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canonical: "https://www.softatlas.io/categories/design-creative/ui-ux-design/usability-testing-platforms"
name: "User Research & Usability Testing"
path: "Design & Creative / UI/UX Design / User Research & Usability Testing"
tool_count: 5
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# User Research & Usability Testing

Conduct usability tests to evaluate user experience and design effectiveness.

## Tools in this category

No tool in this category has 5 or more published reviews yet, so this list is ranked by adoption, the number of teams using each tool, not by rating. A rating is shown where one exists, but only as context, never as the ranking key, a single review is not enough to trust for a "best tool" verdict.

1. [Hotjar](/hotjar.md) , 5/5 from only 1 review, below the 5-review floor, not ranked by rating, 2 teams
2. [Dovetail](/dovetail.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams
3. [Maze](/maze.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams
4. [User Interviews](/user-interviews.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams
5. [UserTesting](/usertesting.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams

Source: https://www.softatlas.io/categories/design-creative/ui-ux-design/usability-testing-platforms