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Amazon MTurk vs Prolific
Side-by-side comparison of Amazon MTurk and Prolific referral programs. Which one earns you more? Here are the facts.
[ HIGHER PAYOUT ]
Amazon MTurk offers up to N/A% revenue share (lifetime).
Amazon MTurk
Prolific
CATEGORY
SURVEY
SURVEY
COMMISSION
$1-10/hr microtasks
$8-12/hr academic studies
MODEL
fixed-per-signup
fixed-per-signup
MAX REV SHARE
—
—
PAYOUT
fiat
fiat
MIN PAYOUT
$1
£5
FREQUENCY
ON-EVENT
ON-EVENT
FIRST PAYOUT
~10d
~1d
COOKIE
LIFETIME
LIFETIME
KYC
YES
NO
GEO BLOCKED
Many countries restricted
NONE
RISK
MEDIUM
LOW
RATING
3.2/5 (1500)
4.4/5 (580)
PROGRAM AGE
21y
11y
Amazon MTurk
PROS
- +Massive task variety
- +Available 24/7
- +Amazon backing
CONS
- −Very low hourly rate
- −10-day approval wait
- −Many bad requesters
Prolific
PROS
- +Highest pay of any survey site
- +Academic studies are interesting
- +No mid-survey disqualifications
CONS
- −Studies appear randomly
- −Need to check frequently
- −Demographics determine eligibility