Overview
Prolific is designed to help researchers gather quality data from participants quickly and efficiently. It connects researchers with a diverse pool of participants, making the data collection process simple and effective. With its user-friendly interface and robust features, Prolific is an essential tool for academic and market research alike.
Key features
Diverse Participant Pool
Prolific offers access to a large and varied group of participants, allowing researchers to find the right respondents for their studies.
Easy Setup
Researchers can create studies with minimal effort, thanks to Prolific's intuitive platform and straightforward tools.
Real-Time Results
The platform provides real-time updates on participant responses, helping researchers to monitor their studies closely.
Ethical Standards
Prolific prioritizes ethical research practices, ensuring fair compensation for participants and transparent procedures.
Customizable Surveys
Users can design surveys tailored to their research needs, which can enhance the accuracy of the data collected.
Quality Assurance
Prolific actively checks participant quality, reducing the chance of unreliable data.
Rapid Data Collection
Researchers can gather large amounts of data quickly, speeding up the research process.
Comprehensive Analytics
Users have access to detailed analytics features, helping them interpret their data effectively.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- High-Quality Data
- User-Friendly Interface
- Fast Turnaround
- Diverse Sample
- Supportive Community
Cons
- Cost
- Limited Free Options
- Participant Availability
- Technical Issues
- Learning Curve
Feature Ratings
Based on real user reviews, here's how users rate different features of this product.
User Response Methods
Based on 138 Prolific reviews. Text-based surveys or quizzes related to user experience.
Based on 138 reviewsIndividually recorded video clips based on situations or prompts. This feature was mentioned in 111 Prolific reviews.
Based on 111 reviewsOne-on-one video conferences with users. 107 reviewers of Prolific have provided feedback on this feature.
Based on 107 reviewsBased on 110 Prolific reviews. Screenshots or in-context photos sent in from users.
Based on 110 reviewsBased on 119 Prolific reviews. Text responses to situational prompts.
Based on 119 reviewsParticipant Selection
Intercepting users during application usage. This feature was mentioned in 113 Prolific reviews.
Based on 113 reviewsAs reported in 103 Prolific reviews. Intercepting customers during in-person shopping experience.
Based on 103 reviewsIntercepting visitors while on particular webpage. This feature was mentioned in 103 Prolific reviews.
Based on 103 reviewsAs reported in 128 Prolific reviews. Vendor-provided database of respondents.
Based on 128 reviewsInsights
Actionable data generated from user responses. 112 reviewers of Prolific have provided feedback on this feature.
Based on 112 reviewsBased on 116 Prolific reviews. Collaborative tools for analyzing or repurposing responses.
Based on 116 reviewsTools for tagging, storing, and searching responses. This feature was mentioned in 111 Prolific reviews.
Based on 111 reviewsFunctionality
Source software, website, or application testing to diverse pool of test users. 19 reviewers of Prolific have provided feedback on this feature.
Based on 19 reviewsProvide manual or automated feedback tracking regarding software, website, or application functions and errors. 17 reviewers of Prolific have provided feedback on this feature.
Based on 17 reviewsIntegrate with other software testing, product management, and development platform tools. 19 reviewers of Prolific have provided feedback on this feature.
Based on 19 reviewsBased on 18 Prolific reviews. Set requirements for testing which the software, website, or application would need to pass.
Based on 18 reviewsRecord software, website, application, and test users actions with fullscale logging to track actions and errors. 18 reviewers of Prolific have provided feedback on this feature.
Based on 18 reviewsAdmin
As reported in 17 Prolific reviews. Provide test result metrics in text and visual representations.
Based on 17 reviewsQuality
Gives user a metric to determine the quality of data labelers, based on consistency scores, domain knowledge, dynamic ground truth, and more.
Ensures that labeling tasks are accurate through consensus, review, anomaly detection, and more.
Ensures the data is of a high quality as compared to benchmark.
Gives user the ability to review and edit labels.
Automation
Uses models to predict the correct label for a given input (image, video, audio, text, etc.).
Automatically route input to the optimal labeler or labeling service based on predicted speed and cost.
Image Annotation
Has the ability to place imaginary boxes or polygons around objects or pixels in an image.
has the ability to detect objects within images.
Track unique object IDs across multiple video frames
Supports a range of different types of images (satelite, thermal cameras, etc.)
Natural Language Annotation
Gives user the ability to extract entities from text (such as locations and names).
Gives user the ability to tag text based on its sentiment.
Gives user the ability to label and verify text data in an image.
Speech Annotation
Allows the user to transcribe audio.
Gives user the ability to label emotions in recorded audio.
Integration - Machine Learning
Supports integration with multiple data sources for seamless data input.
Learning - Machine Learning
Enhances output accuracy and speed through efficient ingestion and processing of training data.
Generates actionable insights by applying learned patterns to key issues.
Continuously improves and adapts to new data using specified algorithms.
Rating Distribution
User Reviews
View all reviews on G2Reliable and effective across many dozens of studies!
What do you like best about Prolific?
I use prolific many times a year to run research studies. It is easy to use for beginners – you can even run short studies within prolific. I have implemented 99 studies over 7 years of useage. But a major strength is in linking to other systems, like Qualtrics. Customer support is there if you need it, along with a helpful community. hihgly recommended: The data quality is second to none, in my experience, and the security and payments handling has been faultless.
What do you dislike about Prolific?
There are not many dislikes. Minor UI issues, like sorting previous studies, or approving participants are often sorted in response to user feedback. I guess the one niggle is price, but it is good value for money with few competitors. It would be nice to be able to recruit larger samples outside the UK/US, but that is coming along also.
What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you?
Recruiting large samples of quality participants quickly and reliably. Many use the platform for some time, so they are efficenct, and often available for followups.
Rapid and customisable participant recruitment
What do you like best about Prolific?
I like that you can customise the screeners, even down to excluding individual participants (for example, those who have completed previous experiments of yours or your colleagues). Data collection is very quick and the participants are highly motivated to compl...
Very efficient and helpful platform to collect data for psychological studies
What do you like best about Prolific?
1) the ease of use, 2) the efficiency of collecting data, 3) the diversity of sample population, 4) the quality of partcipants
What do you dislike about Prolific?
I feel that Prolific places significant emphasis on protecting participants' interests, which is c...
Easy and efficient, if costly
What do you like best about Prolific?
Prolific makes finding participants with specific demographic backgrounds extremely easy. Moreover, once you've posted an experiment, data collection proceeds extremely quickly. Setting up a study is straightforward, and is easy to integrate with other internet-...
Solid, ethical platform for recruiting participants
What do you like best about Prolific?
Filtering for specific characteristics of participants is very clear. They do a good job of ensuring that you are honest and ethical with your pay to the participants, which I think helps keep the data at a higher quality than other platforms. Setting up studies...
Company Information
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FAQ
Here are some frequently asked questions about Prolific.
Prolific is an online platform designed to help researchers collect data from participants.
Researchers create studies and then invite participants from Prolific's diverse pool to respond.
Yes, Prolific can be used for academic, market, and social research.
Participants are selected based on the criteria set by the researchers when creating studies.
Participants are compensated fairly for their time and responses, as set by the researchers.
Yes, Prolific allows you to create and customize surveys to meet your specific research needs.
There may be costs associated with using Prolific, depending on your research requirements.
Prolific provides a helpful support community and resources to assist users in designing and running studies.
