Launching soon — get early access:
Motives

Motives

Verified
AI-Native

Real qual, really fast for consumer-obsessed brands

GDPR
No training on your data
Global
Human-in-loop
Assistant
Last updated: Oct 20, 2026
Enterprise
Visit Site
More

Quick Answer

AI

Motives is an AI qualitative researcher for consumer-facing brands and insights teams. It conducts video interviews and delivers actionable insights within 48 hours. Best for consumer-obsessed brands making daily decisions and insights teams needing rapid qualitative research. Pricing is enterprise-level.

About MotivesAI

Motives is an AI qualitative researcher that conducts in-depth video interviews with real consumers and delivers actionable insights in 48 hours. It helps validate concepts, test assets, and understand consumer thinking. Motives is designed for insights teams, brand managers, and marketers.

AI-extracted from public sources. May contain errors. Methodology · Report an error
What Makes Motives UniqueAI

Motives uses AI to conduct up to 60-minute in-depth video interviews with real consumers and delivers actionable insights in 48 hours, significantly faster than traditional research agencies.

Decision Intelligence

Best For

AI
Consumer-obsessed brands making daily decisions
Insights teams needing rapid qualitative research
Marketing teams for creative and concept testing
Companies seeking to understand consumer journeys and segments
Organizations optimizing brand communications and design
Teams monitoring brand health over time
Pricing Overview

Type

Enterprise

Dimension Scores

· 4.4 avg

How good it is, across universal quality axes

Ease of Use6/10
Customization2/10
Support5/10
Integration1/10
Compliance & Data Protection6/10
Performance5/10
Planning Quality6/10
AI-analyzed from product data·High confidenceHow we score

Task Scores

· 4.3 avg

What it can do, per category it works in · showing 4 of 10 tasks scoring 5+

Methodology Guidance8/10
Knowledge Synthesis8/10
Data Extraction6/10
Cross Reference6/10

Scores are AI-estimated from publicly available data — not an independent test or a verified user rating. How we rank →

Capabilities
Data Analysis
Automation
Chat
Voice
Categories
Research Science
Marketing General
LimitationsAI
  • -Research results reflect participant feedback only and do not guarantee market performance (Terms of Use)
  • -Customer is responsible for reviewing and validating Research Outputs before relying upon them for commercial, legal, financial, regulatory, or business decisions (Terms of Use)
  • -Customer must have a lawful basis for processing personal data and obtain required consents for participant lists (Terms of Use)
  • -Cannot collect special categories of personal data (health, biometric, children's data) without prior written agreement (Terms of Use)
Fit Score

Complexity

Intermediate

Company Size

Medium
Enterprise

Team Size

Small Team
Large Team

Skill Level

Intermediate
Expert
Features
AI-moderated video interviews
Automated research plan generation
Interactive findings and reports
Participant recruitment across 28 markets and 40+ languages
Cross-analysis report generation
Query interview transcripts with AI researcher
Technical Capabilities
SDK Available (unknown)
MCP Compatible (unknown)
Multi-Agent (unknown)
Human-in-Loop
Team Features
Webhook Support (unknown)
Has Demo
Function Calling (unknown)
Sandbox Mode (unknown)
Audit Logs
No Signup
Works Offline
Requires Host App
Framework
MCP Server

Deployment

Cloud
Authentication
OAuth
Google
HITL mode:
Approve
Compliance, Privacy & Trust
GDPR: Stated by vendor
DPA
SOC 2: No info available
HIPAA: No info available
Trains on user data: No
Data retention: Until Deleted
PII handling: Allowed
Data deletion: Upon Request
Copyright policy: User Owns Output
Human review:
Recommended

Compliance audit trail

3 events
  1. GDPR

    Data Processing Agreement updated, explicitly mentioning UK GDPR and EU GDPR.

    3mo ago · 2026-07 · source

  2. GDPR

    Privacy Policy updated, explicitly mentioning UK/EU data protection laws and DPA availability.

    1yr ago · 2025-07-26 · source

  3. Subprocessors

    Subprocessors list updated.

    1yr ago · 2025-07-26 · source

The Model(s) Behind It

Model details — extracted from public vendor sources by our pipeline (Smart Generator + A3 cross-referencing) or admin-entered. Shown as claimed by the vendor; not independently audited by Intelloro.

Model Weight Availability
Closed API (no weights)
Training Data Provenance
Not disclosed
Relevant to EU AI Act Art. 53 / Annex XI (GPAI)
Pricing Plans
Custom pricing — contact sales for a quote.

Looking for more Motives alternatives?

Explore our complete list of alternatives with filters for free, cheaper, and higher-rated options.

View All Alternatives

User Reviews

No reviews yet. Be the first to review!

Who It's For
2 roles
Computer and Information Research ScientistsLife, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Platform, Content & Languages
4 content types
1 languages
TextVideoDocumentEnglish+8 more

Output Languages

English
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Chinese
Japanese
Korean
German
Dutch
Polish
Italian
Indonesian
Thai
Vietnamese
Hindi
Tamil
Arabic
Turkish
Hebrew
Swedish
Danish
Norwegian
Finnish
Russian
Ukrainian
Czech
Greek
Romanian

Content Types

Text
Video
Document
Presentation

Accepts

Text
Video

Produces

Text
Video
Document
Spreadsheet
JSON
Languages: English

Frequently Asked Questions

Trust Score

60/100

Good

Based on 8 data signals

Confidence: High

Reflects publicly available data, not an independent audit

Compliance & Verified38/38
VerifiedYes
GDPRYes
Human ReviewYes
Human-in-the-loopYes
HITL TypeYes
Operational25/25
Data ResidencyUK, EU
Reliability0/10

No published data

Market Proof10/10
Notable CustomersUber, Mondelez, Meta
Company17/17
Company ListedYes
Health—

Not yet checked

AI-Assisted Data

Some details are AI-generated estimates — verify with the vendor.

AI-generated estimate: Best For, Description, Limitations, Quick Answer, Tagline, What Makes Unique

How we source data

AI Governance & Regulatory Disclosures

Legally-sensitive fields — extracted from public vendor sources by our pipeline (Smart Generator + A3 cross-referencing) or admin-entered. Shown as claimed by the vendor; not independently audited by Intelloro.

EU AI Act Risk Tier
Unclassified
Subprocessor List (GDPR Art. 28)
https://motives.ai/subprocessors

Switching & Migration

Migration Difficulty
Moderate Effort
Data portable as:
PPTX
Support:
Email
Phone
Quick Stats
Agent TypeAssistant
PlanningBasic
PlatformsWeb
VerifiedOct 2026
Company & Links

Company Name

Motives

Founded

2022

Based in

United Kingdom