--- title: "TestingTime vs User Interviews: Which is more popular?" description: "Is TestingTime or User Interviews more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Panel research platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/testingtime-vs-user-interviews" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # TestingTime vs User Interviews: Which is more popular? Is TestingTime or User Interviews more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Panel research platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: TestingTime and User Interviews - **Competitive set**: Panel research platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **TestingTime Share of Search**: 2.4% - **User Interviews Share of Search**: 4.4% ## Is TestingTime or User Interviews more popular in search? - In October 2026, User Interviews had more branded searches than TestingTime among panel research platforms worldwide. User Interviews had about 12,400 branded searches, while TestingTime had 6,600. User Interviews made up 4.4% of all panel research platform searches we track, and TestingTime accounted for 2.4%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending October 2026: TestingTime took it in January 2026, User Interviews took it in March 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, TestingTime’s share of searches among panel research platforms worldwide moved from 1.7% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 6.6K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, User Interviews’ share of searches among panel research platforms worldwide moved from 2.5% to 4.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.3K to 12.4K. ## Top panel research platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, User Interviews appeared in all five answers. TestingTime did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Prolific | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | User Interviews | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Respondent | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Qualtrics | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | CloudResearch | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Amazon Mechanical Turk | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Askable | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | TestingTime | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Rally | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | UserTesting | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about panel research platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which panel research platform should I use?": 1. Prolific, 2. CloudResearch, 3. Respondent, 4. User Interviews - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best panel research platforms?": 1. Prolific, 2. Respondent, 3. User Interviews, 4. Qualtrics - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best panel research platform for a research team?": 1. User Interviews, 2. Qualtrics, 3. Prolific, 4. Respondent - Searched Google, AI Overview "panel research platforms": 1. Qualtrics, 2. User Interviews, 3. CloudResearch - Searched Google, AI Overview "research participant platform": 1. Prolific, 2. User Interviews, 3. Respondent, 4. CloudResearch Not named in any answer: Amazon Mechanical Turk, Askable, TestingTime, Rally and UserTesting. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for panel research platforms worldwide in October 2026? - In October 2026, User Interviews gained share of searches among panel research platforms worldwide, from 3.2% to 4.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for TestingTime worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 6.6K in October 2026. ## How has branded search for TestingTime and User Interviews changed worldwide over the last 12 months? | Month | TestingTime estimated searches | TestingTime Share of Search | TestingTime rank | User Interviews estimated searches | User Interviews Share of Search | User Interviews rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 8.1K | 1.7% | 7 | 12.3K | 2.5% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 2% | 7 | 8.3K | 2% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 2.4% | 6 | 10.2K | 2% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 2.1% | 6 | 6.8K | 1.7% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 1.7% | 7 | 10.2K | 2.1% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 2.1% | 7 | 15.1K | 3.1% | 6 | | May 2026 | 6.6K | 1.5% | 7 | 12.4K | 2.9% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 1.8% | 7 | 12.3K | 3.4% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 1.9% | 7 | 8.3K | 2.4% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 2.5% | 7 | 8.4K | 2.6% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 8.1K | 2.5% | 7 | 10.2K | 3.2% | 6 | | Oct 2026 | 6.6K | 2.4% | 7 | 12.4K | 4.4% | 6 | ## How are TestingTime’s and User Interviews’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using TestingTime’s and User Interviews’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **TestingTime**: Measured on the search term “testingtime”. - **User Interviews**: Measured on the search terms “user interviews app” and “userinterviews com”, summed into one figure. - [TestingTime profile](/demand/global-en/brands/testingtime) - [User Interviews profile](/demand/global-en/brands/user-interviews) - [All panel research platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/panel-research-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is TestingTime or User Interviews more popular in search? In October 2026, User Interviews had more branded searches than TestingTime among panel research platforms worldwide. User Interviews had about 12,400 branded searches, while TestingTime had 6,600. User Interviews made up 4.4% of all panel research platform searches we track, and TestingTime accounted for 2.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "TestingTime vs User Interviews: Which is more popular?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/testingtime-vs-user-interviews This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/testingtime-vs-user-interviews. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.