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Usability testing for the AI age

No more static testing. Build better products, faster with the most powerful usability research product ever built.

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Trusted by the most respected enterprises

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Trusted by the most respected enterprises

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Unmoderated testing never saw Outset coming

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The #1 AI-moderated research platform

Interview Format

Basic survey questions

Advanced, dynamic AI-led interviews

Analysis Depth

Requires researcher-led video reviews

Key observations aggregated and synthesized, verbal OR non-verbal, powered by Visual Intelligence

Study Setup

Static set up

Flexible programming and conversational flow

Quality of Insights

Manual oversight required

Automated say-do gap analysis

Panels and Recruitment

Limited panels and recruitment options

Access to >50 panels with >10M participants

Purpose-built for every use case

Conduct live, adaptive interviews across any screen, on any device, at any time.

Test your own product

Run usability studies on your live product or prototype and automatically surface where users get lost, what they click on that doesn’t work, and where they abandon tasks.

Test your own product

Run usability studies on your live product or prototype and automatically surface where users get lost, what they click on that doesn’t work, and where they abandon tasks.

Test competitor products

Send participants through a competitor’s flow and let the AI observe where they struggle or succeed — for deep competitive intel.

Validate designs before they ship

Catch usability issues in Figma prototypes before investing in development — with AI-ranked observations that tell you what to fix first.

Track usability over time

Benchmark task completion and friction points across releases to see whether changes are actually improving user experience.

Track usability over time

Benchmark task completion and friction points across releases to see whether changes are actually improving user experience.

Everything you need to do usability testing at scale, the right way.

No more hours reviewing raw video output and piecing together trends. Outset takes you from question to answer in days, not weeks (and without headaches).

Picture-in-Picture Screensharing for Real Experiences

Observe participant behavior and reactions as they happen with interview recordings synced to participant interviews.

Custom Screeners & Integrated Panels

Recruit the right participants quickly and at scale, with advanced screener logic and built-in panel partners.

Custom Screeners & Integrated Panels

Recruit the right participants quickly and at scale, with advanced screener logic and built-in panel partners.

Silent Observer

A real-time AI agent watches every usability session, detecting and ranking moments of user confusion or friction — dead clicks, backtracking, hesitation, and more.

Outset detecting behavioral signals like rage clicks and pauses to identify user friction in experiences

Intelligent Probing

Ask targeted follow-up questions right after each task, probing participants on specific moments they experienced — not generic follow-ups.

Intelligent Probing

Ask targeted follow-up questions right after each task, probing participants on specific moments they experienced — not generic follow-ups.

Automated Behavioral Analysis

Get a comprehensive report with digital observations automatically organized. No manual video review required.

Automated Behavioral Analysis

Get a comprehensive report with digital observations automatically organized. No manual video review required.

Observed vs. Self-Reported Completion

Compares what participants say they did with what the AI actually observed — surfacing the gap between perceived and real task completion.

Observed vs. Self-Reported Completion

Compares what participants say they did with what the AI actually observed — surfacing the gap between perceived and real task completion.

Diverse Stimuli Support

With support for static images, videos, Figma uploads, clickable prototypes, or live sites, Outset is well equipped to get raw reactions to any stimuli you need.

Diverse Stimuli Support

With support for static images, videos, Figma uploads, clickable prototypes, or live sites, Outset is well equipped to get raw reactions to any stimuli you need.

AI-Generated Highlight Reels

Instantly create clips for product and design stakeholders — pull verbatims instantly for the fastest way to socialize insights and drive action.

AI-Generated Highlight Reels

Instantly create clips for product and design stakeholders — pull verbatims instantly for the fastest way to socialize insights and drive action.

Customer Spotlight

Real results from real researchers using Outset

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How Hubspot Learned to Speak Its Key Persona's Language

How Away Exposed Surprising Behavior from 98% of Shoppers

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How Glassdoor Uncovered Critical Features Missing from Its AI-MVP

Customer Spotlight

Real results from real researchers using Outset

Hubspot company logo

How Hubspot Learned to Speak Its Key Persona's Language

How Away Exposed Surprising Behavior from 98% of Shoppers

Glassdoor company logo

How Glassdoor Uncovered Critical Features Missing from Its AI-MVP

Customer Spotlight

Real results from real researchers using Outset

Hubspot company logo

How Hubspot Learned to Speak Its Key Persona's Language

How Away Exposed Surprising Behavior from 98% of Shoppers

Glassdoor company logo

How Glassdoor Uncovered Critical Features Missing from Its AI-MVP

Find out how Outset accelerates every step of research

Test out a demo interview to see how Outset transforms research speed, scale, and insight quality.

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Find out how Outset accelerates every step of research

Test out a demo interview to see how Outset transforms research speed, scale, and insight quality.

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Find out how Outset accelerates every step of research

Test out a demo interview to see how Outset transforms research speed, scale, and insight quality.

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