UX research incentives, paid the minute the session ends
A participant gave you an hour of undivided attention and a list of things your product gets wrong. UX research incentives should land while they are still thinking about it, not three weeks later in a finance batch.
Free forever. No card, no contracts, no minimums.
Incentives arrive late, or not at all
Nobody plans to leave a participant unpaid. The session ran over, the finance ticket sat for a week, and the email asking where the incentive went arrived before the money did. Researchers know exactly who showed up and what was promised. What they lack is a way to pay someone in Manila the same afternoon they paid someone in Manchester.
Three ways UX research incentives go out
Between them these cover a diary study, a panel of two hundred, and the participant who lives eight time zones away.
Send at session end
A gift link goes to their inbox in minutes, while the call is still fresh. No expense form, no wire details, no waiting on accounts payable.
Thanks that arrives the same hour reads as thanks.
Upload the whole panel
Add every recipient at once from a spreadsheet and send now or schedule for the day the study wraps. One list, one send, whatever the group size.
Two hundred participants is the same amount of work as one.
Let location do the work
Gifted detects where a recipient is and shows only the brands available to them, in their own currency. Over 40 currencies including EUR, CAD, GBP, AUD, INR, JPY and CNY.
A reward they cannot spend is not a reward.
Set it up before your first session
Load your participants
Upload the recruit list as a spreadsheet or add people one at a time. Email address is all you need to send.
Set the amount
Gift cards run from $5 to $500, so a five-minute survey and a ninety-minute moderated session do not have to be worth the same. Send immediately or schedule for a later date.
Read the redemptions
You see what was sent, what was opened and what came back unclaimed. Unredeemed gifts refund, so the study budget stays honest.
Five minutes from sign-up to your first incentive.
You set the amount. They pick the brand.
Gift cards are where research teams start, and they are not the whole catalog. A participant can put one gift toward gift cards, a physical product or custom swag, or split it across all three.
01Gift 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 door
02Physical 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 →Gifted enabled Vita to democratize employee recognition, increasing appreciation and consistency across the organization.
Participants remember how quickly you paid them
The recruiting gets easier the second time when the first incentive landed the same day.
Pay in the currency they use, on the day they gave you the time, and put the whole amount into the gift rather than a share of it into a license.
UX research incentive questions
How much does it cost to run incentives here?
There is no platform fee, no user fee and no minimum. You pay the face value of the gifts you send and nothing else. ACH and wire are free, credit card is 3%, international FX is 5%.
Can I pay participants outside the US?
Yes. Gift links work in 150+ countries with 4,500+ gift card brands, and gifts are available in over 40 currencies including EUR, CAD, GBP, AUD, INR, JPY and CNY. Gifted detects where a recipient is and shows only brands they can actually use.
What if a participant never claims their incentive?
You get the money back. 100% within 72 hours, and 75% up to two years.
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 they pick something physical.
Can I send to a whole panel at once?
Yes. Upload the recipients as a list and either send right away or schedule the whole batch for a later date. Amounts run from $5 to $500 per gift.
Other ways teams use Gifted
User research incentives
A study is only as good as the people who show up and stay honest with you.
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 sending
Your next session ends in an hour
Have the incentive waiting before the participant closes the call.
Free forever. No card, no contracts, no minimums.
