We're removing friction from research.
Qlarr is an open-source platform built for teams that need real research infrastructure — not another tool that creates as many problems as it solves.
Remove friction from research workflows.
Research teams spend too much of their time managing tools, cleaning data, waiting for survey programmers, and working around platform limitations. The actual research — the thinking, the analysis, the insight — gets squeezed into whatever time is left.
Qlarr was built to change that. We started from a simple observation: the tools available to researchers either lack the capabilities they need, or they require too much operational overhead to use effectively. Most of the time, both.
We built Qlarr as a fully open-source platform that puts researchers in control. No vendor lock-in. No black-box data processing. No unnecessary dependencies between your research brief and your live study. Just a fast, capable platform that works the way research teams actually work — online, offline, and everywhere in between.
Founded
Cork, Ireland
open source
MIT-licensed codebase
to self-deploy
From zero to live instance
collection modes
Online, offline, hybrid
What guides every decision
Open by default
Every architectural and business decision at Qlarr starts with openness. The code is open, the data formats are open, and the deployment is yours. We believe transparency in infrastructure is a prerequisite for trust in research.
Research-first
We build for how research actually works — not how tools think it should work. That means offline-first collection, flexible logic, and quality controls that operate where the data is collected, not as an afterthought.
No lock-in, ever
Your surveys, your data, your infrastructure. Everything in Qlarr is designed so you can leave at any time — though we hope you won't need to. No proprietary formats, no data hostage situations.
Complexity handled simply
Research workflows can be genuinely complex — branching logic, multi-site fieldwork, mixed-mode collection. Our job is to absorb that complexity so researchers don't have to manage it manually.
Qlarr Limited
Qlarr is a software company incorporated in Ireland under the Companies Act 2014. We are headquartered in Cork and building open-source research infrastructure for teams that need control, flexibility, and reliability from their survey platform.
Want to know more?
Get in touch — whether you have a question about the platform, want to discuss a deployment, or just want to talk about research infrastructure.