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Maze alternatives

10 other tools do this job. Which one is right depends on why Maze is not working for you — so start from the reason, not the list.

Why teams leave Maze

  • Unmoderated only — you cannot ask a follow-up question.
  • Prototype testing measures a happy path, not the messy reality of a live product.
  • Bring-your-own-participants works well; the built-in panel is smaller than UserTesting's.

Worth saying: Maze is genuinely strong at this — test a figma prototype with real users before building anything. If that is the part you rely on, switching may cost more than it saves.

If cost is the problem

Cheaper than Maze at the entry point, or free outright.

Everything else in User Research

Ranked by how widely adopted they are. Compare any two to see the differences that matter.

Lyssna

Fast, affordable design testing: five-second tests, first-click, preference, surveys.

from $89vs Maze
Useberry

Prototype and live-site testing with heatmaps and clear flow analytics.

from $67vs Maze
UserTesting

The largest participant network for moderated and unmoderated usability studies.

Talk to salesvs Maze
Optimal Workshop

Information-architecture research: card sorting, tree testing, first-click.

from $199vs Maze
Prolific

High-quality participant recruitment for surveys and studies, originally from academia.

from $6vs Maze
User Interviews

Recruitment marketplace: find and pay participants, bring your own research method.

from $45vs Maze
Dovetail

Research repository: store, tag and search every interview your organisation has run.

from $29vs Maze
Respondent

Recruiting for hard-to-reach B2B and professional participants.

from $39vs Maze
Userlytics

Moderated and unmoderated testing with a global panel and flexible pricing.

from $49vs Maze
Great Question

End-to-end research operations: recruit, schedule, run, analyse, share.

from $49vs Maze

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