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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. 

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Rival is the better alternative to Alida

Conversational. Mobile-first. Higher ROI.

Alida

Rival

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

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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.

Danica Daly


Commercial Insights Manager, Diageo

Here's why Alida customers are switching to Rival

1. A member-first approach to engagement

Reach consumers where they are and speak to them in a way that’s engaging and authentic.

 

2. Agility, flexibility and scale

Ask your target consumers anything, anytime! A scalable, cost-effective solution to getting both quick, tactical answers or running in-depth, strategic research studies.

3. Robust report and strategic storytelling

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.

 

4. Modern community management

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.

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