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Insight Hub - AI Knowledge Hub for Consumer Research

Turn scattered research into shared insight

For
Market researchers and consumer insights analysts at small and mid-sized brands, agencies and in-house insights teams who keep research findings in spreadsheets and disconnected survey tools
Who are
Frustrated by paywalled response data ("They will only let me see the first 10"), overwhelming enterprise tools, manual exports to BI tools and findings that never reach stakeholders
We build
An AI-powered insights repository that ingests survey exports, spreadsheets and interview notes, auto-tags themes, answers plain-language questions with cited evidence, and publishes shareable insight briefs, with transparent monthly or project-based pricing and no data lock-in
Unlike
Qualtrics, which is bloated, expensive, has a steep learning curve and buries specific audience insight under too much data
SurveyMonkey, which caps visible responses, hides renewal charges and leaves customers with unreachable support
Typeform and Lookback, which collect data but offer little analysis or cross-study knowledge management
We deliver
A single searchable home for all past and present consumer research, with permanent access to everything you upload
Plain-language answers with source citations, so researchers get specific audience insights in minutes rather than hours of spreadsheet work
Flexible monthly or per-project pricing with renewal reminders and easy cancellation
So that
Researchers can turn scattered consumer data into shared, trusted insights and give stakeholders faster, better-informed decisions without enterprise overhead
Revenue potential
$40K MRR
Build time
10-14 weeks for MVP
Target market
Market researchers and consumer insights analysts at small and mid-sized brands, research agencies and in-house insights teams worldwide, currently relying on spreadsheets and disconnected survey tools
Tech stack
N Next.js logo Next.js P PostgreSQL + pgvector logo PostgreSQL + pgvector P Python (FastAPI) logo Python (FastAPI) L LLM API (RAG) logo LLM API (RAG)
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The Problem

Market researchers either hit paywalls on data they already collected ("They will only let me see the first 10.") or get buried in bloated enterprise tools where "there is so much data visible together that it takes time to focus only on the specific audience insights I actually need." The result is that findings end up in spreadsheets and BI exports instead of being discovered, understood and shared.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Real people expressing this pain
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“If you want to see more than 10 responses to a survey you need to pay them money.”

Trustpilot Review โ†—
Francis Fryer

“They only tell you you need to pay after you waste the time on creating the survey.”

Trustpilot Review โ†—
Shivendra S.

“the price has crept up over the years to the point that it's significantly higher than we were paying 4-5 years ago”

G2 Review โ†—
Ishan S.

“sometimes there is so much data visible together that it takes time to focus only on the specific audience insights I actually need”

G2 Review โ†—
Verified User in Entertainment

“it does have a rather steep learning curve that can be difficult for some people to understand.”

G2 Review โ†—
Sam Robinson

“I've been trying to set up automatic downloads of *cumulative* survey data for weeks without success.”

Trustpilot Review โ†—
Will M.

“although highly advanced research teams may still export data into specialist BI or statistical tools for deeper analysis.”

G2 Review โ†—
Ben

“Account management is non existent.”

Trustpilot Review โ†—
Cristina Montans

“Once the contract is signed, the person you engage with disappears”

Trustpilot Review โ†—
Arnold Huffman

“The auto-renewal function does NOT notify the billing owner before the next charge hits.”

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Timothy Milligan

“we have basically coded the entire thing on lovable for a fraction of the cost. It connects way better with our CRM system.”

Trustpilot Review โ†—
Rhys Hughes

“Eventually, I gave up and used Pollfish instead.”

Trustpilot Review โ†—

Market Signals

Market Size
uncertain
Growth Rate
10.9% CAGR (2026 to 2033)
Search Trends
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Volume
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Growth

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market research โ†— 13% consumer insights โ†— 0% data analysis โ†— 33% knowledge management โ†— 250%

Competitors

Direct Competitor Qualtrics Qualtrics

Enterprise-grade survey and research platform that combines data collection with advanced analytics. G2 reviewers describe it as a robust, advanced system for detailed, customized surveys and insight generation.

Weaknesses
Steep learning curve, and settings and summary results are hard to find, More powerful than many users need, with too much data shown at once, Price has risen over time and is described as expensive, bloated and overpriced

The product has become bloated and overpriced

โ˜… G2: about 4.3/5 across 10 sampled reviews. Trustpilot: mostly 1/5 in the sample, many from survey respondents about unpaid rewards (excluded as irrelevant to researchers). ยท Trustpilot
Direct Competitor SurveyMonkey SurveyMonkey Reviewer-reported (not an official price list): ยฃ19/month billed annually; $99/month rising to $139/month after the free tier; $129 for one month

Widely adopted, easy-to-use survey platform positioned at a premium. It aims to make survey creation and analysis accessible to non-technical teams, with AI-assisted creation and analysis.

Weaknesses
Free tier shows only about 10 responses, and users learn this after building the survey, Responses are hidden after downgrading a plan, Expensive for one-off use, with annual commitments and no single-survey option

If you want to see more than 10 responses to a survey you need to pay them money.

โ˜… G2: about 4.5/5 across 10 sampled reviews. Trustpilot: mostly 1-2/5 in the sample. ยท Trustpilot
Direct Competitor Dovetail Dovetail

Research analysis tool and repository. No direct reviews were found in the research; one Lookback reviewer cites it as an integration-friendly research repository.

Typeform Typeform Reviewer-reported: a $150 plan gates post-completion redirects and email alerts

Design-led, engaging form and survey tool valued for clean, customizable, conversational forms. It is used mostly for feedback, lead capture and quizzes rather than deep research analysis.

Weaknesses
Free plan caps responses at about 10 per month, and users learn this after building the form, Described as pricey for small businesses and as over-priced, Limits are too low to gather feedback from many users

I set up a quick behavioral survey thinking the free plan would cover a tiny pilot run, but it caps you at literally ten responses.

โ˜… G2: about 4.7/5 across 10 sampled reviews. Trustpilot: mixed, with several 1/5 reviews citing response caps and pricing. ยท Trustpilot
Works alongside Lookback Lookback

Remote user-research tool for moderated and unmoderated interviews and usability tests. It sits in the qualitative UX research segment rather than as a full insights management platform.

Weaknesses
Technical failures: calls that fail to start, black or missing recordings, and plug-in or app difficulties that cause no-shows, Recordings are not available after the subscription ends, Weak integrations with research repositories, according to one reviewer

Calls that fail to start, tech issues at the participant's end, missing recordings...

โ˜… G2: about 4.2/5 across 10 sampled reviews (mostly 2018-2022). Trustpilot: 1/5 in all 5 sampled reviews. ยท Trustpilot

How the offer ladders up

1 Lead magnet
$0 (email required)
Research Insights Spreadsheet-to-Repository Template + AI Theme Preview

A free structured template for organizing study findings, plus a one-time AI theme summary of one uploaded spreadsheet.

2 Frontend
$69 one-time per project
Project Pass

Single-project workspace with up to 500 responses, AI theme analysis, full exports, and permanent access to uploaded data.

3 Core
$149/month per workspace, billed monthly, cancel anytime
Insight Hub Team

Unlimited projects within fair-use limits, cross-study AI search and Q&A with citations, shareable insight briefs, scheduled imports and exports, and CRM/Slack integrations.

4 Backend
$1,500 one-time
Research Migration & Onboarding Sprint

Hands-on import and tagging of historical research, taxonomy setup and a training session for the team.