{
  "brand": "PulseLake",
  "canonical": "https://www.pulselake.co/solutions/qualtrics-alternative",
  "intent": "qualtrics-alternative",
  "title": "A lower-cost Qualtrics alternative with hands-on onboarding",
  "summary": "Bring your current quote and first-study requirements. PulseLake offers 70% lower software pricing for an agreed comparable scope, with hands-on onboarding.",
  "capabilities": [
    "Surveys and AI-led interviews with real participants",
    "Evidence-linked analysis and reporting",
    "Hands-on first-study setup and onboarding"
  ],
  "criteria": [
    "Separate the Qualtrics modules you actually use from the wider contract: surveys, interviews, analysis, reporting, administration and integrations.",
    "Compare the complete study workflow, including participant/sample costs and researcher review, rather than only a software-seat price.",
    "Test one representative study before deciding which contracts can be retired; proprietary norms and every module do not transfer automatically."
  ],
  "inputs": [
    "Current software quote and billing period, if available",
    "One representative survey or interview guide and sample export",
    "Required logic, scoring, reports, integrations and renewal timing"
  ],
  "steps": [
    "Map the current workflow and agree the software scope to be replaced.",
    "Check export permissions and test a small data/survey import; rebuild unsupported logic explicitly.",
    "Configure the first study and review scoring, evidence links and reporting against your acceptance checklist.",
    "Agree the software price and launch date, train the team and run the first study with hands-on help."
  ],
  "verification": [
    "Reconcile response counts, labels and missing values after import.",
    "Test survey paths and scoring against known examples.",
    "Check that the final report answers the original study brief before broader rollout."
  ],
  "economics": "The offer applies to agreed comparable software scope. Participant incentives, purchased sample, third-party services and taxes are separate. No guaranteed total-cost saving or blanket feature parity.",
  "switching": "Check export formats, study logic, reports and required integrations before committing. Confirm rights and access to vendor-provided benchmarks, and verify which modules and workflows the new scope can replace.",
  "sources": [
    "https://www.pulselake.co/switch",
    "https://www.pulselake.co/"
  ],
  "nextStep": {
    "label": "Build my switching plan",
    "url": "https://www.pulselake.co/switch"
  },
  "freePlanning": {
    "headline": "Start your next study with a clear plan",
    "benefit": "Get a free study-planning checklist now. Create your account to take the next step with PulseLake.",
    "label": "Create your PulseLake account",
    "note": "The checklist is free and needs no account. Study software, participant costs and any agreed services are separate.",
    "signupUrl": "https://app.pulselake.co/users/sign_in?intent=qualtrics-alternative&offer_id=starter-checklist-v1&utm_source=pulselake&utm_medium=owned&utm_campaign=signup-journey&utm_content=landing_hero",
    "checklistUrl": "/solutions/qualtrics-alternative.txt"
  }
}