Fiuto vs Userbrain
Fiuto vs Userbrain: what you get with Fiuto
Fiuto writes the study, runs it with AI testers and real people, recruits when you need it, and reads the results back. From the web app or the coding agent you already build in.Free to start, in minutes, no research experience required.
Fiuto's mark beside Userbrain's, with "vs" between them.
How it works
Fiuto runs your full research loop
Paste a URL and Fiuto takes it from there. No research experience needed.
What you get with Fiuto
The differences that change how a study gets made, not a feature checklist.
A study drafted in minutes, not a blank builder
Paste your URL and say what you need to learn. Fiuto reads your product and drafts the whole study, method, tasks, and questions, for you to review. On Userbrain you write the tasks yourself.
18 methods, not one
Card sorts, tree tests, first-click, five-second, preference, ranking, rating scales, surveys, and prototype and live website tasks, every one on every plan. Userbrain runs unmoderated video tests.
The full loop from your editor over MCP
Fiuto's MCP server creates, launches, and reads back studies from Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Lovable, v0, Replit, and Bolt, on every plan including Free. Userbrain publishes no MCP or coding-agent integration.
AI testers go first
A cast of AI testers works through your study before anyone else, so you get a first read in minutes before you spend a panel session. Userbrain has no equivalent.
Recruitment or your own people, in one place
Describe the audience you need and Fiuto recruits it from Prolific's global panel, or share the link with your own customers and community. Runs are labelled by who answered. Userbrain's panel is $45 a tester per session.
It remembers your product
Fiuto keeps a profile of your product, your audience, and what you are trying to learn, and carries it into every study it drafts. The second study is faster than the first.
Templates you keep
Start from one of Fiuto's templates, or save your own studies as templates and reuse them. Every method is on every plan, including Free.
No seats, ever
Fiuto's price is per account. Invite as many collaborators as you like from Core, and share results, insights, and decks view-only with anyone on every plan. Userbrain's free plan has 1 seat and Pro has 15.
Built by a practitioner
Fiuto was built by a UX researcher with over a decade of running studies, first as an internal tool, because no research tool could draft a study from code or hand the findings back to it.
Side by side
The facts, sourced and dated. Where Userbrain publishes nothing, the row says so.
Userbrain does one thing well: unmoderated video usability tests. You write tasks, testers record themselves working through your site or prototype, and AI analysis and automated reports pull out the themes. It has a genuine free plan, a Pro plan at $49 a month billed yearly, and panel testers at $45 per session. If a steady stream of think-aloud videos is what you need, it is a focused, honest tool. This page is about what Fiuto adds around that.
| Fiuto | Userbrain | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Every method, 1 live study a month, 10 responses per study, 300 AI credits a month, no card. | $0, 3 test setups a month, 1 seat, 5 of your own testers a month, AI-powered analysis. |
| Entry paid plan | Core, $29 a month, flat per account. 3 live studies a month, 100 responses per study, 3,000 AI credits. | Pro, $49 a month billed yearly ($588 a year). Unlimited test setups, 15 seats, 100 of your own testers a month. |
| Seats | None. Unlimited collaborators from Core; view-only sharing with anyone on every plan. | 1 on Free, 15 on Pro, unlimited on Enterprise. |
| Study drafting | AI drafts the whole study from your URL and goal, on every plan. | You write the tasks. AI-powered analysis and automated reports on every plan. |
| AI testers | Yes, on every plan. A first read in minutes before real people. | Not published. |
| MCP server | Read and write: create, launch, and read results. Seven agents. Every plan including Free. | Not published. |
| Recruitment | Fiuto recruits from Prolific's global panel with demographic filters, or share the link with your own people. | Panel testers at $45 per tester per session, incentives included, plus your own testers. |
| Methods | 18 method blocks, every one on every plan. | Unmoderated video usability tests. |
Every Userbrain claim on this page was checked on 3 September 2026 against Userbrain's pricing page. Where Userbrain publishes nothing, the table says so instead of guessing.
MCP for user research
Your data is yours. Stay in Claude Code
Create, launch, and read back studies over MCP from the coding agent you already build in. Every result is yours, out through a per-study token or MCP, on every plan including Free.
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BoltPricing, in more detail
Fiuto's free plan needs no card: every test method, 1 live study a month, 10 responses per study, and 300 AI credits a month. Core is $29 a month, held from $59 at current launch pricing, with 3 live studies a month, 100 responses per study, and 3,000 AI credits a month. Pro is $69 a month, held from $129, with 10 live studies a month, unlimited responses per study, and 12,000 AI credits a month. Every price is per account, with no seats.
Userbrain's free plan is $0 for 3 test setups a month, 1 seat, and 5 of your own testers a month, with transcripts and AI analysis. Pro is $49 a month billed yearly, $588 a year, for unlimited test setups, 15 seats, and 100 of your own testers a month. Panel testers are $45 per tester per session on any plan, with annual packages on Pro. Enterprise is by sales.
The two price similarly at the entry level. The difference is what the price buys: on Fiuto, 18 methods, a drafted study, AI testers, and recruitment in one account. On Userbrain, a well-run video usability test.
Who fits which tool
Fiuto fits people who want the study done for them
You know what you need to learn and would rather review a drafted study than build one.
Fiuto fits questions a video cannot answer
You need to know how people group things, what they notice first, or which option they prefer, not only how they get through a task.
Userbrain fits a steady diet of think-aloud videos
You want recorded sessions of real people using your site every week, with the themes pulled out for you.
Userbrain fits a flat price per session
You want to buy recorded sessions one at a time at a known price, with no plan to think about.
Frequently asked questions
01Is Fiuto a Userbrain alternative?
Yes, for teams that want more than video usability tests. Fiuto drafts the study for you across 18 methods, runs it with AI testers and real people, recruits when you need it, and reads the results back, with a read-and-write MCP on every plan and no seats.
02Does Userbrain have an MCP server?
Not that Userbrain publishes, checked 3 September 2026. Fiuto's MCP creates, launches, and reads back studies from seven coding agents on every plan including Free.
03Is Userbrain free to use?
Userbrain has a free plan: 3 test setups a month, 1 seat, and 5 of your own testers a month. Its Pro plan is $49 a month billed yearly. Fiuto's free plan runs 1 live study a month with 10 responses, 300 AI credits, every method, and the AI included.
04Does Fiuto recruit participants?
Yes. Describe the audience you need and Fiuto recruits it from Prolific's global panel, with demographic filters. You can also share the study link with your own customers, waitlist, or community, and the two kinds of run stay labelled separately.
05Do I need research experience to use Fiuto?
No. Paste your URL and say what you need to learn. Fiuto writes the study, runs it with AI testers, recruits real people if you want them, and reads the results back into findings and a deck. You review each step before it launches.
06How does sharing work on Fiuto?
There are no seats. Invite as many collaborators as you like from Core, and publish a study, its results, its insights, or its deck behind a view-only link for anyone on every plan.
07Which methods does Fiuto support?
18 method blocks on every plan: prototype and live website tasks, first-click, click heatmap, five-second tests, preference and design feedback, card sort, tree test, matrix, ranking, rating scales, open text, and copy tests among them.