{"site":{"name":"Koji","description":"AI-native customer research platform that helps teams conduct, analyze, and synthesize customer interviews at scale.","url":"https://www.koji.so","contentTypes":["blog","documentation"],"lastUpdated":"2026-10-14T07:53:55.992Z"},"content":[{"type":"blog","id":"6df20553-2a2d-4e47-a6de-986a6ebf06c7","slug":"conveo-alternatives-2026","title":"Conveo Alternatives (2026): 6 AI Interview Platforms Compared","url":"https://www.koji.so/blog/conveo-alternatives-2026","summary":"A guide to Conveo alternatives in 2026. Conveo (Antwerp, YC-backed, $50M Series A in September 2026) runs AI-moderated video, voice and text interviews for enterprise consumer brands, sold through sales; Software Advice lists a US$45,000 starting price. Alternatives: Koji (self-serve voice, text and phone AI interviews in 28 languages, public pricing from free, Insights EUR 29/month, Interviews EUR 79/month, only interviews scoring 3+ of 5 use credits), Listen Labs (built-in 30M panel, subscription plus credits), Outset (text, voice, video and screen share, custom plans), Strella (seat-based consumer interviews), GetWhy (managed video studies) and Glaut (voice interviews in 50+ languages).","content":"**Short answer:** The best Conveo alternatives in 2026 are **Koji** if you want to run AI interviews yourself on public, per-interview pricing; **Listen Labs** if you want a built-in panel and an enterprise contract; **Outset** if you need text, voice and video moderation with usability testing; **Strella** for fast AI-moderated consumer interviews; **GetWhy** for managed video studies with researchers reviewing the work; and **Glaut** for voice-first interviews in many languages. Conveo itself is a strong video-first platform for enterprise consumer research, but it is sold through sales, and one review site lists its starting price at US$45,000.\n\n## Why people look for Conveo alternatives now\n\nConveo is having a big year. The Antwerp company, founded in 2024 and backed by Y Combinator, raised a **$50M Series A in September 2026**, on top of a $5.3M seed in March 2025 ([Axios](https://axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2026/09/02/conveo-consumer-insights-dst), [Tech.eu](https://tech.eu/2025/03/06/y-combinator-backed-conveo-raises-53m-seed-to-develop-ai-powered-research-coworker/)). Fortune covered the round as part of a wider story about AI replacing the focus group ([Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/09/09/steve-jobs-didnt-trust-focus-groups-product-design-ai-entrepreneurs-believe-solved-problem-fcf-conveo/)).\n\nA funding round like that puts a vendor on every shortlist, and it sends buyers to compare. The demand is real. In Maze's 2025 Future of User Research report, **58% of teams said they use AI tools in research, up from 44% in 2024**, and **55% saw demand for research rise** over the year ([Maze](https://maze.co/resources/user-research-report-2025/)). The same survey found **63% name time and bandwidth as their biggest challenge**. AI interviews answer that problem directly: the AI holds the conversations, so a small team can run dozens of interviews at once.\n\nThe reasons teams look past Conveo tend to be practical:\n\n- **Price and access.** Conveo does not publish prices. Software Advice lists a starting price of US$45,000, with pricing based on total interview minutes per study ([Software Advice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/529907/Conveo)).\n- **Video isn't always the right format.** B2B users and busy professionals often won't go on camera.\n- **Thin independent reviews.** G2 has only a couple of reviews. One reviewer said the AI sometimes misreads long topic guides and that reports could not yet be exported to PDF or slides ([G2](https://www.g2.com/products/conveo/reviews)).\n\n## What Conveo does well\n\nBe fair to Conveo before you leave it. It runs AI-moderated interviews by video, voice or text with dynamic follow-up questions, in 50+ languages according to its product page. You can bring your own participants by CSV, QR code or WhatsApp, or use integrated B2C and B2B panels such as Respondent. Its analysis produces highlight reels per theme and links every finding to the source clip ([Greenbook](https://www.greenbook.org/insights/ceo-series/reimagining-qual-how-conveoai-scales-deep-insights-with-ai)). It says it works with 400+ enterprises, including Google, Unilever and AB InBev. If you are a consumer brand that wants video evidence on an enterprise contract, it belongs on your list.\n\n## Conveo alternatives at a glance\n\n| Platform | Interview formats | Participants | How you buy |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| Conveo | Video, voice and text | Your own list or integrated panels | Contact sales |\n| Koji | Voice and text, plus phone calls | Your own list, personal CSV links or Koji's panel | Self-serve, starts free |\n| Listen Labs | AI interviews with video highlights | Built-in panel it says reaches 30M people | Subscription plus credits; demo for larger firms |\n| Outset | Text, voice and video, with screen share | Your own list, or partners like Prolific and User Interviews | Custom plans, no free tier |\n| Strella | AI-moderated interviews | Recruiting details not published | Seat-based, prices not published |\n| GetWhy | AI-moderated video interviews | Multi-vendor panel it says reaches 300M | Contact sales, priced per study |\n| Glaut | AI-moderated voice interviews | Recruiting details not published | Prices not published |\n\n![Table comparing Conveo with six alternatives on interview formats, where participants come from and how you buy](/visuals/conveo-alternatives-comparison-table/conveo-alternatives-comparison-table.png \"Seven AI interview platforms side by side, from self-serve to enterprise contracts\")\n\n## 1. Koji: best for running your own AI interviews at a known price\n\nKoji is an AI-native research platform you run yourself. You type what you want to learn, an assistant drafts the research brief, and an AI interviewer holds the conversations by voice or text in 28 languages. You can also send a call-back link or have Koji phone a list of numbers. Koji does not do video.\n\nWhat sets it apart from Conveo:\n\n- **Public pricing.** Free with 10 credits, Insights at €29 a month (29 credits), Interviews at €79 a month (79 credits), Enterprise on request. A text interview uses 1 credit and a voice interview 3. Extra credits are €1.\n- **You only pay for usable interviews.** Every interview gets a [quality score from 1 to 5](/docs/understanding-quality-scores), and only interviews scoring 3 or more use credits or enter the report.\n- **Structure and depth in one interview.** Open questions with AI follow-ups sit next to scales, single and multiple choice, ranking and yes/no questions, and you choose how deep the follow-ups go, so one study gives you both the numbers and the reasons.\n- **Recruit or bring your own.** [Recruit from Koji's panel](/docs/panel-recruitment) on paid plans and see the cost per interview before launch, or [import a CSV](/docs/importing-participants-csv) so each customer gets a personal invite link (Interviews and Enterprise plans). [Screening questions](/docs/adding-screening-questions-to-your-study) turn away people who don't fit before the interview starts.\n- **Findings you can check.** The report shows findings, recommended actions and personas, and you can [trace each finding to the quotes behind it](/docs/tracing-report-findings-to-evidence).\n\n![Koji report summary with a side panel of supporting participant quotes behind one finding](/email/shots/shot-evidence-panel.jpg \"Click a finding in a Koji report to see the participant quotes that support it\")\n\n**Best for:** product, research and marketing teams who want to run studies often without a sales cycle, including B2B teams whose users won't go on camera. For a closer look, read [Koji vs Conveo](/blog/koji-vs-conveo-2026).\n\n## 2. Listen Labs: best for a built-in panel at enterprise scale\n\nListen Labs runs AI interviews and pairs them with a panel it says reaches about 30 million participants. Outputs include reports, highlight reels and decks, plus a searchable repository. It raised a $69M Series B in January 2026 led by Ribbit Capital ([Pear VC](https://pear.vc/listen-labs-series-b/)) and counts Microsoft, Sweetgreen and Robinhood among its customers.\n\n**Pricing:** not published. Listen Labs describes a subscription plus credits, with a self-serve tier for smaller teams and a demo for companies over 100 employees. Vendr reports a median contract of about $21,875 a year ([Vendr](https://www.vendr.com/marketplace/listen-labs)).\n\n**Best for:** larger companies that want recruiting and moderation in one contract.\n\n## 3. Outset: best for multi-format moderation and usability tests\n\nOutset runs AI-moderated interviews by text, voice and video, and adds screen sharing on prototypes, live sites and mobile apps. It says it works natively in 40+ languages. It has no panel of its own; teams bring participants or use partners such as Prolific and User Interviews. Outset raised a $30M Series B in December 2025 led by Radical Ventures, with Microsoft's M12 taking part.\n\n**Pricing:** custom plans with no public prices, and no free tier ([Outset](https://outset.ai/pricing)).\n\n**Best for:** enterprise UX teams that want interviews and usability sessions on one platform. See [Strella vs Outset](/blog/strella-vs-outset-2026) for a head-to-head.\n\n## 4. Strella: best for quick consumer interviews\n\nStrella runs AI-moderated interviews with real-time probing and lists Amazon, Duolingo and Chobani as customers. It raised a $14M Series A led by Bessemer in October 2025. Pricing is seat-based according to a Bessemer case study, but no figures are public.\n\n**Best for:** consumer brands that want fast qualitative reads without a video-heavy workflow.\n\n## 5. GetWhy: best for managed video studies\n\nGetWhy, based in Copenhagen, designs studies, recruits from a multi-vendor panel and runs AI-moderated video interviews, with researchers reviewing each study. It says it turns studies around in 48 hours. It is the closest match to Conveo on format and buyer, but more managed. Pricing is through sales. Our [Koji vs GetWhy comparison](/blog/koji-vs-getwhy-2026) covers it in detail.\n\n**Best for:** global consumer brands that want video plus expert oversight on each project.\n\n## 6. Glaut: best for voice-first interviews across languages\n\nGlaut, from Milan, runs AI-moderated voice interviews in 50+ languages and sells mainly to B2C brands and research agencies. It is a smaller, earlier-stage company than the others here, with no public pricing.\n\n**Best for:** agencies running multilingual voice studies for clients. See [Koji vs Glaut](/blog/koji-vs-glaut-2026).\n\n## How to choose\n\nStart with format. If your stakeholders need faces on video, stay with Conveo or look at GetWhy and Outset. If voice and text are enough, and for most product and B2B research they are, the field opens up and prices drop.\n\n![A small team around a table with laptops, comparing research tools before picking one for their next study](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1622675363311-3e1904dc1885?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3w5NDUzMDN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHx0ZWFtJTIwbWVldGluZyUyMGxhcHRvcHMlMjBkaXNjdXNzaW9uJTIwdGFibGV8ZW58MXwwfHx8MTc5MTk1NzAxMXww&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=1080)\n\n_Photo by [Mapbox](https://unsplash.com/@mapbox?utm_source=koji&utm_medium=referral) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=koji&utm_medium=referral)_\n\nThen look at how you buy. Enterprise contracts make sense when research runs in a few big projects a year. If your team wants to test a question this week and another next week, a self-serve platform with public prices will cost less and move faster.\n\nWhatever you pick, test it the same way. Write one real research question and run it on two shortlisted tools. In Koji you can [preview the interview yourself](/docs/previewing-your-interview) by voice or text for free before anyone else sees it. Here is what a full study looks like from start to finish:\n\n![Process showing six steps to run an AI-moderated study in Koji, from asking a question to reading the report](/visuals/ai-moderated-study-process-in-koji/ai-moderated-study-process-in-koji.png \"From one question to a report you can check, without a sales call\")\n\n## Try Koji free\n\nConveo's funding shows how fast AI interviews are becoming normal. You don't need an enterprise contract to use them. [Create a free Koji account](https://www.koji.so), type your research question and let the assistant draft the brief. Your 10 signup credits cover ten text interviews or three voice interviews, enough to see a real report. For more options, read our guide to [Listen Labs alternatives](/docs/listen-labs-alternatives-2026).\n","category":"Comparisons","lastModified":"2026-10-14T06:20:13.970234+00:00","metaTitle":"Conveo Alternatives 2026: 6 AI Interview Platforms","metaDescription":"Comparing Conveo alternatives: Koji, Listen Labs, Outset, Strella, GetWhy and Glaut. Interview formats, panels, pricing models and who each one suits.","keywords":["conveo alternatives","conveo competitors","conveo pricing","ai video interviews","ai moderated interviews","ai interview platforms","conveo vs koji"],"aiSummary":"A guide to Conveo alternatives in 2026. Conveo (Antwerp, YC-backed, $50M Series A in September 2026) runs AI-moderated video, voice and text interviews for enterprise consumer brands, sold through sales; Software Advice lists a US$45,000 starting price. Alternatives: Koji (self-serve voice, text and phone AI interviews in 28 languages, public pricing from free, Insights EUR 29/month, Interviews EUR 79/month, only interviews scoring 3+ of 5 use credits), Listen Labs (built-in 30M panel, subscription plus credits), Outset (text, voice, video and screen share, custom plans), Strella (seat-based consumer interviews), GetWhy (managed video studies) and Glaut (voice interviews in 50+ languages).","aiKeywords":["conveo","conveo alternatives","ai moderated interviews","ai video interviews","listen labs","outset","strella","getwhy","glaut","koji"],"aiContentType":"comparison","faqItems":[{"answer":"Conveo is an Antwerp-based, Y Combinator-backed AI research platform that runs AI-moderated interviews by video, voice or text in 50+ languages, with highlight reels and findings linked to source clips. It raised a $50M Series A in September 2026 and sells mainly to enterprise consumer brands.","question":"What is Conveo?"},{"answer":"Conveo does not publish prices. Software Advice lists a starting price of US$45,000, based on total interview minutes per study. Confirm with Conveo's sales team for a current quote.","question":"How much does Conveo cost?"},{"answer":"Koji is the most accessible: it starts free with 10 credits, and paid plans are €29 or €79 a month. A text interview uses 1 credit and a voice interview 3, and only interviews that pass Koji's quality score use credits.","question":"What is the cheapest Conveo alternative?"},{"answer":"GetWhy and Outset both run AI-moderated video interviews, and Listen Labs produces video highlight reels. Koji and Glaut focus on voice and text instead, which suits participants who won't go on camera.","question":"Which Conveo alternative has video interviews?"},{"answer":"Listen Labs says its built-in panel reaches about 30 million people, and GetWhy says its multi-vendor panel reaches 300 million. Koji lets you recruit from its research panel on paid plans and shows the cost per interview before launch.","question":"Which Conveo alternative has its own panel?"}],"relatedTopics":["ai moderated interviews","conveo alternative","ai video interviews","ai interview platforms","research pricing"]}],"pagination":{"total":1,"returned":1,"offset":0}}