User research incentives, paid fast so participants say more
A study is only as good as the people who show up and stay honest with you. Paying user research incentives quickly, in something participants actually want, is the cheapest way to protect both.
Free forever. No card, no contracts, no minimums.
Participants drop out at the payout
You ran the session, took the notes, and promised a gift card by Friday. Then it needed a purchase order, a finance approval, and a country your vendor does not cover. The participant emails twice, your recruiter hears about it, and the next study takes longer to fill than the last one.
Three ways to pay user research incentives
Between them these cover the interview, the panel and the participant who never claims anything.
Upload the whole panel
Mass Send takes your recipient list and pays everyone at once. Send it the moment the study closes, or schedule the batch for a date you pick.
One upload after the last session, and the debt is cleared.
Pay in local currency
Gifts go out in over 40 currencies, including USD, EUR, CAD, GBP, JPY, INR and CNY. The system detects where a participant is and shows only what is available in their country.
Someone in Osaka should not be handed a US-only card.
Recover what goes unclaimed
Nothing opened after a week? Resend it. Wrong person, or a no-show? Regift it or cancel it for a refund.
100% back within 72 hours, 75% up to two years.
Set it up once per study
Upload your participants
Drop in a list of everyone who took part. Send it now, or schedule the whole batch for the day the study closes.
Set the amount and branding
Decide what a 45-minute session is worth, then put your logo, graphics and message on the page the participant opens.
Reconcile at the end
You see who opened, who redeemed and what came back. Resend, regift or cancel anything still sitting there.
Five minutes from sign-up to the first incentive going out.
You set the amount. They pick the reward.
Gift cards cover most incentives, with 4,500+ brands across 150+ countries in local currency. There are also 1,988 curated physical gifts and branded swag if a study calls for something in the post.
Gift cards
4,500+ brands in 150+ countries, in local currency. The whole budget, their choice of where it goes.Browse gift cards → Shipped to the doorPhysical gifts
1,988 curated products from makers and names people recognize, shipped to the door.Browse physical gifts → Made on demandCustom swag
Your brand on things people actually wear. No minimums, and they pick their own size.See custom swag →Regardless of what time zones or countries your team is spread across, Gifted enables you to send meaningful and personalized gifts for any occasion.
Better data starts with paying people on time
The incentive is not a courtesy at the end of a study, it is part of the method.
Pay on the day, pay in something the participant can use where they live, and take back whatever nobody claims.
User research incentive questions
What does the platform cost?
There is no platform fee, no user fee and no minimum. You pay the face value of the incentives you send and nothing else. ACH and wire are free. Credit card 3%. International FX 5%.
Can I pay participants outside the US?
Yes. Gift links work in 150+ countries and over 40 currencies, including USD, EUR, CAD, GBP, JPY, INR and CNY. The system detects where a recipient is and only shows content available in their country.
What happens if a participant never redeems?
Resend it, regift it to someone else, or cancel it for a refund. You get 100% back within 72 hours, and 75% up to two years.
Can I send to a whole panel at once?
Yes. Mass Send handles the upload of every recipient, then sends immediately or on a date you choose. One-off sends work the same way.
Do participants have to create an account?
Only if they redeem through the platform. They open a link, choose what they want, and enter delivery details if the gift is physical.
Other ways teams use Gifted
UX research incentives
A participant gave you an hour of undivided attention and a list of things your product gets wrong.
Market research incentives
A study loses momentum when the incentive lags three weeks behind the session.
Global gifting
A gift should not get worse the further it travels from headquarters.
Client appreciation gifts
The fruit basket gets left in the break room and the branded wine gets regifted by New Year.
Start paying participants
Your next study fills faster when payment is certain
Set up the incentive before you schedule the first session.
Free forever. No card, no contracts, no minimums.











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