--- 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 ![Verified User in Research](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Research") UR Verified User in Research Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/23/2025 "quickly collect survey data" 4/5 What do you like best about Prolific? It is very easy to recruit participants for studies. The participants are generally attentive and allow for interesting insights into human behavior. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? The platform allows little flexibility. The standard study setup is good, but beyond that, little can be changed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? Survey a large number of people. Prolific acts as an intermediary between me and people who are willing to respond. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller inviteAI Translated ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") GH Verified User in Higher Education Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/27/2025 Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores. "Reliable tool to collect data" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? The ability to select participants as per the research requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? Prolific takes median time taken for the survey. In my opinion, average time spent on the survey should be used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? I am an academic who uses Prolific for data collection that helps me further academic research Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Daniel Camilo G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Daniel Camilo G.") DG Daniel Camilo G. PhD Candidate Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/30/2024 Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores. "Best tool for online research" 5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? The large pool of subjects. You can conduct research on several topics and get large samples under many demographic characteristics. The integration manual with different survey tools is very clear and makes the process very smooth and efficient. The entire process of conducting incentivized research: adding money, accepting submissions, making payments, and reaching out to participants. It is a very straight-forward process from the beginning to the end. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? Not my case, but I've heard recently concerns about the large pool and how that could compromise data quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? The anonymity layer is necessary to conduct social science research, specially with delicate topics such as discrimination. Prolific's guidelines and structure allows me to reach out to the population I am interested in, and to collect data I can trust to investigate social issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Zahra H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Zahra H.") ZH Zahra H. Assistant Professor Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/26/2025 Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores. "It has been good so far" 4/5 What do you like best about Prolific? Easy way of finding good quality sample! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? It is expensive for research project and many of the participants did not complete the screening questions. So, using the screeners actually drops the number of samples. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? Helps me to find participants fast and quick Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Lamis A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Lamis A.") LA Lamis A. Professeur permanent Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/30/2025 "Amazing" 5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? I like the new idea of screen out participants Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? absolutely nothing i don't have anything in mind Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? every time i feel there is a problem or i need something i directly find it updated in the system, the screen-out idea is amazing it saves me time and it's ethical and it's more targeted Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite TN Thinh N. Researcher Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/11/2024 "Prolific Design - Enhancing Research Efficiency and Quality" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? For me the most appealing aspects of Prolific is its convenience and user-friendly design, which makes it incredibly straightforward to set up and launch a study. Also, pre-screened participants is a significant advantage, which I can be confident that the data I have comes from real, verified individuals. this Prolific’s filtering options make it easy to target the individuals I want to have in my study accurately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? The major concern I have is the high fee associated with using the platform. While the quality of participants and the convenience of the platform are excellent, the cost can be prohibitive, especially for researchers with limited budgets or with a big and long term study. For instance, if a study requires a large sample size, the cumulative fees can quickly add up. I suggest, a more tiered or flexible pricing model could make Prolific more accessible, where the service fee would be lower when there are bigger samples are selected? Another one, Prolific could enhance settings that allow for more collaborative interactions between participants. For example, a feature that enables two or more participants to join and interact with each other in real-time during a study could provide valuable insights. I think this collaborative setting could be particularly useful for more realistic researches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? To me, the data quality is the top issue, that I have experienced when collecting data from other platforms. One way that Prolific can tackle this is by participant verification and screening processes. Prolific offers detailed pre-screening options that allow researchers to filter participants based on specific demographic and behavioral criteria. I believe the benefits of Prolific’s focus on data quality are manifold. However, it will definitely be even more beneficial if Prolific could offer researchers the opportunity to review (visually) how participants interact with the survey, at least for review before launching. This would enable us to better design our studies, balancing creativity with an understanding of the participant experience and capabilities. 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-9883417/official_response/edit) Thanks for the feedback Thinh! We're glad to hear you appreciate Prolific's convenience & user-friendly design. Your positive comments mean a lot to us. We understand your concern about the platform fees, especially for large or long-term studies and your idea for collaborative interactions between participants is particularly interesting. I'll ensure these comments are passed to the relevant Product teams for future discussion. Thanks again for your feedback. If you have any more questions or need help, feel free to reach out. 7/15/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Anna D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Anna D.") AD Anna D. Principal investigator at a research university Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/14/2025 "Successfully using prolific for research for 10 years" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? The ease of running studies, integrating with other software (e.g., Qualtrics) and the quick and high quality responses we usually get. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? The limited options for attention checks that the platfrom allows Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? Prolific helps us reach a large number of community participants for psychlogical studies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Yuri M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Yuri M.") YM Yuri M. Graduate Research Assistant Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/25/2025 Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores. "Prolific for research" 5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? Prolific is user friendly, and it is not time consuming to upload a study. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? I would love to have more options for cross-cultural research. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? Prolific is great for collecting data! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Research](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Research") UR Verified User in Research Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/23/2025 "Prolific is great" 4/5 What do you like best about Prolific? Prolific has an intuitive interface and the responses tend to be high-quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? A lot of people do surveys too fast without spending much time thinking, just trying to get through questions as fast as possible to maximize earnings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? I need access to participants in experiments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Santina P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Santina P.") SP Santina P. UX Researcher Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/8/2024 "Good prices - good quality" 5/5 What do you like best about Prolific? I particularly like that you get to be very specific about your sample requirements and manually approve submissions. It's not easy to do remote tests and this tool makes it easier. The participants pool is also large enough not to have repetitive testers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Prolific? I don't have many complaints. The way the interface is organized in projects could maybe be simpler, but once you get the hang of it, it works just fine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Prolific solving and how is that benefiting you? Being able to recruit with specific criteria that is easily verifiable. Also, being able to filter and approve submissions manually, and disqualify people who don't perform the test following the guidelines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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