Respondent vs Cint

Respondent vs Prolific

Compare the highest quality recruitment panels and choose the one best fit for your research needs

Positioning

Respondent is the verified-panel Cint alternative. Respondent and Cint both connect researchers to participants, but they serve different needs.

.01Verified qualitative participants
.02Lower fraud than aggregated sample
.03Transparent pricing, no add-ons

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Respondent. Live interview
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Available projects3
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How finance teams close the month
$150 USD45 min
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Your everyday shopping habits
$30 USD20 min
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$100 USD60 min
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How Respondent and Cint compare on 5 dimensions
	Respondent	Cint
Pricing	Respondent Respondent operates on a pay-as-you-go model where researchers pay a fee per session. Unmoderated and survey rates are available, there are no paid add-ons, no recruit limits for pay-as-you-go, and our rates are consistently more affordable.	Cint Cint prices on a cost-per-interview / complete basis through its exchange, which varies by supplier and incidence rate rather than a transparent flat session rate.
Panel	Respondent Respondent’s panel includes 4.3M+ verified participants. The platform focuses on high-quality consumer and professional audiences, with an average participant rating of 4.9/5. This makes the panel strong for both consumer research and professional studies.	Cint Cint operates a programmatic exchange that aggregates supply from many third-party panels, offering very large reach for quantitative sampling rather than a single directly-verified panel.
Performance	Respondent Respondent maintains a fraud rate below 1% through panel-wide, project, and participant review processes. Our high-quality panel enables filling research studies as quickly as 1.5 days with show rates at 95%. Our audience quotas feature also gives researchers more control on recruitment.	Cint Because supply is aggregated across third-party panels, fraud and engagement vary by source and typically require additional quality controls for qualitative work.
Product focus	Respondent Respondent is a participant panel built to recruit and manage verified consumers and professionals. Respondent is 100% focused on building panel, prioritizing audience quality and expanding reach.	Cint Cint is a survey-sampling and market-research technology marketplace focused on programmatic quantitative sample at scale.
Leveraging AI	Respondent AI is used for participant verification, fraud detection, and matching. Respondent also uses AI in project recommendations, giving researchers suggestions on titles and descriptions to optimize their research projects.	Cint Cint applies quality and fraud-detection technology across its exchange supply.

Based on publicly available information as of July 2026.

The panel

What you can expect from the Respondent panel. Comprehensive participant profiles with verified employment details, project history, and credentials, all in one place.

Fraud rate

Fraud is stopped at every step, from signup to session, so only real, verified participants reach your study.

<1%

Work email verified

Verified

Show rate

>95%

Avg. session rating by researchers

4.9★

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

What is Cint?

Cint is a programmatic market-research sampling marketplace that connects researchers to survey respondents aggregated from many third-party panels, primarily for quantitative studies.

How are Respondent and Cint different?

Respondent and Cint are both reliable research recruitment platforms that make it easy for teams to find high-quality participants for consumer and professional studies. Respondent offers greater flexibility, better overall value, and discounted pricing for unmoderated studies and surveys.

Can I recruit participants in Respondent and Cint?

Yes, both platforms give you access to research participants from different demographics and locations. Respondent’s product focuses on building a high-quality panel while Cint is a research platform with recruitment as a core feature.

Do Respondent and Cint have verified participants?

Both Respondent and Cint verify participant information. All 4.3M+ participants in Respondent are verified by phone, email, and LinkedIn.

Respondent has made my research both more effective and more rapid. I'm able to get participants very quickly and start seeing responses basically overnight.