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Stunt Double vs Maze

Maze is a user research platform for unmoderated prototype and website tests, surveys, card sorts, tree tests and interviews. Participants are real people, from your own users or from the Maze Panel, which Maze describes as real people and not AI-generated. Its Figma prototype tests come with path analysis and a usability score, and its MCP server lets AI tools query your research findings.

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Every fact about Maze links to the public page it came from, checked on October 31, 2026. Pricing and features change, so check their site before you decide.

What it tests

Maze
Figma prototype tests, live website tests, surveys, card sorting, tree testing and interviews, including AI-moderated interviews.Source, October 31, 2026 (opens in new tab)
Stunt Double
Checklist runs (pass or fail per requirement, with a screenshot and the reasoning), interviews with actors, design reviews against your guidelines, and triaged feedback.

Real browser on live sites and preview deployments

Maze
Human participants open your live website in their own browser.Source, October 31, 2026 (opens in new tab)
Stunt Double
Yes. An actor drives a real browser on any URL, including a preview deployment. Public URLs work on every plan; Startup and up add private URLs, signed-in credentials and an email inbox.

Figma prototypes

Maze
Yes, with path analysis and a usability score.Source, October 31, 2026 (opens in new tab)
Stunt Double
Yes. Actors go through Figma prototypes, and design reviews run on Figma frames, from the app or the Figma plugin.

Who does the testing

Maze
Real people. Maze says participants in the Maze Panel are real people, not AI-generated, from more than 130 countries.Source, October 31, 2026 (opens in new tab)
Stunt Double
Actors: AI users you cast with a role and a goal. They use the product and report what they did, step by step. Behavior, not opinions.

MCP server

Maze
Yes. Maze MCP connects a workspace to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other clients to query study findings.Source, October 31, 2026 (opens in new tab)
Stunt Double
Yes, a hosted MCP server on every plan, Free included. It creates and runs checklists and interviews, and reads the results.

Pull request comments

Maze
Not confirmed from their public pages
Stunt Double
Yes. With GitHub connected, a checklist runs on a pull request’s preview deployment and posts its results on the pull request, and workflows can start on GitHub events.

Pricing model and entry price

Maze
A Free plan for individuals. Paid plan prices not confirmed from their public pages.Source, October 31, 2026 (opens in new tab)
Stunt Double
Free plan for one person: two actors and 60 minutes of runs a month, no card. Solo Trial $9/mo for one person, up to three months; Hobby $79/mo for a team of three.

Choose Maze when

  • You need evidence from real people, recruited with fine targeting from a large panel.
  • You run card sorts, tree tests and surveys as well as prototype tests.
  • You want usability scores and path analysis on a Figma prototype before anything is built.

Choose Stunt Double when

  • You want an answer this afternoon, without recruiting or scheduling anyone.
  • You want the same check to run again after a fix, on a schedule, or on every pull request.
  • You want each step recorded with a screenshot and the actor’s reasoning, to reproduce what broke.

Sources

Public pages from Maze, read on October 31, 2026. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.

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