No. 11 of 33 ·AI User Research Tools

Circle Panel

Name: Circle Panel
Price: 9 USD

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One barScore 5.4

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
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Circle Panel is ranked #11 of 33 in AI user research tools on Freedom251. It runs on Web. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $9/mo.

Circle Panel plans and pricing

All plans

Solo researchers $9/mo Starting price; plan limits not stated circlepanel.com · 3 Oct 2026

Product teams $39/mo Starting price; plan limits not stated circlepanel.com · 3 Oct 2026

Enterprise Not published Custom tier circlepanel.com · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on AI user research tools

Free plan: Yes
AI synthesis: Yes
Participant recruitment: both
Moderated interviews: Yes
Interview transcription: Yes
Study types: moderated interviews, focus groups, surveys, prototype testing

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The record

What it does: Circle Panel describes itself as an AI-native platform for running user research interviews, from study planning through analysis.
Study builder: Its AI can generate study goals, discussion guides, and screener questions from a research description.
Recruitment: Teams can use a built-in participant panel or share a branded booking link for their own participants, who can self-schedule and be screened.
Sessions: The platform supports moderated video interviews with live Arabic and English transcription and automatic recording.
AI analysis: Circle Panel says it clusters themes across sessions, surfaces quotes, and ranks findings by frequency.
Reports: Users can create shareable reports, including live links and PDF exports.
Free plan limits: The free plan includes two interview sessions and five AI credits per month, and does not expire.
Trial: Every paid plan includes a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.
Integrations: The privacy policy names Google Calendar and Outlook as calendar integrations, and Stripe as a payment processor.
Security: The site says sessions are encrypted in transit and at rest; Enterprise plans add SSO/SAML, audit logs, a 99.9% uptime SLA, and Arabic data residency in MENA.
AI data use: The privacy policy says research session content, transcripts, and findings are not used to train AI models without explicit consent.
Who it is for: The company describes Circle Panel as serving researchers, product managers, designers, and research teams.
Panel coverage: The About page states that the participant panel has more than 12,000 vetted participants across the region and represents over 30 industries.
Interview length: The moderated interviews page says most studies run 20 to 45 minute sessions.
Price from: $9/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best AI User Research Tools in 2026#11 of 33

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Sources

circlepanel.com· checked 3 Oct 2026
circlepanel.com/use-cases/moderated-interviews· checked 3 Oct 2026
blog.circlepanel.com/refund-policy/· checked 3 Oct 2026
blog.circlepanel.com/privacy-policy/· checked 3 Oct 2026
circlepanel.com/about· checked 3 Oct 2026