Lyssna vs Respondent

From $89 per month (indicative, Basic)

From $39 per participant (indicative fee, plus incentive)

Panel responses are purchased separately per participant, typically a low single-digit dollar amount for general audiences.

B2B incentives are high — $100-$400 per professional participant is normal, on top of the platform fee.

Free plan with limited monthly responses.

No subscription required; pay per completed session.

Established

Lyssna · since 2011

Established

Respondent · since 2016

• Extremely fast — a first-click test can be designed, run and answered inside an hour.
• Cheap enough to use for routine design decisions rather than special projects.
• Simple test types that non-researchers can run correctly.

• Reaches professional segments that general panels simply do not contain.
• Verification meaningfully reduces participants misrepresenting their role.
• No subscription commitment.

• Narrow: it answers specific comparative questions, not exploratory ones.
• No moderated sessions.
• Panel is general-population; niche B2B audiences are hard to reach.

• Expensive per participant once incentives are included.
• Recruitment only, no research tooling.
• Some fraudulent participation persists despite verification.

Design teams that want quick evidence for everyday interface decisions.

B2B product teams that need to talk to specific professional roles.