Feature comparison
How Terac and Cint stack up across the features that matter.
Panel & Quality
| Feature | Terac | Cint |
|---|---|---|
| Panel model | Owned verified expert panel with active AI recruitment | Marketplace aggregating ~4,500 panels across 130 countries |
| Participant verification | Government ID, LinkedIn, work email, IP verification | Varies by panel source; Cint applies quality scoring across supply |
| Expert screening | AI voice screening + professional attestations | 200-350 profile questions per country for demographic targeting |
| Quality control | AI-powered fraud detection during sessions | Platform-level quality scoring, reconciliation, and deduplication across panel sources |
Panel model
Owned verified expert panel with active AI recruitment
Marketplace aggregating ~4,500 panels across 130 countries
Participant verification
Government ID, LinkedIn, work email, IP verification
Varies by panel source; Cint applies quality scoring across supply
Expert screening
AI voice screening + professional attestations
200-350 profile questions per country for demographic targeting
Quality control
AI-powered fraud detection during sessions
Platform-level quality scoring, reconciliation, and deduplication across panel sources
Research Capabilities
| Feature | Terac | Cint |
|---|---|---|
| AI moderation | AI voice agent screens, interviews, and verifies | Growing AI-moderated survey capabilities (early stage) |
| Study types | Surveys, interviews, coding sessions, data labeling, expert consultations | Quantitative surveys, tracking studies, ad testing (80% consumer focus) |
| B2B research | Verified professionals via LinkedIn, work email, gov ID | Separate specialized B2B network, more expensive, niche professional targeting |
| API / Agent access | Full API + MCP for AI agent integration | Full API for survey automation and panel access |
AI moderation
AI voice agent screens, interviews, and verifies
Growing AI-moderated survey capabilities (early stage)
Study types
Surveys, interviews, coding sessions, data labeling, expert consultations
Quantitative surveys, tracking studies, ad testing (80% consumer focus)
B2B research
Verified professionals via LinkedIn, work email, gov ID
Separate specialized B2B network, more expensive, niche professional targeting
API / Agent access
Full API + MCP for AI agent integration
Full API for survey automation and panel access
Access & Pricing
| Feature | Terac | Cint |
|---|---|---|
| Self-serve access | Sign up and launch in minutes | Platform access after terms and account setup |
| Pricing | Transparent per-participant pricing | Dynamic CPI based on survey length, incident rate, and targeting |
| Targeting | Hard attestation filters + custom screeners + AI matching | Demographic profiling + transaction data targeting (credit card spend via Affinity) |
Self-serve access
Sign up and launch in minutes
Platform access after terms and account setup
Pricing
Transparent per-participant pricing
Dynamic CPI based on survey length, incident rate, and targeting
Targeting
Hard attestation filters + custom screeners + AI matching
Demographic profiling + transaction data targeting (credit card spend via Affinity)
Why teams switch from Cint
Verified experts, not aggregated supply
Cint aggregates ~4,500 panels into a single marketplace. Quality varies by source, and many panel providers actually resell Cint's supply. Terac owns its panel and verifies every participant through government ID, LinkedIn, and AI screening.
Qualitative depth, not just quant distribution
Cint's strength is quantitative survey distribution at scale. Terac handles qual and quant: AI-moderated interviews, expert consultations, coding sessions, and surveys, all from the same verified expert panel.
Active recruitment for niche audiences
Cint's marketplace is massive for consumer demographics but relies on existing panel supply for niche professionals. Terac's AI recruiter actively sources domain experts that pre-existing panels cannot reach.
AI-native from the ground up
Cint is exploring AI-moderated surveys as a new capability. Terac was built AI-native: AI recruitment, AI screening, AI moderation, and AI fraud detection are core infrastructure, not add-ons.
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