Lookback vs. Usabilla (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Lookback
Score 7.9 out of 10
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Lookback is a UX research platform for mobile & desktop moderated and unmoderated research, from the company of the same name in Palo Alto.N/A
Usabilla (discontinued)
Score 5.6 out of 10
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Usabilla was a web and app survey tool, developed by the Amsterdam company of the same name, and acquired by SurveyMonkey in March of 2019. The product is no longer available.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Lookback
Chose Lookback
It’s simply better to share and socialize the content across your company.
Chose Lookback
Zoom was way more expensive and it o is designed to other things apart from just running qualitative interviews. It also requires a different kind of approval and different approval processes to go through when trying to get it simply for qualitative research purposes.
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Usabilla (discontinued)
Chose Usabilla (discontinued)
I have Hotjar, Sprig, and Usabilla in my workplace. Usabilla unfortunately has the most limited feature set of the 3 options. The difficulty of administering a Usabilla survey on mobile is a big blocker for my projects. Sprig and Hotjar both allow mobile and allow video …
Features
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Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Lookback
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Ratings
Usabilla (discontinued)
8.0
Ratings
0% above category average
Survey templates00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Themes00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Custom logo/branding00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Lookback
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Ratings
Usabilla (discontinued)
8.6
Ratings
1% above category average
Changes to live survey00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Question design help00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Multiple question types00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Lookback
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Ratings
Usabilla (discontinued)
6.9
Ratings
18% below category average
Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Lookback
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Ratings
Usabilla (discontinued)
5.8
Ratings
34% below category average
Response tracking00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Data export00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Analytics00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Lookback
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Ratings
Usabilla (discontinued)
7.4
Ratings
16% below category average
Access controls00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Compliance00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Lookback
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Ratings
Usabilla (discontinued)
8.4
Ratings
2% above category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Respondent restrictions00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
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User Ratings
LookbackUsabilla (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
2.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
2.1
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.9
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Using Lookback for a variety of types of User Interviews and user testing sessions is very valuable. it allows you to organize your interviews in a way thats really team accessible. Making highlight reels that you can share with the rest of the team to show video insights from real customers is really powerful.
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If we could select 0/10 we would... We would not recommend anyone using this product as it excludes a very important user group, disabled users. If you use this product you will be failing ADA and WCAG 2.1 (EU Directive for public sector websites and mobile apps). In my opinion, you will be vulnerable to lawsuits.
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Pros
  • Organization of user interviews
  • Sharing of interviews across the team
  • Creating highlights of insights
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  • Reporting - well designed, clear to all users regardless of level of knowledge.
  • Two options for feedback - passive and active (pop-ups).
  • Clean UI & easy to use platform.
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Cons
  • Unmoderated interviews is still under cooked as a feature
  • The process of how participants have to download an app to start an interview is a large friction point for us
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  • It doesn't gather users from all user groups, it's exclusive to non-disabled users - users with disabilities using assistive technology are not able to access or use the platform
  • There are extensive colour contrast issues with the platform, making it difficult to use by users with low vision
  • Usabilla is not accessible to keyboard users (as well as users on other assistive technology) - when the modal is expanded, the background is still focusable
  • The touch target sizes of the links and buttons are not accessible - it's very difficult to close out of the modal when on mobile, or if a user had a mobility disability and was using a mouse
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Usability
Once you understand how the interface works, it works great, but there is a learning curve
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The interface to configure the questionary is quite easy to use. It helps to give autonomy to marketing teams. Once the initial setup is made (integrating a basic javascript code on your website), you can easily deploy any questionary on any page of your website. Usabilla is a very flexible tool overall.
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Support Rating
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I haven't contacted support yet to solve a particular issue. I do have an account manager at Usabilla that I talk to in order to introduce the software to my team but this is just to run over the basic functionality in a live demo setting. The ability to talk to a real person over video call is a benefit though.
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Alternatives Considered
Zoom was way more expensive and it o is designed to other things apart from just running qualitative interviews. It also requires a different kind of approval and different approval processes to go through when trying to get it simply for qualitative research purposes.
Lookback records, scribes, helps observe and provides a sentiment check as well in the price that it does
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I have Hotjar, Sprig, and Usabilla in my workplace. Usabilla unfortunately has the most limited feature set of the 3 options. The difficulty of administering a Usabilla survey on mobile is a big blocker for my projects. Sprig and Hotjar both allow mobile and allow video recordings (either of a user's screen or a user's webcam for impromptu interviews).
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Return on Investment
  • It allows stakeholder engagement and that’sa huge plus especially if it’s happening discretely in the background and theyre not interrupting the interview
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  • The positive impact of Usabilla has been being able to measure and respond quickly to our customers' feedback so that we can resolve issues quicker or make enhancements faster.
  • We have also been able to manage and track our NPS scores and correlate these scores to our overall business performance to make sure that our customers' views of our products and processes and in line with our internal understanding and success of the business.
  • Additionally, the Usabilla team has been willing to provide us with training and ideas on how to use the tool better which has helped our team think more strategically and be more connected to the experiences our customers are having on our web properties.
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