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What it does
Prolific connects researchers and AI developers with verified participants to collect human data for research and AI development.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prolific.com
Integrations
Studies can connect to most survey, annotation, and user research tools through a URL, or use Prolific’s API.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prolific.com
Support
The pay-as-you-go platform lists email support, while managed services include a dedicated project team and shared Slack channels.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prolific.com
Headquarters
London, UKRead 28 Sep 2026 · prolific.com
Founded
2014Read 28 Sep 2026 · prolific.com
AI workflows
Prolific supports human evaluation, preference data collection, and training data tasks, including specialist annotations across 80+ languages.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prolific.com
Audience targeting
Researchers can use 300+ audience filters, representative or quota samples, and custom screening.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prolific.com
Data quality
Prolific says its Protocol quality monitoring system runs 40+ checks to verify participant identity and analyze behavior.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prolific.com
Limits
The Prolific API does not support account top-ups or user management; those functions are available in the web application.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.prolific.com
Named integrations
Prolific’s integration guides list platforms including Qualtrics, Gorilla, Maze, Typeform, Google Forms, and Argilla.Read 11 Oct 2026 · researcher-help.prolific.com
Participant eligibility
Prolific says participants must be at least 18 years old and studies cannot include children as participants.Read 11 Oct 2026 · researcher-help.prolific.com
Privacy baseline
Prolific says the EU’s GDPR serves as its baseline for data protection worldwide.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prolific.com
Research use cases
The platform supports academic research, market and user research, and policy research.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prolific.com
Security certifications
Prolific says it holds ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials certifications and that plans to obtain a SOC 2 Type 2 report are underway.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prolific.com
Who it is for
Prolific describes its pay-as-you-go platform as suited to teams with research expertise that want rapid, self-directed access to participants.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prolific.com

Plans and prices

Pay as you go Priced on request 300,000+ active participants · 300+ audience filters · Unlimited users Read 22 Sep 2026 · prolific.com
Custom Priced on request Complete datasets · Expert curation and verification · Custom sourcing campaigns · Participant training and onboarding · Multi-stage quality assurance · Dedicated project team Read 22 Sep 2026 · prolific.com
Platform — Pay as you go Free No monthly fees; participant reward plus platform fee, usually 42.8% for corporate customers or 33.3% for academic or non-profit customers. 300,000+ active participants · 300+ audience filters · unlimited users · API and no-code integrations · email support Read 11 Oct 2026 · prolific.com
Managed services — Custom Priced on request Custom quote based on project scope and requirements. Expert curation and verification · custom sourcing · multi-stage quality assurance · dedicated project team · data analysis and reporting Read 11 Oct 2026 · prolific.com

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