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Product-Market Fit & Competitive Differentiation Assessment

Measures product essentiality using the Sean Ellis PMF framework alongside competitive switching risk and perceived differentiation to guide product strategy and roadmap prioritization.

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23 questions · ~10 min
Q01
Message

Welcome to this product experience survey. We are interested in understanding how you use this product and how it compares to alternatives. There are no right or wrong answers — we are looking for your honest opinions. Your responses are confidential, will be reported only in aggregate, and will be used internally to inform product decisions. Participation is voluntary and you may stop at any time. Estimated completion time: 5–7 minutes.

Q02
Multiple Choice

How long have you been using this product?

  • Less than 1 month
  • 1–3 months
  • 3–6 months
  • 6–12 months
  • 1–2 years
  • More than 2 years
Q03
Multiple Choice

How would you feel if you could no longer use this product?

  • Very disappointed
  • Somewhat disappointed
  • Not disappointed
Q04
Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the alternatives you currently use or have considered for the same tasks?

  • Another dedicated product
  • Built-in tools from a larger platform
  • Manual process or spreadsheets
  • In-house or custom-built solution
  • Combination of several tools
  • I am not aware of viable alternatives
  • Other (please specify)
Q05
Message

The next five questions ask you to rate this product on specific attributes. Please consider your overall experience.

Q06
Ranking

Please rank the following reasons you choose this product over alternatives, from most to least important.

  1. Ease of use
  2. Reliability
  3. Specific features
  4. Integrations and ecosystem
  5. Price and value
  6. Security and privacy
Drag to rank
Q07
Long Text

In one or two sentences, what makes this product essential for you — or what keeps it from being essential?

Q08
Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes your current role?

  • Individual contributor
  • Team lead or manager
  • Executive or founder
  • Student
  • Consultant or freelancer
  • Other (please specify)
Q09
Message

Thank you for completing this survey. Your feedback directly informs our product roadmap and improvement priorities. We appreciate your time.

Q10
Multiple Choice

In the past 4 weeks, approximately how often did you use the product?

  • Several times a day
  • Daily
  • Several times a week
  • Once a week
  • Less than once a week
  • Not at all in the past 4 weeks
Q11
Opinion Scale

How difficult would it be to replace this product with an alternative today?

Scale: 17
Min:Not at all difficultMax:Extremely difficult
Q12
Opinion Scale

Compared to alternatives you have used or considered, how unique is the value this product provides?

Scale: 17
Min:Not at all uniqueMax:Extremely unique
Q13
Opinion Scale

How would you rate this product on ease of use?

Scale: 17
Min:Very poorMax:Excellent
Q14
AI Interview

We'd like to explore your experience a bit further. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions about your reliance on this product and how it compares to alternatives.

Q15
Multiple Choice

How many employees work at your organization?

  • Just me
  • 2–10
  • 11–50
  • 51–200
  • 201–1,000
  • 1,001–5,000
  • 5,001+
Q16
Multiple Choice

What is your primary way of accessing the product?

  • Web browser
  • iOS app
  • Android app
  • Desktop app
  • Browser extension
  • API or CLI
  • Other (please specify)
Q17
Multiple Choice

In a typical week, approximately how much time does this product save you?

  • None / not applicable
  • Less than 30 minutes
  • 30–60 minutes
  • 1–3 hours
  • More than 3 hours
Q18
Opinion Scale

How would you rate this product on reliability and uptime?

Scale: 17
Min:Very poorMax:Excellent
Q19
Multiple Choice

Where do you primarily work?

  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Latin America
  • Middle East
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Prefer not to say
Q20
Opinion Scale

How likely are you to switch away from this product in the next 3 months?

Scale: 17
Min:Very unlikelyMax:Very likely
Q21
Opinion Scale

How would you rate this product on depth and quality of features?

Scale: 17
Min:Very poorMax:Excellent
Q22
Opinion Scale

How would you rate this product on speed and performance?

Scale: 17
Min:Very poorMax:Excellent
Q23
Opinion Scale

How would you rate this product on value for its price?

Scale: 17
Min:Very poorMax:Excellent

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.