What do you like best about the product?

The simplicity of the platform. It's easy to set up experiments, choose tasks and see the results. Also, very fast delivery of videos and customer support is top notch.

What do you dislike about the product?

I've found their pricing towards a pro plan a bit unfavorable since there is no real estimation shown - only request a quote.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Buy at least 3 videos and you'll be surprised of the high level of service offered

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

We're seeing how real work within the platform and compare it to how we envisioned the whole process. After only 5 videos, we've found real action points that we're working already on implementing.

What do you like best about the product?

The ability to connect with Users around the world, and get their mostly honest opinions. I like how I can make highlight clips and share with people in my organization who don't use this product. To get started I think their templates are great.

What do you dislike about the product?

Setting up the test can be time-consuming, you also have to dive a bit more into Stat's to get good test results. In order to make sure your test is not biased in any way. I would like a way to preview my test internally with a co-worker, to make sure that it makes sense before I send out a test to a real user. People are aware that they are being paid to review your product so most users will not be as harsh or honest about how they think of feel about a product, so making sure you ask unbias questions becomes very important.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Being able to create categories and questions of our own for repeat use in screener questions.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Insight gathering to prove methodologies and road-mapping priorities.

What do you like best about the product?

The screener functionality (essential for the CRO work we do), the speed the videos are collected, usertesting.com's willingness to replace poor videos

What do you dislike about the product?

The pricing is more expensive than similar tools, and the agency pricing isn't too flexible as there didn't seem to be an option for the pro features in a monthly plan / ad-hoc basis, only in an up-front annual plan.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

User testing videos help us to understand how actual customers experience a website. Using features like the screeners helps to sift out the rubbish user testers & make the videos super relevant to match the website's actual audience

What do you like best about the product?

The speed at which you can recruit participants. The participants are generally well trained how to think aloud but I do wonder if they are 'too well trained' and if they are indicative of normal users.

What do you dislike about the product?

The cost associated with the platform and the lack of quant stats. At a cost of $99 per participant it means we can only test low numbers of users which limits any 'data' that can be relied upon.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

If you have the budget then give it a try, however, if you want to get data from a large number of users and get value for money then there are other tools which will give you the video, plus more, and cost far less than $99 per user.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helps to test wireframes and prototypes. By asking participants to complete certain tasks we are able to fairly quickly see how easy they have found it and whether we are on the right track.

What do you like best about the product?

User Testing is one of the BEST ways to garner genuine user feedback. UserTesting provides pools of demographically segmented users for you and your company to test with.

What do you dislike about the product?

The User Testing pools of demographics are based off self-reported data, and a rating system. If the tester is not honest, they're able to take your surveys, and can skew your results. I've run some tests where users have had inappropriate tabs up in the background.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Trying to convince the c-suite or even executive levels of the capability of your designs is difficult enough - but with UserTesting, you're able to PROVE the performance of your designs.

What do you like best about the product?

Tests were easy to set up and customize to my needs, results are fast, interface was easy to learn, and ability to take notes and save clips of user feedback was robust.

What do you dislike about the product?

Some users take the testing more seriously than others.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were in need of a Budget-friendly user testing option that would give us quick and reliable feedback on IAs, wireframes, and designs.

What do you like best about the product?

The addition of Live Conversation at a global level is game changing. UT does a great job vetting users, and being able to quickly connect with them around the globe is invaluable. The speed of video editing and publishing is amazing. Lots of smart support for different levels of users, including non-researchers. Amazing customer service.

What do you dislike about the product?

The users tend to be "A students", and it can be tough to find 'average' users. Will be nice when they can get a short turnaround to getting Diary studies that can ask people to get out and conduct tasks in the outside world

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Everything!

What do you like best about the product?

The organization is great with User Testing- new tests pop up as they become available, and you can quickly figure out which ones you are eligible for. Also, the tests are easy to navigate for the most part, and if something happens in the middle of the test (for example, you figure out you aren't actually qualified), you can exit the test without worrying about getting a bad rating.

What do you dislike about the product?

Sometimes multiple tests appear in the "Available Tests" tab, and they all have the same qualification questions. Unfortunately, you don't know this until you have opened each one separately. It would be nice if it just removed all the tests you didn't qualify for at once.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Fill out your complete profile and don't be discouraged if you don't get any tests for awhile. Be honest when completing the qualification questions- it's only fair to the companies paying for your advice. If at all possible, get signed up for the live conversations over webcam- they are really interesting and we have found some software we have started using through talking with other product managers this way!

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

As a reviewer and a product manager for a website, I am finding out what other sites are doing with faceting, product branding, customization, resource player software, and product tours (specifically). Also, I make some extra money!