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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Qualtrics

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AQualtrics is software for advanced quantitative and qualitative research to design products that satisfy customers, increase market share, and build enduring brands. The platform brings sophisticated quant and qual research together with analytics in a single platform.

    $1,500

    per user/per year

    Lighthouse Studio

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASawtooth Software headquartered in Provo offers the Lighthouse Studio survey research tool as an advanced platform for Conjoint Analysis and MaxDiff. With it, users can create balanced experimental designs hand-in-hand with traditional survey questions.N/A
    Pricing
    QualtricsLighthouse Studio
    Editions & Modules
    Research Core 1
    1,500
    per user/per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QualtricsLighthouse Studio
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    QualtricsLighthouse Studio
    Considered Both Products
    Qualtrics
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    Sawtooth Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    70%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    75%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    70%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    QualtricsLighthouse Studio
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Qualtrics XM for Strategy and Research and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    Feature
    Qualtrics XM for Strategy and Research
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    Ratings
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Themes00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Qualtrics XM for Strategy and Research and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    Feature
    Qualtrics XM for Strategy and Research
    -
    Ratings
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Qualtrics XM for Strategy and Research and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    Feature
    Qualtrics XM for Strategy and Research
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    Ratings
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Qualtrics XM for Strategy and Research and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    Feature
    Qualtrics XM for Strategy and Research
    -
    Ratings
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Qualtrics XM for Strategy and Research and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
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    Qualtrics XM for Strategy and Research
    -
    Ratings
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Access controls00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Qualtrics XM for Strategy and Research and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    Feature
    Qualtrics XM for Strategy and Research
    -
    Ratings
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    QualtricsLighthouse Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.9
    (169 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (41 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    2.5
    (20 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.6
    (21 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    QualtricsLighthouse Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Qualtrics
    Qualtrics is a good medium for creating surveys and getting analytics back for it. I think it's easy to learn if you are in the business of creating surveys or if it's part of your studies. It can be a little overwhelming for a brand new user who has never created a survey for the first time. So onboarding could be better.
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    Sawtooth Software
    Anyone wanting to design and analyze advanced studies, particularly those that incorporate discrete choice modeling (such as MaxDiff and / or Conjoint) should be using Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio. The capabilities and flexibility offered by this platform for these choices is far beyond any other platform I am aware of. It is less appropriate where you need the survey tool to 'play well with others.' Two examples: 1) pulling in live data streams so they can be cleaned and visualized. 2) Integrating into any service where an API call is appropriate such as adding / removing people from a mailing list, incentive management tool, or qualitative community tool.
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    Pros
    Qualtrics
    • Qualtrics CoreXM is easy to use for quick one-time surveys or for measuring opinions over time
    • It's great for sending/managing RSVPs for meetings or other gatherings or to collect important data like Conflict of Interest declarations.
    • Qualtrics CoreXM's reporting and crosstab functionality is beefy and gets better all of the time. I'm always amazed at how easy it is to generate reports for sharing my survey response data and research.
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    Sawtooth Software
    • Powerful programming capabilities
    • Advanced analysis
    • Fantastic customer and technical support
    • Good documentation
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    Cons
    Qualtrics
    • The collaborate feature can be clunky and sometimes we have to remove access and add a person back in for them to see the survey in their lists
    • We have a contract through our university and more than one person has created their account in the wrong place, causing some administrative headaches as that is fixed so that we can collaborate on surveys with them.
    • I wish it was easier to organize my surveys into folders, there should be a more efficient way to do that.
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    Sawtooth Software
    • They could focus on integrating API type functionality
    • I would love if the data came out labeled
    • I am not a fan of the 'limited' time a study can stay up. This causes issues with longitudinal studies.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Qualtrics
    I was impressed a couple years ago when two heads of market research at Fortune 500 companies told me about them, and I've been even more impressed with the advancements I've seen in the last year. I like where the company is headed, and I look forward to using them again in a future role.
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    Sawtooth Software
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    Usability
    Qualtrics
    All the menus are very user friendly and intuitive. I can always find exactly what I'm looking for and can change anything I need to with ease. All the elements of the survey are adjustable with very little effort and without confusion.
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    Sawtooth Software
    It is incredibly powerful, very rhobust and has fantastic support. The only reasons I'm not giving it a higher rating are 1) There is a very steep learning curve when it comes to designing more complex studies. 2) It is difficult to get Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio to 'talk' to other systems as the Perl upon which it is built is not really designed to work with API calls, etc.
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    Support Rating
    Qualtrics
    Whenever we have had an issue with trying to figure out how to do something (even though the documentation is incredibly well put together) we have asked Qualtrics support and have always received our answer nearly immediately (I think in maybe 10 times, only once did a support person need to call us back). Qualtrics support is dedicated to solving customer issues right, and in the first contact, if at all possible
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    Sawtooth Software
    I cannot explain how great the support team is. They are prompt and very thorough in their responses.
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    Online Training
    Qualtrics
    I still use it. It does everything you need an online survey to do. From heat mapping to complex skip logic and display logic. I use it weekly and it never disappoints
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    Sawtooth Software
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Qualtrics
    I like being able to easily integrate new colleagues by simply giving them a log in user name and password
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    Sawtooth Software
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    Alternatives Considered
    Qualtrics
    ]Qualtrics] CoreXM is great if you want something that is a little more [long] lasting and impactful than a simple survey engine, but aren't quite ready for something that is a long term sustainable program. I would put [Qualtrics] CoreXM squarely in the large, defined project phase. CX is more of the program phase, and other lessor vendors are great for the pre-project definition phase
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    Sawtooth Software
    While QuestioPro has the capability to build surveys and even do some advanced analysis, it is less powerful (and less intuitive) than Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio. It cannot handle studies with the complexity we are used to designing. The CMNTY Platform was initially sold to us as a combined Quant / Qual platform, but we found very quickly that the quant side of it is extremely limited.
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    Return on Investment
    Qualtrics
    • Increased productivity due to the highly intuitive user-interface and template saving capabilities.
    • Reporting and analytics are extremely valuable. Our team can track responses and share feedback/results extremely quickly.
    • If a user has created a great template, they can share to external teams quite easily. It helps other departments!
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    Sawtooth Software
    • Our business is survey data so we rely heavily on sawtooth
    • The advanced design and analytics are incredibly useful
    • Negative - I wish it would work natively with API calls
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