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A mobile-first, conversational platform powered by AI, Rival is the faster and more cost-effective way of building your insight community.

A mobile-first, conversational platform powered by AI, Rival is the faster and more cost-effective way of building your insight community.

Quant, qual and unlimited video feedback in one seamless experience
AI enhancements that elevate storytelling and your role as a researcher
API integrations that increase the relevance and timeliness of your chats
Conversational in tone and voice, with emojis and memes added in
Use videos for sharebacks or to welcome your customers
Recontact capabilities to enable ongoing conversations with members
Conversational. Mobile-first. Higher ROI.
Research method
Old-school, long, and surveys that feel like a task
Conversational surveys that are engaging and fun to respond to
59% of participants say conversational research is more fun than traditional approaches
Survey channel
Designed for desktop
Designed for mobile-first—and also available on desktop
Audience channel reach
Reach your audience through email only
Reach your audience through SMS messaging and email
Speed to insights
24- to 72-hour average response time
40% of members complete their surveys within an hour of deployment
Engagement
Average response rate of 40%
Highest response rates in the industry: from 40 to 60%
Speed to innovation
Slow to bring innovation to the product, with its legacy tech becoming a barrier
Committed to ongoing experimentation and innovation, with new tech as enabler. A leader in research AI innovation
Hard-to-reach groups (e.g. Gen Zs)
Conventional, email-based approach that doesn't appeal to modern consumers like Gen Zs
Mobile-first and conversational approach appeals to modern consumers
68% of Gen Zs say they "almost always" or "most of the time" use SMS and text messaging
Video responses
Available at additional cost
The more videos collected, the more you pay
Clunky video integration with surveys
Unlimited video, with real-time transcription and sentiment analysis
Video seamlessly integrated with conversational survey
Videos deliver 700% increase in words compared to open-ended text responses
Customer Success
Managed by a junior CSM handling dozens of accounts
Managed by senior CSMs who are focused on a few handful customers each. (Check out our G2 reviews, if you're curious!)
Business model
Traditional: CSM support only available during onboarding and renewal
Flexible: From DIY to assisted serve, to full-service. We have you covered
Recruitment
Months to run your first project
Up to you to recruit your community
Few weeks to run your first project
Recruit your community or leverage our customer success managers to run recruitment for you
Incentive management
Up to you to set up and manage incentives
Support and execution from incentive and customer success managers
Industry recognition
Not included in the latest Greenbook Research Industry Trends (GRIT) rankings
Ranked #3 tech supplier in the 2025 GRIT survey
Investment & ROI
Complex pricing model that charges extra for video responses and uses credits for managed services.
Transparent, cost-effective pricing with unlimited video responses and services included in your subscription
Mobile-first was super important to us. Everything from launching activities via text message, to the user experience, to being able to capture videos in the moment—that added so much richness to what we could learn.
Reach consumers where they are and speak to them in a way that’s engaging and authentic.
Ask your target consumers anything, anytime! A scalable, cost-effective solution to getting both quick, tactical answers or running in-depth, strategic research studies.
Elevate your insights with mobile toplines, interactive deliverables and more. Reporting, data visualization, crosstabs, and significance testing are all available out of the box. AI Insight Summarizer makes analyzing qual and video feedback a breeze.
Increase engagement and retain members to get ongoing, richer insights. From short, engaging surveys to sharebacks, from incentives to ongoing recruitment, Rival’s tech and services maximize your ROI.