Both tools collect survey data — but they're built for very different customers. Here's an honest, detailed comparison to help you pick the right one.
Perspicx wins on speed, simplicity, and cost. Qualtrics wins on enterprise depth and academic research. If you need enterprise-grade EX/CX with a large team and six-figure budget, Qualtrics can deliver it. For everyone else — marketers, product teams, startups, agencies, and researchers who want answers fast — Perspicx gets you there without the complexity or the bill.
Perspicx generates a complete survey from a one-sentence description in under 60 seconds. Qualtrics typically requires reading documentation, watching training videos, and navigating a complex interface before publishing.
Perspicx winsPerspicx publishes clear pricing starting at $0 with paid plans from $29/mo. Qualtrics does not publish pricing — you need to request a demo and negotiate a contract, typically costing $1,500–$5,000+ per year.
Perspicx winsPerspicx's AI core lets you describe a survey and receive a fully structured result instantly. Qualtrics offers some AI-assisted analytics features in their XM Discover product, but survey creation remains largely manual.
Perspicx winsQualtrics supports complex methodologies including conjoint analysis, MaxDiff, experimental designs, and eye-tracking integrations. Perspicx covers standard research needs well but doesn't match this depth yet.
Qualtrics winsQualtrics built entire product suites around Customer Experience (XM) and Employee Experience. If you need a full-scale CX program across thousands of customers with deep integration into your org, Qualtrics is purpose-built for it.
Qualtrics winsPerspicx surveys are polished, modern, and mobile-first by default. Qualtrics surveys have a dated aesthetic and require significant customization to look professional on mobile devices.
Perspicx wins| Feature | Perspicx | Qualtrics | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing & Access | |||
| Free plan | ✓ | — | Perspicx |
| Starting price (paid) | $29 / mo | ~$1,500+ / yr | Perspicx |
| Transparent public pricing | ✓ | — | Perspicx |
| No credit card to start | ✓ | — | Perspicx |
| Contract required | No | Yes (annual) | Perspicx |
| Survey Building | |||
| AI survey generator | ✓ | Partial | Perspicx |
| Drag & drop editor | ✓ | ✓ | Tie |
| Question types | 20+ | 30+ | Qualtrics |
| Conditional branching | ✓ | ✓ | Tie |
| Conjoint / MaxDiff analysis | — | ✓ | Qualtrics |
| Multi-language surveys | 40+ languages | 50+ languages | Tie |
| Template library | 100+ | 300+ | Qualtrics |
| Setup time to first publish | < 60 seconds | Hours to days | Perspicx |
| Design & Respondent Experience | |||
| Modern, mobile-first design | ✓ | Limited | Perspicx |
| Custom branding | ✓ | ✓ | Tie |
| White-label / no branding | ✓ (Business+) | ✓ | Tie |
| Respondent experience quality | Excellent | Average | Perspicx |
| Analytics & Reporting | |||
| Real-time analytics | ✓ | ✓ | Tie |
| AI sentiment analysis | ✓ (Business+) | ✓ (XM Discover) | Tie |
| Cross-tab analysis | Basic | Advanced | Qualtrics |
| Statistical significance testing | — | ✓ | Qualtrics |
| Custom dashboards | ✓ | ✓ | Tie |
| CSV / Excel export | ✓ | ✓ | Tie |
| Integrations & API | |||
| REST API | ✓ (Business+) | ✓ | Qualtrics |
| Zapier | ✓ | ✓ | Tie |
| Webhooks | ✓ | ✓ | Tie |
| Salesforce / HubSpot native | ✓ | ✓ | Tie |
| Security & Compliance | |||
| GDPR compliant | ✓ | ✓ | Tie |
| HIPAA support | ✓ (Business+) | ✓ | Tie |
| SOC 2 Type II | ✓ (Enterprise) | ✓ | Qualtrics |
| SSO / SAML | ✓ (Team Pro+) | ✓ | Tie |
| Support & Team | |||
| Self-serve setup | ✓ | Limited | Perspicx |
| Dedicated onboarding | ✓ (Business+) | ✓ | Tie |
| 24/7 enterprise support | Enterprise plan | ✓ | Qualtrics |
Qualtrics is a legitimate enterprise platform with deep research capabilities, particularly for large organizations running formal CX or EX programs. If you have a dedicated research team, a six-figure software budget, and need conjoint analysis or complex statistical outputs, Qualtrics can handle it.
But for the vast majority of survey use cases — customer feedback, NPS, product research, HR pulse surveys, lead capture, event registration — Qualtrics is significantly over-engineered, over-priced, and over-complicated. Most Qualtrics customers use fewer than 20% of its features.
Perspicx was built for the other 80%. You describe what you want, and the AI builds it. You get beautiful surveys, powerful logic, real-time analytics, and meaningful integrations — without the enterprise overhead, the sales calls, or the six-month implementation timeline.
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