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Participants love Respondent, and it shows. Researchers give our participants a 98% approval rating and our participant fraud rate is the lowest in the industry. But if you're not satisfied with a participant, you won't pay for the session, it's that simple.

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We tested out a few platforms and quickly realized that Respondent was getting us good people fast. That’s frankly all we need.

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Respondent helps me easily find the exactly-right participants for my projects. Further, it works for any type of research project with any kind of participant. 

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Recruit for surveys, usability testing and other quant methods using your favorite research tool. Then close the loop with completion URLs for surveys and unmoderated tasks.

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