PlaybookUX
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What is PlaybookUX
PlaybookUX is a user research platform used to run moderated and unmoderated usability tests, recruit participants, and collect video-based feedback. Product teams and UX researchers use it to validate designs and prototypes, test live websites, and conduct interviews with participants from a managed panel or their own lists. The product combines study setup, scheduling, recording, and analysis workflows in one tool, with options for incentives and participant management.
Moderated and unmoderated testing
PlaybookUX supports both moderated interviews and unmoderated usability tests, which helps teams choose the right method for exploratory versus evaluative research. It records sessions and captures participant feedback in a consistent workflow. This breadth reduces the need to use separate tools for interviews and task-based testing.
Integrated participant recruiting
The platform includes recruiting capabilities via a participant panel as well as options to bring your own participants. It supports screening and scheduling to help operationalize research without relying entirely on external recruiting processes. This is useful for teams that need to run studies frequently with repeatable logistics.
End-to-end study workflow
PlaybookUX combines study creation, session management, recording, and review in one environment. Teams can centralize research artifacts and reduce handoffs between tools. This can shorten the time from study launch to shareable findings compared with assembling a workflow from multiple point solutions.
Analysis depth can vary
Compared with dedicated research repositories and qualitative analysis tools, the depth of coding, tagging, and long-term knowledge management may be more limited depending on the workflow needed. Teams doing heavy synthesis across many studies may still require a separate repository. Fit depends on whether the goal is rapid testing or building an organization-wide research library.
Panel fit and coverage limits
As with most managed participant panels, availability and demographic coverage can vary by geography, niche roles, and hard-to-reach audiences. Some studies may require supplemental recruiting channels or customer lists. This can affect timelines when targeting specialized segments.
Not a full survey suite
PlaybookUX is oriented toward usability testing and interview-based research rather than large-scale, complex survey programs. Organizations needing advanced survey logic, enterprise governance, and broad experience-management workflows may need additional tooling. It is better suited to product discovery and design validation than enterprise-wide survey operations.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pay as you go | No subscription required — Per-participant pricing: Unmoderated $65 / participant; Moderated $115 / participant (first 30 min) + $50 per additional 30 min | Includes unmoderated & moderated testing, recruitment (B2B/B2C), curated question templates, access to PlaybookUX panel (limit: 50 sessions/year on Pay-as-you-go). |
| Scale | $5,400 billed annually | Everything in Pay as you go, plus card sorting, tree testing, surveys, preference/first-click/five-second testing, tagging & universal search, testing with your own customers (bring-your-own participants), segmentation, live moderated note-taking. |
| Pro | $8,800 billed annually | Everything in Scale, plus custom consent forms, approval flow, Figma integration / click testing, invisible observers, upload outside research, SSO & SAML. Add-ons available: Panel Management, Session Replays, Intercepts, AI Features. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Everything in Pro, plus bulk pricing discounts & custom session limits, dedicated customer success manager, custom onboarding, custom contracts & terms, 99.99% uptime SLA, invoice payments, unlimited seats — contact sales. |
