Choose Optimal if you need
- Integration with Figma, Slack or Okta. We haven't found them on User Interviews' website.
- ISO 27001. We haven't found it on User Interviews' website.
At a glance
- Both offer a free trial (Optimal: length not stated, User Interviews: length not stated).
- Optimal's lowest paid plan is Starter at $199 per month, billed annually, as of November 14, 2026.
- User Interviews' lowest paid plan is Essential at $41 per session, billed annually, as of November 14, 2026.
- Both work with Zoom.
- Both list SOC 2, GDPR and SSO.
- Only Optimal lists ISO 27001.
- Both have a public API.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose User Interviews if you need
- Integration with Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey or Salesforce. We haven't found them on Optimal's website.
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Review User InterviewsThe facts
- What it does
- OptimalA user research platform giving everyone on your team the tools to ship faster and decide with confidence.
- User InterviewsFind participants from our panel, your panel, or both.
- Free plan
- OptimalNot confirmed
- User InterviewsNot confirmed
- Pricing
- OptimalNot confirmed
- User InterviewsNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
Both
- Zoom
Only Optimal
- Figma
- Slack
- Okta
Only User Interviews
- Qualtrics
- SurveyMonkey
- Salesforce
- Zapier
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Optimal and User Interviews yet.
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