Is Afkar a direct User Interviews alternative?

For MENA teams, yes. User Interviews focuses on participant recruitment and relies on you bringing external study tools. Afkar combines a MENA participant panel with 8 built-in research methods (surveys, card sorts, tree tests, prototype tests, usability tests, interviews, preference tests, first impressions) in one platform.

Does Afkar have built-in study tools like Figma or Zoom?

Afkar includes its own study builder for all 8 research methods. For moderated interviews you can use Afkar's scheduling plus any external video tool. For prototype tests, you upload static images or link to Figma prototypes directly in the study.

How does Afkar's pricing compare to User Interviews?

User Interviews charges per recruited participant plus any subscription tier. Afkar uses pay-per-study pricing — a SAR 10 base fee, participant compensation at SAR 60/hr minimum, and a 20% platform fee. You only pay when you publish.

Can I recruit MENA participants on Afkar unlike User Interviews?

Yes. Afkar's participant panel is focused on the MENA region — Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar. User Interviews has strong US/UK coverage but limited MENA depth.

Afkar vs User Interviews

User Interviews is a participant recruitment platform with a large US/UK panel. It pairs well with external study tools but does not include any research methods itself — you bring your own Zoom, Figma, or survey tool. It also has limited MENA coverage and no Arabic support.

Last updated: April 2026

Quick Summary

Side-by-side feature comparison between Afkar and User Interviews
Afkar offers native Arabic support and MENA participants — User Interviews does not
Pay per study instead of monthly subscriptions or enterprise contracts
Switch in minutes: sign up free, recreate your study, and launch

Feature Comparison

Feature	Afkar	User Interviews
Includes Study Tools
Arabic Support
Built-in Participants
MENA Participants		Limited
Interviews
Surveys
Card Sort
Prototype Test
Pay-per-study
Fair Participant Pay	SAR 60/hr min

Why choose Afkar over User Interviews

All 8 research methods built in — no external tools required
Native Arabic interface with full RTL support
Dedicated MENA participant pool
Fair participant pay: SAR 60/hr minimum
Pay-per-study pricing with no monthly contracts
Single platform for study tools + recruitment

Where User Interviews has an edge

•User Interviews has a larger US/UK participant panel
•User Interviews has longer-established brand recognition in North America

How to Switch from User Interviews

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Create your Afkar account in under a minute — no credit card required.

Recreate your studies

Use our intuitive builder to set up the same study types you run today — surveys, card sorts, tree tests, and more.

Launch & get results

Publish your study and receive real insights from MENA participants — often within hours.

Detailed Comparison: Afkar vs User Interviews

User Interviews is one of the most established participant recruitment platforms, known for its large US/UK panel and strong enterprise integrations. Research teams use it to recruit specific participant profiles, then run their studies in external tools like Zoom, Figma, Lookback, or SurveyMonkey. This splits your research workflow across multiple tools and vendors. Each new tool adds cost, onboarding time, and integration overhead. For MENA-focused research, it also adds the bigger problem: no Arabic interface and a panel that is thin in the Gulf and Levant. Afkar is designed to consolidate study tools and recruitment in a single Arabic-first platform. You configure your study — survey, card sort, tree test, prototype test, usability test, interview, preference test, or first impression — and publish it to a MENA panel in one flow. No external video tool, survey tool, or prototype tool is required. For teams doing research in the MENA region, Afkar replaces the User Interviews + Figma + Zoom + SurveyMonkey stack with one tool, one contract, and one locale-native experience.

Frequently Asked Questions — Afkar vs User Interviews

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Afkar vs User Interviews

Last updated: April 2026

Feature

Afkar

User Interviews

Includes Study Tools

Arabic Support

Built-in Participants

MENA Participants

Limited

Interviews

Surveys

Card Sort

Prototype Test

Pay-per-study

Fair Participant Pay

SAR 60/hr min