Maze alternative for first impression tests
Maze is a research platform for product teams, with prototype tests, surveys and interviews. StayOrBounce is a simpler, free-by-reviewing way to score your homepage's first impression.
Updated October 2, 2026
Maze is a user research platform for product teams, with prototype testing, surveys, card sorting, interviews and AI-assisted analysis. StayOrBounce does one thing: it scores the first impression of your homepage with quick votes from real people. If you design and test products continuously, Maze covers far more ground. If you want to know whether your homepage works, StayOrBounce needs no study design.
At a glance
| Maze | StayOrBounce | |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | A research platform: prototype and live website testing, surveys, card sorting, tree testing, interviews | First-impression tests of a homepage or landing page |
| How a test works | You build the study and the tasks or questions | Fixed: a screenshot on laptop and phone, four questions on a 1–5 scale |
| Participants | Your own users, or Maze's research panel with targeting | Other website owners and reviewers on StayOrBounce, with optional targeting by country, age group and role |
| Who it's for | User researchers, product designers and product managers | Small businesses, freelancers, startups and agencies |
| How you pay | A free option to try it, and paid plans with limits per plan | Free by reviewing other websites, or buy credits |
Information about Maze comes from maze.co and its pricing page, checked on 2 October 2026. Plans change; check their website for the current details.
When Maze is the better fit
- You test prototypes and flows before they're built, for example from your design tool.
- You need several research methods in one place, from surveys to card sorting.
- You run research as part of a product team's regular work.
When StayOrBounce is the better fit
- You want a quick answer to "does my homepage convince strangers?" without designing a study.
- You want the same four questions every time, so you can compare results before and after a change. See did your redesign work?.
- You'd rather earn your votes by reviewing other websites than pay for a plan.
- You want results filtered for reliability: automatic-looking votes are left out, as explained in how we score.