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Amazon MTurk vs UserTesting
Side-by-side comparison of Amazon MTurk and UserTesting 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
UserTesting
CATEGORY
SURVEY
SURVEY
COMMISSION
$1-10/hr microtasks
$10 per 20-min website test
MODEL
fixed-per-signup
fixed-per-signup
MAX REV SHARE
—
—
PAYOUT
fiat
fiat
MIN PAYOUT
$1
$10
FREQUENCY
ON-EVENT
ON-EVENT
FIRST PAYOUT
~10d
~7d
COOKIE
LIFETIME
LIFETIME
KYC
YES
YES
GEO BLOCKED
Many countries restricted
NONE
RISK
MEDIUM
LOW
RATING
3.2/5 (1500)
4/5 (220)
PROGRAM AGE
21y
19y
Amazon MTurk
PROS
- +Massive task variety
- +Available 24/7
- +Amazon backing
CONS
- −Very low hourly rate
- −10-day approval wait
- −Many bad requesters
UserTesting
PROS
- +Highest hourly rate ($30-60/hr when tests available)
- +Interesting work
- +PayPal in 7 days
CONS
- −Tests scarce — wait long
- −Need quiet environment + good mic
- −Practice test required