Connect for Researchers

Why Choose Connect Over MTurk? The Proof is in the Research

A recent Science article sheds light on the superior data quality of the Connect platform. The research also demonstrates the effectiveness of CloudResearch’s solutions for data quality issues on MTurk, highlighting the way CloudResearch is advancing online data quality across the social sciences:

Don’t settle for subpar data. Choose Connect for your next research project and see the remarkable improvement in data quality for yourself.

What Sets Connect Apart?

Our comprehensive white paper offers an in-depth exploration of Connect’s groundbreaking features, unwavering commitment to ensuring the highest data quality, and its competitive edge in affordability within the online participant recruitment arena. This documentation stands as a testament to our dedication in redefining standards and pushing boundaries in the field.

Feel Confident in Your Data Quality

We understand the threats to data quality better than anyone and that’s why we’ve crafted effective solutions to fight fraud and inattention. Our latest tracker studies show how well our data quality measures up, so you know your data comes from real, thoughtful people–no ifs, ands, or bots. Explore the innovative and impactful research being conducted on Connect here.

Data Quality Tracker

Passed 3/3 Attention Checks

Based on a random sample of the Connect participant pool

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Simplify Any Online Study

Connect has tools that ease the time-consuming aspects of online research like our Connect Teams that enable collaboration or our Accounting tools for compiling reports.

Whatever your research, it’s more convenient with Connect.

Get More Quality Data for Your Dollar

Not only does Connect deliver great data quality and a great user experience, but it does so with the lowest fees in the industry. That means you get more high-quality data while holding on to more of your research dollars. New to Connect? Enjoy 0 fees for 30 days starting with your first study*. Check out our Pricing tool to get an estimate.

Connect Offers the Highest Data Quality at the Lowest Price!

No Extra Charge for Demographic Targeting or Census-Matched Samples

Example Study: 7 minutes, 1,000 participants, $1 each

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Total Participant Costs

$1,000

Service Fee

$350+

$250*

Representative Sample Fee

$900+

Total Costs

$2,250

$1,250

Connect Scale Targeting

Target participants based on new or pre-existing scales for more fine-tuned recruitment. Examples of scale targeting include selecting participants based on their personality profiles, levels of depression or anxiety, social distancing scales, etc. Seamlessly integrate validated measures into your participant selection process, ensuring you reach the right participants with greater efficiency and reduced bias. Learn More

Elevate AI Training with CloudResearch Connect

Harness the power of our dedicated and diverse human contributors for both primary training and fine-tuning of Large Language Models (LLMs) as well as machine learning (ML) more broadly. High-quality human AI training is required to ensure that the training data is accurate, relevant, and diverse, leading to more precise and contextually appropriate model responses. Empower your AI with a community-driven approach, ensuring your model authentically mirrors the complexities of the real world.
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Connect Supercharges Your AI Training:

Data Labeling

Data Cleaning and Validation

Model Evaluation

Active Learning

Model Improvement though Human Feedback

Simplify Your Research with Connect

Connect offers unparalleled access to thousands of high-quality, vetted “research assistants” ready to take on more than just survey responses. From literature organization, data entry, image labeling, to text annotation, Connect streamlines every aspect of your research project with ease.

Use our intuitive project templates on Connect for quick setup, enjoy powerful demographic targeting for diverse insights, and benefit from the industry’s lowest service fees. Make every research task simpler, faster, and more cost-effective with Connect.
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Researchers Who Trust Connect

Client Testimonials

CloudResearch helped me recruit a specialized and overlooked population to research the health needs of older sexual minority women who self-identify as having disabilities. The data I obtained was high-quality, with only four responses missing. I’ve recommended CloudResearch to other scholars as a result, and I look forward to using them again!

Jordan B. Westcott

Assistant Professor in Counselor Education
The University of Tennesee, Knoxville

I’ve used Connect since it first came around, and it has become my first stop for data collection. The interface is seamless, the pricing is fair, and the quality of participants is on par with–if not better than other online samples I use. The data get collected very quickly, and the team behind the website are very responsive and helpful. Five Stars all around!”

Jacob Teeny

Assistant Professor of Marketing
Northwestern University

The Connect platform has been a game changer for me! The Teams feature saves quite a bit of work, I highly recommend it!

Jeff Galak

Associate Professor of Marketing
Carnegie Mellon University

As far as my dissertation, the pre-tests surrounding my legitimacy manipulation worked wonderfully. I was really impressed with Connect’s UI and participant bounce-back tracking, which was an issue with my previous attempt over the summer on MTurk.

Emilio Rivera

Graduate Student
University of Wyoming

I’ve used Connect quite a bit, and I’ve found it to be a very good platform! It’s easy to use and the data are quite good when looking at open-ended responses and attention checks. I’ve also collected data that targeted Republicans and Democrats, and that worked well too! Thank you all for your work on this platform!

Crystal Hoyt

Professor of Leadership Studies and Psychology and
the Colonel Leo K. & Gaylee Thorsness Endowed Chair in Ethical Leadership
University of Richmond

Connect combines best-in-class researcher tools with an outstanding panel of attentive and reliable survey respondents. The team’s customer support is also exceptional. The new Teams feature makes it easy for collaborators on joint projects to field surveys without complicated workarounds or compromising the security of your accounts. I have integrated it into my workflow on all of my new projects on Connect.

Brendan Nyhan

Freedman Presidential Professor in the Department of Government
Darthmouth University

My experience with Connect has been phenomenal. They provided highly tailored and practical features in identifying, recruiting, and rewarding a specific group of participants for my longitudinal research project on suicidal ideation, helping me collect high-quality data while ensuring participants’ privacy. I am confident that Connect is the best crowdsourcing platform for online research available on the market.

Hyungji Kim

PhD Candidate in Clinical Psychology
Long Island University

Jordan B. Westcott

Assistant Professor in Counselor Education
The University of Tennesee, Knoxville

Jacob Teeny

Assistant Professor of Marketing
Northwestern University

Crystal Hoyt

Professor of Leadership Studies and Psychology and
the Colonel Leo K. & Gaylee Thorsness Endowed Chair in Ethical Leadership
University of Richmond

Brendan Nyhan

Freedman Presidential Professor in the Department of Government
Darthmouth University

Hyungji Kim

PhD Candidate in Clinical Psychology
Long Island University

Jordan B. Westcott

Assistant Professor in Counselor Education
The University of Tennesee, Knoxville

Jacob Teeny

Assistant Professor of Marketing
Northwestern University

Connect Makes Online Research Better

Unbeatable Data Quality

When people sign up on Connect, we vet them with the most sophisticated and up-to-date data quality measures anywhere online. We continue monitoring quality once people are on our site, giving us control over the quality of participants and the ability to intervene when problems arise. The result is trustworthy data.

Time-Saving Tools

With features like Connect Teams, our accounting tools, quotas that are built into your project, the ability to message participants in the app, and the ability to do things like schedule a project launch time in advance, Connect is stocked with ways to make your research more efficient.

Great Prices

Connect offers a first-class research experience with the lowest service fees in the industry. In addition, we give all researchers 0 fees for 30 days starting with your first study, keeping more money in your pocket.* Learn more

Fair Standards

We recommend participant payments begin at $7.50/hour while promoting norms that actually lead to most participants earning more than $10/hour, on average.

Better Research

Connect is the first online platform that allows participants to rate the projects they participate in and the researchers who post the projects. This two-way reputation system—researchers rating participants and participants ratings researchers—creates an environment that rewards good behavior from everyone, improving the quality of research.