Great Question vs Maze
Maze is great for quick, unmoderated testing. But when you need to store insights long-term, more diverse research methods, and a connected research workflow, Great Question (the best Maze alternative) delivers more. For the wider field, see our Maze alternatives comparison.
Focused and effective for design teams running quick prototype tests. Their Figma integration is excellent.
Store insights long-term, run more diverse research methods, and keep a connected research workflow.
Trusted by 300+ customer-obsessed teams
When teams compare Great Question to Maze, they're really asking: do I want a testing tool or a research platform? Maze does prototype testing really well - their Figma integration is excellent. If you're a design team running quick prototype tests and already have separate tools for recruitment, scheduling, incentives, and storing insights, Maze is focused and effective.
We built Great Question for teams who got tired of context-switching between 4-5 different tools. When you recruit in one tool, schedule in another, test in a third, pay incentives through a fourth, and store insights in a fifth - you lose time, context, and money. The question isn't really 'which testing tool is better?' It's 'do I want one tool or many?' If you're okay managing multiple subscriptions and integrations, specialized tools like Maze work. If you want everything connected, that's why we exist.
Why Great Question Why customers choose Great Question
Qualitative depth Maze can’t match
Maze is built mostly for unmoderated testing.
Manage real participant relationships
Great Question offers fatigue controls, auto-reminders, and in-platform incentives. Maze doesn’t.
Maze stores results per study
Great Question creates a searchable repository with transcripts, clips, and AI summaries.
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Great Question vs Maze
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Research depth vs product feedback
Maze is built for quick, surface-level validation of flows and ideas. Great Question supports generative and evaluative research: interviews, card sorts, and surveys designed to explore deeper user needs.
Living research library vs isolated results
Maze stores results in separate studies. Great Question builds a searchable repository with transcripts, clips, and AI summaries - so insights stay connected and reusable.
Participant CRM vs static contact list
Maze offers basic contact tagging but no visibility into participant history or engagement. Great Question lets you track re-recruitment, manage fatigue, and build ongoing relationships.
Maze prototype testing vs Great Question
Both platforms test prototypes: import a Figma prototype, set a goal screen or let participants explore, and launch. Maze built its name on this and does it well. The difference is who you test with, and what happens to the results.
- Who you test with. Recruit your own customers from the research CRM, with fatigue controls so nobody is over-contacted, or pull from an external panel.
- What you can test. Figma prototypes, AI-generated prototypes from Lovable, v0, Replit and Claude apps, or a live website by URL, on desktop or mobile.
- What you capture. Video, audio and screen share on every session, so you hear people think aloud. Plus success rate, average duration, misclick rate, time per screen, paths and click maps.
- What happens after. Transcripts in over 30 languages, AI-highlighted themes and clips, and every test stored in the same repository as your interviews and surveys. A prototype finding can be checked against what customers said last quarter.
- AI moderation. The agentic AI moderator, an Enterprise add-on, can run prototype tests as well as interviews and surveys, adapting its questions to what participants say.
- Where Maze fits. Maze covers prototype tests, surveys and card sorts on its Free and $99 per month Starter plans, and adds moderated and AI-moderated interviews on Enterprise. If unmoderated tests are nearly all of your research, it is focused and fast.
When to choose Maze or Great Question
Choose Maze if:
You are a small design team with no research infrastructure. Prototype tests and unmoderated surveys are 90% or more of what you run, and panel participants work fine for you.
Choose Great Question if:
You are scaling research across researchers, PMs and designers, and you want to test with your own customers rather than a generic panel. Prototype tests sit alongside interviews, focus groups, surveys and card sorts, and you need a connected repository and enterprise governance.
Don't just take our word for it.
Loved by people who do research and trusted by researchers. Our single tool automates tedious administrative tasks. Empowering everyone to do great research.
“Within a matter of 5-7 minutes I have a study built and recruiting for me. It’s awesome! I no longer have to jump between tools to build a study, recruit and incentivize participants. I can do it all in one place, really simply.”
“I would recommend Great Question for anyone who wants to get their customers voice into their design process. Great Question makes it super easy and efficient by keeping everything from screener questions to responses and participants in one place.”
“We’ve cut the number of tools we were using in ½ and we can do everything from recruiting a panel to sending incentives in Great Question. It’s helped me streamline the recruitment and planning stages of our research.”
“It's crucial for our team to be able to make informed design decisions. Great Question takes care of all the logistics around our research needs, allowing us to spend more time talking to and learning from our customers.”
Let’s Compare
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| Feature | Maze | Great Question |
|---|---|---|
| Prototype Testing | ||
| Card Sorting & Tree Testing | ||
| Surveys | ||
| Moderated interviews | ||
| Video recordings & transcripts | ||
| Panel management | ||
| Incentive payments | ||
| Research repository for all studies | ||
| AI Moderated Interviews | Enterprise plan | |
| AI-assisted study creation |
Great Question facts
Is AI moderation live, and which plan includes it?
Yes. AI-moderated interviews are live, not in beta. They're an Enterprise add-on and aren't available on the Self-serve plan.
How big is the Great Question participant panel?
Great Question recruits external participants through two panels: Respondent (4.3M+ B2B and B2C participants) and User Interviews (7.5M+). They're separate providers, so there's no combined figure. Self-serve accounts recruit from Respondent. Enterprise accounts can choose either.
What can I prototype test in Great Question?
Figma prototypes, prototypes built with Lovable, v0, Replit or Claude, and live websites. Paste the URL and add your tasks. Prototype testing is on every plan.
Which video tools does Great Question work with for interviews?
Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams on every plan, including automatic Teams meeting links for interviews. Webex is available on Enterprise.
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