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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Lighthouse Studio

    Score10 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

    Usabilla (discontinued)

    Score5.6 out of 10
    N/AUsabilla was a web and app survey tool, developed by the Amsterdam company of the same name, and acquired by SurveyMonkey in March of 2019. The product is no longer available.

    $49

    per month

    Pricing
    Lighthouse StudioUsabilla (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Lighthouse StudioUsabilla (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Lighthouse StudioUsabilla (discontinued)
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio and Usabilla (discontinued)
    Feature
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Usabilla (discontinued)
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Themes6.01 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding7.01 Ratings7.94 Ratings
    Survey templates00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio and Usabilla (discontinued)
    Feature
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Usabilla (discontinued)
    8.6
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Changes to live survey8.01 Ratings7.94 Ratings
    Question design help9.01 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Multiple question types10.01 Ratings7.94 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio and Usabilla (discontinued)
    Feature
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Usabilla (discontinued)
    6.9
    4 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Survey logic flexibility10.01 Ratings6.94 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio and Usabilla (discontinued)
    Feature
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Usabilla (discontinued)
    5.8
    4 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Response tracking6.01 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Data export4.01 Ratings5.54 Ratings
    Standard reports5.01 Ratings5.54 Ratings
    Analytics9.01 Ratings5.54 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings5.52 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio and Usabilla (discontinued)
    Feature
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Usabilla (discontinued)
    7.4
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Access controls10.01 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Compliance10.01 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio and Usabilla (discontinued)
    Feature
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Usabilla (discontinued)
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Respondent restrictions10.01 Ratings6.92 Ratings
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Lighthouse StudioUsabilla (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    2.1
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    2.1
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.9
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Lighthouse StudioUsabilla (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    If we could select 0/10 we would... We would not recommend anyone using this product as it excludes a very important user group, disabled users. If you use this product you will be failing ADA and WCAG 2.1 (EU Directive for public sector websites and mobile apps). In my opinion, you will be vulnerable to lawsuits.
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    Pros
    Sawtooth Software
    • Powerful programming capabilities
    • Advanced analysis
    • Fantastic customer and technical support
    • Good documentation
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Continuous feedback such as CSAT or NPS score.
    • Monitors feedback trends on recurring surveys through analytics dashboard.
    • In context, in the moment data rather than during a follow up survey.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Styling and positioning of the 'Feedback' button could be improved with more options provided. Right now it seems very basic.
    • Triggered surveys and popups would also benefit for more styling and control over how the survey is presented to users. Sometimes it can be hard to match your brand to the out-of-box options available. I've seen more flexible versions of this in other providers.
    • Notifications of negative feedback (delivered via email) could be improved. We like to try and take immediate action and the notifications haven't always made this possible. I'd also like to see more notification options added to triggered campaigns and surveys.
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    Usability
    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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    Discontinued Products
    The interface to configure the questionary is quite easy to use. It helps to give autonomy to marketing teams. Once the initial setup is made (integrating a basic javascript code on your website), you can easily deploy any questionary on any page of your website. Usabilla is a very flexible tool overall.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Sawtooth Software
    I cannot explain how great the support team is. They are prompt and very thorough in their responses.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    If we could select 0/10 we would... If Usabilla were to fix their accessibility issues we would consider keeping our subscription to them, but as it stands this does not seem possible as Usabilla does not seem interested in making the platform accessible.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I have Hotjar, Sprig, and Usabilla in my workplace. Usabilla unfortunately has the most limited feature set of the 3 options. The difficulty of administering a Usabilla survey on mobile is a big blocker for my projects. Sprig and Hotjar both allow mobile and allow video recordings (either of a user's screen or a user's webcam for impromptu interviews).
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    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
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Positive - gave us more insight into our user's journey post purchase.
    • Positive - let us know what problems our users were having with our account portal through moment of truth surveys.
    • Positive - gave us numbers to show to leadership that quantified the digital customer experience.
    Incentivized
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