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Who are the top competitors to Askwonder, both for customers and researchers?
Hi there, and thank you for your request for the top competitors to Wonder, both for customers and researchers.
In the attached spreadsheet I have included five competitors to Wonder at the customer level, as well as 10 competitors to Wonder at the researcher level.
I elaborate on my findings below.
METHODOLOGY & NOTES
In order to answer your query, I looked at databases like Crunchbase, Owler, Datafox and Hoovers to find direct competitors to Wonder. However, due to Wonder's specific business model, I was unsuccessful to locate a direct competitor -meaning a company that offers online research by drawing upon a pool of freelancers around the world who work on their own schedule.
Because of this specific business models, traditional research services do not directly compete with Wonder. Even if they're online, such as German company Mo'web, they tend to work with a staff and/or a set group of freelancers, as opposed to being a collaborative/sharing economy type of business like Wonder - which is a fundamental difference in model that makes them not compete directly.
Therefore, I looked for companies that were internet-based, exclusively online, which drew their workforce off a pool of freelancers who work on their own schedule. I focused on companies that either made knowledge the basis of their business like Wonder, such as MyScienceWork and Authorea (which Datafox lists as competitors); or that offer research as part of their services, but not exclusively, such as VA companies TaskBullet, FlatWorld and Vasumo.
Similarly, in terms of competitors for researchers, I did not find any company that offered exactly the same type of job as Wonder. However, I did find several companies that offer remote, online work to be performed on the freelancer's own schedule that potential researchers for Wonder may choose to do instead. Eight of these companies offer word-based jobs, such as transcription, translation, caption or product description, whereas the last two are user testing sites.
Also take into account that all VA sites mentioned as indirect competitors would also be competing with Wonder for researchers.
Where available, funding or annual revenue has been provided.
Please note that all sources and links to media articles are included in the spreadsheet. Also note that some of the sources are older than two years, dating back to either when the company was founded or when it received a substantial round of funding.
COMPETITORS AT THE CUSTOMER LEVEL
Founded in 2010, this company offers users the chance to research and update scientific papers online.
Founded in 2012, Authorea is the "Google Docs" of the scientific community, allowing for users to edit and collaborate in real time.
Founded in 2012, TaskBullet is a Virtual Assistant (VAs) service that includes research in its services offerred.
Founded in 2002, FlatWorld is an outsourcing company that offers research as part of its services.
Founded in 2014, Vasume is a VA service that offers research as part of its services.
COMPETITORS AT THE RESEARCHER LEVEL
Founded in 2010, Rev offers transcription, translation and caption services.
Founded in 2011, Transcribe Me offers transcription services.
Founded in 2008, Scribie offers transcription services.
Founded in 2013, Transcribe offers transcription services.
Founded in 2003, Transcriptionwave offers transcription services.
Founded in 2002, Way With Words offers transcription services.
Founded in 2003, Verbal Ink offers transcription, translation and caption services.
Founded in 2011, Crowd Content offers product description services.
Founded in 2009, Userlytics offers user testing and insight for websites.
Founded in 2007, UserTesting offers user testing and insight for websites.
CONCLUSION
To wrap up, Wonder has no direct competitors for customers, but there are a handful of indirect competitors that offer equivalent services. Companies that compete with Wonder for researchers include transcription, translation, VAs and product description services.
Thank you for choosing Wonder! Please let us know if there is anything else we can do for you.