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MTurk alternatives compared
Five places to run studies now that Mechanical Turk has closed
A side by side view of five options for researchers who used Amazon Mechanical Turk before it closed on September 30, 2026. Each row says what the platform is and which kind of study it suits, from academic experiments to UX recruiting. Use it to shortlist where to move a study. Koji appears as the option for open questions, where it recruits, interviews and reports in one place.
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| Platform | What it is | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Prolific | A research participant pool with vetted participants | Academic surveys and experiments |
| CloudResearch Connect | A research pool from the team behind the MTurk Toolkit | Labs that used CloudResearch on MTurk |
| Market research panels | Large consumer panels sold through survey and sample vendors | Big quotas and representative samples |
| User Interviews, Respondent | Recruiting marketplaces for specific roles and B2B buyers | UX and product studies with tight screeners |
| Koji | AI-moderated interviews with panel recruitment and automatic reports | Open questions where you need the reasons behind answers |
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