--- title: Prolific Reviews meta\_title: 'Prolific Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 238 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Prolific works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.6 review\_count: 238 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-10' parent\_category: name: Marketing url: https://www.g2.com/categories/marketing --- # Prolific Reviews & Product Details Visit Website Prolific is helping research teams build a better world with better data. Our platform makes it easy to access high-quality data from 200k+ diverse, vetted participants. * * * Product Website Prolific Seller [Prolific](https://www.g2.com/sellers/prolific) Discussions [Prolific Community](https://www.g2.com/products/prolific/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Marketing Prolific Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/prolific/pricing) ## Prolific Integrations (1) What do users say about integrations? Verified by Prolific [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Maze ](https://www.g2.com/products/maze-maze/reviews) Show More ![Elena K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Elena K.") EK Elena K. Data Analyst Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/9/2024 "great platform for online experiments" 5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? The ability to reach diverse samples of participants easily, the ease of use of the platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? It's not specific to prolific, but online experiments are challenging in terms of quality of the participants Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? I have started using Prolific during the outburst of Covid-19 pandemic and inablibity to run in lab experiments. Since then, most of my computerized tasks are ran on Prolific and it allows fast and easy access to great samples. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 10/14/2024 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") GH Verified User in Higher Education Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/21/2024 Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores. "Great user experience, high quality of data" 5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? I like how easy it is to recruit and manage participants. It makes conducting research a lot faster than conventional methods. The quality of data is also very high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? There is nothing I dislike. I hope to see more additional features in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? I use it for academic research. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness") UH Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/24/2024 "Engaged participants and great support team" 5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? Participants are usually great. It's easy to set up a new study and validating the study is intuitive. The support team is very helpful and new useful features are added upon request. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? It's pricier than other solutions and sometime the screening is not precise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? I need to find participants for psychological research or data labeling, lately some crowd testing too. Prolific participants are usually engaged and try to succeed in these tests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Marketing Prolific of Prolific [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/prolific-review-9467582/official_response/edit) We're pleased to hear that Prolific is helping you find engaged participants for your research needs. We understand your concerns about screening accuracy, and we are continuously working to enhance our platform to provide the best experience for our users. - Mike 10/6/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Research](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Research") GR Verified User in Research Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/1/2024 Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores. "Expensive fees, but quality data that is collected quickly and a good user-interface" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? The data quality is good, it is collected fast, and the website is easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? The fees are too expensive for non-profits, and as such, my lab is considering using a different platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? We can get more diverse pools of participants than if we were to collect online samples from our University and in much less time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") UE Verified User in Education Management Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/30/2024 "Tried many crowdsourcing/paneling platforms and finally resorted here." 5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? Great pool of participants--we've collected the same types of data on multiple platforms, and Prolific participants' data proved to be of the highest quality. Nice and easy interface, great messaging system for (batch) contacting/emailing participants, great customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? Would be more convenient if the built-in survey features can be enhanced. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? Testing educational/vocational tasks. Prolific participants provided high-quality data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") UH Verified User in Higher Education Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/2/2024 "Probably the best platform for online participants, but..." 3.5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? Everything is very easy to access, and the screeners are fairly robust. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? I recently had my account paused for running an incentive-compatible survey where I sent some participants e-gift cards. You can not run incentive compatible studies on Prolific, which makes it nearly useless for a lot of experimental research. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? Easy access to online human subjects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") GH Verified User in Higher Education Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/30/2024 Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores. "Easy to use platform to collect surveys respondents" 5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? Prolific is a very user-friendly platform to collect respondents for your surveys. I use it very often for my own research project. The quality of the answers is good, and it takes few time to get a high amount of respondents. I really appreciate the many screening options, which are very useful for different types of research projects. The customer support is also good: they answer quickly and solved my issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? So far there is nothing particular that I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? Prolific allows me to get a high amount of respondents for my surveys. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Kaitlyn S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kaitlyn S.") KS Kaitlyn S. Graduate Teacher of Record Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 6/2/2024 "Excellent response time" 5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? I loved the number of persons ready and available to take my surveys, as well as the wide variety of demographic information Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? The one downside, which is not necessarily prolific's fault, is that the people completing the surveys don't always have the best...langauge? As a professional, I don't want to see cuss words on my surveys or in my email if there is an issue. However, this is just about being pickier with people. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? The issue of finding persons willing to participate in a paid study in a timely manner! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Research](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Research") CR Verified User in Research Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/13/2024 "We've ran hundreds of studies with Prolific. Will run hundreds / thousands more." 5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? Run by humans. Lots of great features. The free use of balanced UK representive demographics is amazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? frontend can be laggy / buggy sometimes . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? Conducting a lot of user research Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Steven M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Steven M.") SM Steven M. PhD Candidate Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/7/2024 Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores. "Prolific is the superior crowdsourcing platform" 5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? Prolific makes it easy to run a variety of surveys and other crowdsourcing tasks, providing detailed guides and allowing for a plethora of customization options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? For my given use cases, which are mostly around surveys, I guinely have no dislikes aside from wishing the participant pool could be a bit larger for my niche participant criteria at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? I need a pool of domain novices to take part in my user research and Prolific provides me access to this audience for practically any domain I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Marketing Prolific of Prolific [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/prolific-review-9764547/official_response/edit) Hi Steven, We're delighted to hear that Prolific is providing you with access to the diverse audience your research requires. We appreciate your feedback about the pool size, if you'd like to discuss the specific areas we could improve then please reach out to our Support team and ask to be put in touch with a Customer Success Manager. 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