Respondent vs. User Testing

90%+ savings with Respondent

  • Fast and Easy ~10 mins to match
  • 95%+ Participants invited attend your study
  • ZERO license fees + unlimited seats

respondent vs user interviews

Compare Respondent and User Testing

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User Testing

 

150 B2B participants (Annual subscription)

Including unlimited free seats

$500 / mo.

(Save ~90%)

>$2,500 / mo.

 

Participant Pool 

2.6M+ high quality participants

Target by demographic and professional filters

Questionable participant quality

Limited demographic targeting

Research Methods 

User interviews, focus groups, surveys, usability testing and more

Primarily for high-volume, unmoderated studies
Compatibility with other tools 
Recruit on Respondent to conduct research on any tool including Survey Monkey, Lookback, Qualtrics, Zoom, DScout or even User Testing. Limited to User Testing's own research platform
Participant Incentives 

Custom incentives for each project

Fixed incentive rates

Pay As You Go 
Including unlimited free seats 

$65 per B2B participant

$39 per B2C participant

No free or PAYG option
Ideal for 

Respondent works best for research teams who value participant quality and precise targeting at an affordable price and want to recruit, screen, schedule and pay in a single platform. It is best suited for teams that use multiple research methods and/or research tools

User Testing works best for research teams with few budget constraints, who need a high-volume of user testers for short projects and do not need B2B participant verification or precise targeting.

 

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The Respondent Recruiting Process

Matching

We match your specific requirements with our 3M+ verified, high-quality participants from 150+ countries.

Referrals

Our existing participants are incentivized to recommend other top-notch participants in their own networks.

Outreach

Our recruiting team goes all out to find your target participants in the online and offline communities where they hang out.

Researchers from world-class companies choose Respondent

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POWERFUL FEATURES

How it works

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1. Post a project

Target the audience you want to conduct research with and choose how much you want to pay them.

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2. Invite and schedule

Review people who have applied, then invite and schedule those who you think are the best fit for your research study.

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3. Conduct research 

Conduct video calls, phone calls, in-person discussions or online research. It's up to you.

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4. Simplify UXR Ops. 

Everything about research participants is easy with Respondent - screen, research and pay, in one single place. 

Focus on the research, leave logistics to us!

  • Easy setup: Launch qualitative studies in days, not weeks
  • Integrated calendar: Say goodbye to no-shows and admin headaches
  • Bulk tools: Invite, review, approve and pay in one go
Get Started
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The Best-Rated User Research Platform of 2023 

With over 100 five-star reviews, Respondent is loved by researchers around the world.  

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TESTIMONIALS

What our customers say

"Sourcing specialized participants like data scientists and systems engineers used to take 2-4 weeks of product managers’ time; with Respondent, IBM can find them in 2-3 days — and recruit past participants at no additional cost."

"The participants have been who they say they are, we can verify them, and they’re super responsive. When we turn to our clients, we know we can produce quality insights. Respondent has helped us do better research and be better researchers."

"Using Respondent, we have been able to cut our research time down from months to days. Not only that, but the quality of our research has also gone up."

Respondent is simply fast and cost-effective. Sign up.

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