One Sheet
Fuel Cycle vs. DScout
Fuel Cycle’s Research Engine is a cutting-edge insights platform that empowers legendary brands with decision intelligence, allowing them to swiftly capture and utilize vital insights for successful product launches, customer acquisition, and overall growth — enabling them to confidently navigate the chaotic market landscape.
Why Fuel Cycle?
Hundreds of global brands trust Fuel Cycle as their platform of record for actionable insights and decision intelligence. Key consideration criteria for selecting Fuel Cycle include:
- Comprehensive methodological capabilities that enable brands to conduct nearly any type of online primary research.
- Maximize research efficiency through a user-friendly platform that enables leading brands to conduct hundreds of research projects per year.
- Flexible delivery model that enables researchers to conduct research on their own or be supported by expert researchers.
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Fuel Cycle |
DScout |
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Audience Access |
Fuel Cycle custom research communities Bring-your-own participants Global participant network |
dscout panel Bring-your-own participants |
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Methodologies |
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Quantitative Methodologies |
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Lightweight Polls |
YES |
YES |
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Custom Surveys |
YES |
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Standardized & Automated Surveys |
YES |
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Segmentation |
YES |
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Qualitative Methodologies |
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Video Diaries |
YES, including ability to utilize all cameras on-device |
YES, but without ability to utilize all on-device cameras |
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Photo Diaries |
YES |
YES |
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Discussion Boards |
YES |
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In-home Usage Tests |
YES |
YES |
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Focus Groups |
YES |
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In-Depth Interviews |
YES |
YES |
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Delta Testing |
YES |
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Text analytics and sentiment analysis |
YES |
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Longitudinal data combinations |
YES |
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Devices Supported |
Desktop, Web, Mobile |
Mobile, Limited web |
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Progressive Profiling |
YES |
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Software Pricing |
Most methodologies included with subscription |
Per complete cost |
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Platform Integrations |
35+ integrations with research and enterprise tools, including Qualtrics, UserTesting, Figma, Miro, Jira, and others |
Miro, Slack |
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Enterprise-grade |
SOC 2, Type II GDPR & CCPA Compliant Moderator Teams Automated Facial Blurring (as needed) Automated PII blinding |
SOC 2, Type II GDPR & CCPA Compliant |
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Professional Services Support |
Available for full spectrum of projects |
Limited research design and fielding support |