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Market research & audience intelligence
Research audiences, competitors or category demand before committing spend.
25 services to examine against their role and your requirements.
A test before commitment
Inspect sample origin, size, country and date. Distinguish reported attitudes, observed behaviour and estimates.
The mistake to avoid
Relative search interest is neither sales volume nor a guaranteed forecast.
Evidence to request
Check sample source, update frequency, geography, bias, privacy and whether findings are actionable.
Services to examine
This list includes different operating roles. Inclusion is not certification, independent testing or a guarantee of admission. Descriptions are editorial summaries; confirm current terms at the official source.
Market research & audience intelligence
GWI
Consumer research platform for exploring audience profiles, attitudes, media habits, purchase behaviour and trends across international markets.
Brands, agencies and media teams
- Stated coverage
- 50+ markets
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
YouGov
International research and data platform providing audience profiles, public-opinion data, brand tracking and custom studies.
Brands, agencies and research teams
- Stated coverage
- International
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Statista
Data platform bringing together statistics, market forecasts, consumer insights and industry research across a broad range of sectors.
Strategy, marketing and research teams
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Exploding Topics
Trend-discovery platform for identifying growing topics, products, companies and market signals before they become widely established.
Marketers, investors and product teams
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Glimpse
Trend-analysis software that adds search-volume, growth and audience context to emerging topics and Google Trends research.
Marketers, creators and research teams
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Google Trends
Public tool for comparing relative Google search interest across topics, locations and time periods and exploring related queries.
Marketers, journalists and researchers
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Think with Google
Google resource offering consumer insights, advertising research, market trends and planning tools for digital marketing decisions.
Marketing and strategy teams
- Stated coverage
- Regional editions
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Nielsen
Measurement and audience-data company covering media consumption, advertising outcomes and consumer behaviour across channels.
Brands, agencies and media owners
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Kantar
Marketing data and analytics company supporting brand strategy, creative testing, audience understanding and media effectiveness.
Brands, agencies and media teams
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Ipsos
Market-research company providing audience studies, opinion research, customer understanding and programme evaluation.
Organisations, brands and public-sector teams
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Attest
Consumer-research platform for running surveys, testing concepts and collecting audience insight from targeted respondent groups.
Consumer brands and insight teams
- Stated coverage
- Selected international markets
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Qualtrics
Experience-management platform for survey research, customer feedback, product testing and employee-experience programmes.
Enterprise research and experience teams
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
SurveyMonkey
Online survey platform for designing questionnaires, collecting responses and analysing feedback from customers or audiences.
Businesses, educators and research teams
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Typeform
Form and survey platform focused on conversational data collection for research, lead capture, feedback and quizzes.
Marketing, product and research teams
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Pollfish
Online market-research platform for distributing surveys to targeted audiences and analysing consumer responses.
Market researchers and product teams
- Stated coverage
- International
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Prolific
Research participant platform for recruiting vetted people to complete surveys, experiments and human-data tasks.
Academic, AI and product research teams
- Stated coverage
- International
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
UserTesting
Human-insight platform for recruiting participants and collecting recorded feedback on websites, products, prototypes and experiences.
Product, design and marketing teams
- Stated coverage
- International
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Maze
Product-discovery platform for prototype tests, surveys, card sorting and other moderated or unmoderated research studies.
Product, design and research teams
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Sprinklr
Customer-experience platform combining social listening, audience intelligence, service, engagement and campaign operations.
Enterprise marketing and customer teams
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Cint
Research technology platform connecting survey buyers with respondent supply and tools for collecting consumer opinions at scale.
Market-research firms and insight teams
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Toluna
Consumer-intelligence platform combining global respondent communities, survey technology and research services.
Brands, agencies and insight teams
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
UserZoom
User-experience research platform for usability testing, benchmarking, participant recruitment and experience measurement.
Enterprise product and UX teams
- Stated coverage
- Global
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
dscout
Qualitative research platform for recruiting participants and running diary studies, interviews and in-context research.
Product, design and research teams
- Stated coverage
- International
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
Respondent
Participant-recruitment marketplace for sourcing consumers and professionals for interviews, focus groups and research studies.
Research, product and marketing teams
- Stated coverage
- International
- Editorial reference
Market research & audience intelligence
PickFu
Consumer-feedback platform for rapidly testing product concepts, names, packaging, listings and creative options with targeted panels.
E-commerce, product and creative teams
- Stated coverage
- Selected international markets
- Editorial reference