A free Maze alternative with up to 1,000 responses per study

Maze's pricing page lists a Free plan with one study a month and five seats. Ours are free, up to 1,000 responses per study, with no credit card: card sort, tree test, first-click, preference and five-second tests.

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What it looks like

Screenshots of the free tools, using the built-in example data.

The card sort as a participant sees it: a list of cards on the left and named groups on the right, with two groups already filled.
What your participants seeCards on the left, their own groups on the right.
Tree test results for one task: success rate, time on task, an outcome bar and a pietree showing where people went in the tree.
Tree test resultsSuccess, directness, time and where people went.
First-click test heat map on an example website: warm colours cluster on the main button, with the target area outlined in green.
First-click heat mapWhere people clicked first, against your target area.

Side by side

Price
UX Academy: Free. No credit card.
Maze: A Free plan (new accounts start with a 30-day trial), then Enterprise on custom pricing. No prices are shown on the pricing page.
Studies
UX Academy: Free. Up to 1,000 responses per study, no monthly study allowance.
Maze: Free plan: 1 study a month, 5 seats.
Methods
UX Academy: Card sort, tree test, first-click, preference, five-second and survey, plus questions and a screener.
Maze: Surveys, usability and information architecture testing (marked Basic on Free).
Prototypes and live sites
UX Academy: Prototype test from uploaded screens with clickable areas. No live website testing.
Maze: Essential prototype testing on Free. Live website testing is listed under Enterprise.
Participants
UX Academy: A share link you send to your own testers. No panel.
Maze: Pay-per-use panel credits on Free, or bring your own.
Results
UX Academy: CSV, PDF report, a published results page, AI summary.
Maze: Recordings, moderated and AI-moderated interviews are listed under Enterprise.

Maze details from maze.co/pricing and its help centre, checked 28 October 2026. UserTesting details from usertesting.com, checked 22 October 2026. Plans change, so check their sites. We are not affiliated with either.

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What else you get here

Export and publish

CSV, PDF report, or a results page you can link.

AI summary

Themes and structure in plain words, up to 20 a day.

Classes

A teacher kit, so a whole class can run studies.

Calculators to embed

NPS, SUS, A/B and more, free to put on your site.

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Frequently asked questions

Is it really free?

Yes. There is no paid plan and no credit card. Every study type on this page is free to build, share and read the results of.

Do I need an account?

Not to build a test, preview it as a participant or download your results. You sign in (free, by email link) when you want to share a study with participants or save your work.

Can I test Figma prototypes?

Yes. Upload your screens (exported from Figma or anywhere), draw the clickable areas and set a goal. You get success, time, misclicks and paths. We don't do live website testing or screen recording.

How many responses can a study take?

There is no monthly study allowance. Each study takes up to 1,000 responses, and you can set a lower limit or a close date. As abuse guards, you can create up to 30 studies an hour per study type, and one network address can send up to 150 responses an hour to a single study.

Can I export my results?

Yes. Download responses as a CSV, save a PDF report, or publish a results page you can link to. An AI summary is available too, up to 20 a day. Check it against the data, as it can get things wrong.

Is my participants' data private?

By default a study asks for no personal data and tells participants so. If you add your own questions or a screener, participants are told their answers are recorded and you can see them. Only ask for what you need. Results stay private unless you choose to publish them.

What about UserTesting?

UserTesting is built around a recruited participant network, and its homepage points to booking a demo rather than showing prices (checked 22 October 2026). We have no participant panel. You send a link to your own testers, and the tools are free.