Why people choose dscout over Maze
Participant quality
Our participants are so much more than testers. Scouts are real, vetted people ready to provide in-depth, authentic insights, leading to more impactful research.
Research flexibility
Expand your UX research beyond usability and prototyping. Design custom studies spanning foundational, generative, and evaluative methods tailored to your research objectives.
Quant and qual insights
Numbers only scratch the surface. Take advantage of dscout’s mixed method platform to combine quantitative and qualitative insights to tell the full research story.
Don’t take our word for it
“dscout's 'scout' panel made it easier to get to know our participants before choosing them. It was so helpful since we were looking for people new to mindfulness and meditation, and those who showed genuine interest in Headspace.”
“The best thing about dscout is how simple they make the user research process. From recruiting, analyzing, synthesizing, and reporting out research, I think dscout is a must-have for all UX researchers.”
Learn more from the G2 Crowd comparison between dscout and Maze
Core capabilities list
dscout’s experience research helps you capture high-quality human insights from in-context moments with the industry’s most flexible and powerful research tools.
Core capabilities
dscout vs. Maze
Vetted, high-quality participants that provide genuine responses
| Single platform that supports foundational, generative, and evaluative studies |
Video screeners to identify participant quality before your research starts (AKA participant audition tape)
Built in moderated, live videos capabilities with automated participant management and scheduling
Support for usability testing
Customizable participant incentives
Easy role-based management to assign new users and seats
Dedicated research advisor and account manager to provide support for designing, programming, reviewing, onboarding, fieldwork management, and incentive processing
Easy-to-use and accurate data analysis features (visualizations, transcriptions, and exports) that don’t require extra work
Collaboration features to easily involve stakeholders throughout the entire process, from designing studies to analyzing results