Introducing Recruit—lightweight CRM and recruitment

Managing research participants can be time-consuming, but it’s essential for gathering valuable insights. Time and again, we’ve heard from customers about the challenges they face—juggling multiple tools to recruit, manage, track, pay incentives, and re-engage participants.

My experience as Dovetail’s senior researcher

Setting up a community of customers and research participants was one of the first tasks I ever did as a researcher. After months of evaluating recruitment tools and convincing customers to sign up, I thought the hard part was over.

But soon, I realized I’d become a bottleneck for my team. Whenever anyone needed participants, they had to come through me because I was the only one who truly knew how to use the system. This slowed everything down, and I could feel the frustration building—for both my team and myself.

The administrative side was just as burdensome. Every time someone spoke to a customer, I had to chase them to log their sessions and upload recordings, adding to the strain of managing an already complex and fragmented workflow. Even connecting participants to the insights they provided felt nearly impossible.

That’s why I’m excited about Dovetail Recruit. We’ve worked hard to build a product that solves these very real pain points. Dovetail Recruit is an all-in-one solution that eliminates the friction, making it easier than ever to find, manage, and link participants to research—whether it’s quick user testing or long-term diary studies, everything you need is in one platform.

Over three million verified participants

Dovetail Recruit gives you instant access to a database of over three million verified participants from over 150 countries, allowing you to quickly find the perfect match for your research. Whether you’re looking for specific job titles, industries, or skills, Dovetail does the heavy lifting, surfacing the most relevant candidates. No starting from scratch each time—just review, approve, and you’re ready to go.

Lower the barriers for your team

Dovetail Recruit democratizes research by making participants accessible to everyone on your team. Product managers can quickly gather customer quotes and designers can easily find users for concept testing. With centralized access to recruitment and previous contacts, teams can make faster, more informed decisions directly.

One centralized platform

Dovetail Recruit eliminates the need for multiple tools by centralizing participant management. From recruiting to conducting interviews to paying incentives, everything happens in one platform. This seamless workflow minimizes fragmentation and boosts efficiency, allowing you to focus on the research itself, rather than managing a tangled web of tools.

Link research directly to participants

With Dovetail Recruit, you can link research insights directly to the participants who provided them. This allows you to track how participant feedback influences critical decisions. By connecting the dots between participants and their contributions, you gain a clearer understanding of how insights are driving product or business improvements.

Automatically capture and reconnect

Dovetail Recruit automatically captures participant data, allowing you to focus on meaningful conversations rather than admin work. Even better, it makes reconnecting with past participants simple, ensuring that your database stays relevant and fresh. Whether you’re revisiting previous studies or targeting a specific group, finding the right folks is effortless.

Transform the way you do research

By combining centralized participant management, streamlined recruitment, and AI-driven insights, Dovetail Recruit transforms the research process. It eliminates guesswork, simplifies participant tracking, and turns raw data into actionable insights, making it an essential tool for both new and experienced researchers.

You can try Dovetail Recruit yourself as part of our closed beta. Go to our Recruit product page to learn more.