UserTesting vs. dscout
Bring human-centered insights back to your research
Unleash the potential of user research with dscout—don't compromise your budget for low-quality insights. Dive deep into real-life human experiences and capture rich insights with dscout’s comprehensive and intuitive research tools.
Why people choose dscout over UserTesting
Participant quality
There are no professional testers here. Uncover authentic insights from a growing list of vetted participants, enhancing research quality and saving valuable time.
Research flexibility
Expand your UX research beyond usability. Design custom studies without limitations on foundational, generative, and evaluative methods for research tailored to your objectives.
Powerful analysis
Don't let your analysis process suffer. Synthesize insights more efficiently with robust transcription tools, custom data export options, easy highlight reel sharing, and more.
Don’t take our word for it
“Working with dscout is just much better than UserTesting. Creating the mission was very easy and I like the interface. Plus, the scouts are really good.”
- Mary Mascari
UX Researcher, Major US Airline
“Great community of panel participants. Everyone is always articulate, creative, and engaged. Additionally, we can get research studies recruited, launched and fielded quickly on the platform, giving us the insight needed to work at the fast speeds clients have come to expect. The dscout project support staff is also super helpful!”
Learn more from the G2 Crowd comparison between dscout and UserTesting
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. UserTesting
Vetted, high-quality participants that provide genuine responses
| Automated & custom participant management (scheduling, reminders, progress tracking, filters, tags, groups, etc.) |
Video screeners to identify participant quality before your research starts (AKA participant audition tape)
Run research without limits on the number of concurrent studies and participants
Support for usability testing
Transparent pricing with no hidden fees
Global presence of participant pool
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 together