The thepanelist alternative to Kantar
Kantar conducts comprehensive bespoke enterprise market research across global consumer panels. thepanelist provides immediate directional reads in 60 seconds when you cannot wait six weeks for a research agency deck.
Directional speed for product teams vs. six-week enterprise research cycles.
Kantar is one of the world's most storied market research agencies, managing syndicated studies, brand equity tracking, and longitudinal consumer panels for Fortune 500 enterprises. Their reports command board-level authority.
Yet fast-moving product teams cannot wait six to eight weeks and spend $50,000 to determine if a new pricing tier or landing page value proposition makes sense. thepanelist brings self-serve, rigorous synthetic panels to daily agile sprints.
The agency engagement model
Traditional market research consultancies require RFPs, scoping calls, complex survey fielding, data cleansing, and multi-week synthesis before delivering a static PowerPoint presentation.
The continuous discovery model
thepanelist is self-serve software. Paste in your target market brief, upload reference documentation, and interact directly with diverse personas. Receive quantitative stance breakdowns and diversity metrics instantly.
thepanelist condenses the initial exploratory phase from weeks to minutes, allowing product managers to iterate continuously rather than waiting on quarterly reports.
Kantar vs. thepanelist, side by side
| Capability | The Panelist | Alternative Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery timeline | 60 seconds | 4 to 8 weeks |
| Cost structure | Predictable SaaS subscription | $25,000–$100,000+ per custom project |
| Interaction | Dynamic conversational querying & voice chat | Static slide deck & executive debrief |
| Transparency | Real-time diversity checks & stance metrics | Proprietary weighting & black-box agency panels |
| Best for | Continuous discovery, agile product sprints, early validation | Enterprise brand equity tracking & multi-country longitudinal studies |
Move from quarterly research to daily iteration
Get immediate answers to your market questions without agency markups or multi-week delays.
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