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Choose the evidence before the vendor.

A transparent shortlist based on published method, audience and commitment rules. Four providers are covered; this is not a market-wide ranking.

Documentation checked 2026-09-19 · Vendor claims are not hands-on results.

Vendor links in this edition are direct links. No paid placements are included. Comparisons describe published documentation, not hands-on test results. Commercial disclosure

Define your purchasing task

The count applies only to the permanent-free filter. Other features and plan scope still matter. A free platform account does not mean free recruited participants.

DOCUMENTED MATCHES
Why other options were excluded

No hidden quality score

Results are alphabetical, not sorted by commission or a manufactured star rating. A product can be excluded because this edition does not document the exact route; that is not proof the product lacks every similar capability.

Useberry is not returned for a free recorded-session requirement because this source set does not establish that plan-specific recording entitlement. Its live interview route is documented for your own participants, not assumed to inherit a forthcoming panel integration. Maze appears as a quoted-platform option, not an invented zero-cost plan.

A short list is a starting point for a purchasing decision, not a guarantee of current audience availability, store compatibility, legal compliance or superior research results.

Sources for this page

  1. S06 · Useberry: moderated interview setup
  2. S07 · Useberry: own participants for interviews
  3. S09 · Userbrain pricing
  4. S12 · Lookback pricing
  5. S13 · Maze pricing and packages
  6. S15 · Maze: moderated recruitment
  7. S29 · Useberry: prototype testing methods
  8. S32 · Useberry: seat rules
  9. S33 · Useberry: response limits
  10. S34 · Lookback: method differences