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Research Repository

This is for storing, tagging, and organizing research sessions and insights in one centralized location.

Overview

Do you use a research repository?

Yes: 1108 responses, No: 1826 responses, I'm not sure: 331 responses,

Most Popular Research Repository Tools

Which software do you primarily use as a research repository?

Counting Number of responses. Used as primary tool: Tool: Notion: 211, Google Drive: 119, Dovetail: 155, Confluence: 101, Google Sheets: 57, UserTesting: 80, Microsoft Excel: 48, Sharepoint: 43, Airtable: 41, Miro: 39, Maze: 36, UserZoom/EnjoyHQ: 19, Condens: 18, Productboard: 13, Notably.ai: 6, Other: 120,. Used as secondary tool: Tool: Notion: 52, Google Drive: 59, Dovetail: 12, Confluence: 31, Google Sheets: 42, UserTesting: 12, Microsoft Excel: 24, Sharepoint: 21, Airtable: 21, Miro: 23, Maze: 11, UserZoom/EnjoyHQ: 6, Condens: 2, Productboard: 5, Notably.ai: 7, Other: 42,.

Ratings

Top rated tools

Highests ratings for tools with a large number of responses.

Notion
4.26 (202)
Google Drive
4.14 (111)
Dovetail
4.19 (150)

New or noteworthy

These tools didn't gather enough responses to meet our ratings criteria but are still worth checking out.

Maze
4.47 (34)
UserTesting
4.42 (71)
Miro
4.22 (37)
Microsoft Excel
4.17 (47)
Airtable
4.14 (35)

AI Usage in Research Repository Tools

Are you using AI within any of the tools you selected as a research repository?

Yes: 136 responses, No: 825 responses, I'm not sure: 112 responses,

Research Repositories for Researchers

Research Repository tools by involvement with user research

Counting Number of responses. I participate directly: Tool: Notion: 204, Dovetail: 180, Confluence: 117, Google Drive: 93, Google Sheets: 50, Airtable: 53,. I rely on others: Tool: Notion: 50, Dovetail: 23, Confluence: 35, Google Drive: 24, Google Sheets: 16, Airtable: 15,. I have no connection: Tool: Notion: 10, Dovetail: 0, Confluence: 1, Google Drive: 7, Google Sheets: 4, Airtable: 1,. Prefer not to say: Tool: Notion: 5, Dovetail: 0, Confluence: 0, Google Drive: 3, Google Sheets: 0, Airtable: 1,.