large-Scale Importing
Connect directly to Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Decipher, etc. via API, or upload large files from cloud storage. Designed to work with complex and high-volume survey data.
  • Single Document Collaboration
    Collaborate in real time on a single online document - analyze data, build visualizations, and write reports together without back-and-forth files.
  • Prompt-Based Analysis
    Use custom prompts to analyze data, summarize outputs etc.
  • Agentic AI Capabilities
    Dedicated AI Research Agent that works directly with your data.
  • AI Data Preparation Agent
    Automatically reviews or helps prepare datasets with AI, suggesting or applying transformations based on natural language input (e.g., cleaning, recoding, splitting, flagging issues).
  • Automated Statistical Testing
    Automatically select and run the right tests (e.g. t-tests, ANOVA, regression), then update them with filters or new data.
  • Full Suite of Built-In Analysis Techniques
    Conjoint, MaxDiff, regression, segmentation, factor analysis, TURF, etc.
  • AI-Powered Text Analytics
    AI categorizes open-ends, calculates sentiment, performs entity extraction and more.
  • Interactive Dashboarding
    Create dynamic, interactive dashboards and visual outputs that connect and change with your source data.
  • AI Code Assistant
    AI-generated code and ability to customize (e.g., R or Python).
  • Automated Reporting
    Reusable templates, auto-updating reports and dashboards.
  • Custom Onboarding & Live Support
    How fast new users can get productive (with or without training).
  • SOC2 Compliance & Security Controls
    Regional hosting, user access controls, compliance (SOC2, GDPR, etc.)
  • Data Connectivity & Large-Scale Importing
    Connect directly to Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Decipher, etc. via API, or upload large files from cloud storage. Designed to work with complex and high-volume survey data.
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  • Single Document Collaboration
    Collaborate in real time on a single online document - analyze data, build visualizations, and write reports together without back-and-forth files.
  • Prompt-Based Analysis
    Use custom prompts to analyze data, summarize outputs etc.
  • AI-Powered Text Analytics
    AI categorizes open-ends, calculates sentiment, performs entity extraction and more.
  • Interactive Dashboarding
    Create dynamic, interactive dashboards and visual outputs that connect and change with your source data.
  • AI Code Assistant
    AI-generated code and ability to customize (e.g., R or Python).
  • Automated Reporting
    Reusable templates, auto-updating reports and dashboards.
  • SOC2 Compliance & Security Controls
    Regional hosting, user access controls, compliance (SOC2, GDPR, etc.)
  • Data Connectivity & Large-Scale Importing
    Connect directly to Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Decipher, etc. via API, or upload large files from cloud storage. Designed to work with complex and high-volume survey data.
Displar is far superior to Excel when it comes to data analysis
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Do more

Excel is great for basic analysis and spreadsheets – but what happens when you need to do more? Displayr is purpose-built for survey analysis and reporting. Skip the endless tabs, formula errors, and broken links. Displayr handles complex tasks like coding open-ended text, performing advanced analyses such as MaxDiff and conjoint. Plus, it can automatically create beautiful, interactive dashboards and reports. Analyze multiple datasets simultaneously in a single project, and effortlessly export to PowerPoint or the web.

Be faster

Displayr is what market researchers use to do more with less. Whether it’s automating statistical tests, cleaning and merging data with drag-and-drop, or instantly updating reports with new data, Displayr eliminates the slow, manual steps Excel users know all too well. Say goodbye to copy-pasting between files and juggling formulas that break the moment your data changes. With Displayr, you can collaborate with teammates in real-time, so everyone works from the same file at the same time. No more emailing spreadsheets back and forth.

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Stress less

Excel users are used to juggling multiple tools and handling even more errors. Displayr is designed to be accessible, with a modern, intuitive interface that’s easier to learn and use when it comes to data analysis. You can easily track every transformation made to your data, undo changes, and even revert to the original dataset if needed. And if a mistake does happen? Trace it, fix it, and auto-update everything—charts, tables, and reports included.

Report Business Intelligence, not just numbers

Unlike Excel, which was designed for general-purpose spreadsheets, Displayr brings analysis and reporting together in one seamless experience. Create interactive dashboards and automatically updating reports that are tightly linked to your underlying data and analysis. Whether your audience wants to explore results on the web or get a polished PowerPoint, you can deliver it all in a few clicks.

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