PickFu facts checked on 24 September 2026, and its integrations pages again on 13 October 2026. 50heads facts are as of 13 October 2026, except Slack, Microsoft Teams and Zapier, rechecked on 19 October 2026. Sources: PickFu's public pricing page, documentation, help center and MCP reference. Anything behind PickFu's sign-in (exact per-format prices, template counts) we could not check. Competitor features and prices change, so please confirm on PickFu's site before you decide. We re-check this page on a schedule and whenever either product changes; the date above is the last check.
PickFu is an established tool for quick consumer polls. It has more kinds of stimulus (video, screen recordings, live websites), several questions in one poll, a larger panel and a longer track record. 50heads is newer: it costs less per answer at the prices below, accepts any number of answers within its limits, applies integrity checks to every answer, and has agent safeguards such as spend caps. Here is where each is ahead on the points we checked.
| PickFu | 50heads | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per answer | From $1.00 a person, $15 minimum. Each targeting trait adds about $0.40; click and five-second tests cost more | 20 credits at Tier 1, 42 credits at Tier 2, 80 credits at Tier 3. Images add 7 credits |
| Sizes | Fixed: 15, 30, 50, 75, 100, 200, 300 or 500 (1,000 on Enterprise) | Any number from 10 to 5,000 |
| Formats | Head-to-head, ranked, single and multi select, open-ended, star rating, emoji reaction, click test with heatmaps, five-second test, screen recording, round robin, image sets, video, websites and marketplace listing mockups | Single and multi choice, A or B images, pairs, ranking, 1 to 5 scale, rate each (several statements on one scale), reaction, click test with heatmaps, five-second test, yes, mostly or no, and free text, with an image or a 20-second sound clip above the question. Up to 4 images an option, and store listing or search result mockups drawn from your details |
| The why behind each answer | A written reason on every format except screen recording | A written reason, optional or required, on every format except free text. Each reason is translated into your language and grouped by option |
| Several questions to the same people | Up to 16 in one poll | One question per ask of heads; follow-ups are a new ask. Up to 10 questions behind one link when you ask your own audience |
| Targeting | 15 countries with native-language panels. Age and gender, and 100 or more traits, up to 4 combined | Any country with heads, with pool size bands published. 17 question languages. Age band, gender and about 120 self-declared tags at any tier, up to 4 traits at 3 credits an answer each (PickFu: about $0.40) |
| Reading results | Demographic breakdowns, filters with shareable filtered links, AI summaries and highlights, comments translated into English, rating and pinning answers, and PDF, PNG and CSV exports | The leading option, the margin and how strongly the answers favor it, in plain words, on every result. Breakdowns by country, tier, age band, gender and any trait you targeted. Filters, live results, an AI summary of written answers with what people liked and disliked about each option, answers translated into your language, pinning and flagging, private share links, and CSV, PDF and PNG exports |
| Account and device verification | Partner identity checks, machine scoring of written answers, and an NDA signed by everyone on the panel | Phone-verified at Tier 1, ID and live-face checks at Tier 2 with random re-checks, an Apple or Google integrity check on every answer (we reject answers from devices or app builds that fail it), known-answer questions and a trust team. Screenshots are blocked on question screens; there is no NDA |
| Panel | 15 million or more people | New and growing, published as pool size bands per country and tier |
| For developers and agents | REST API, OAuth, an MCP server with 27 tools, a CLI, a Slack app (beta) and Zapier | REST API with required idempotency keys, OAuth with a spend cap per connection, an MCP server with nine tools, long-running tasks and an Agent Skill, a CLI, signed webhooks for 20 events and an OpenAPI description. Slack is available now (add it under Settings, then Integrations). Microsoft Teams is available on request: it is not in the Teams Store yet, so a Teams admin uploads the app. Zapier is coming soon |
| Teams | Unlimited seats on every plan, with shared credits and a shared library. SSO and SOC 2 Type II on Enterprise | Team workspaces with one shared balance, shared questions and audiences, roles, a spending cap per member and a record of who asked. Single sign-on is rolling out gradually. No SOC 2 report yet; we are working toward it |
| Pay for the people answering | Not published | Published: 60% of every answer's price |
| Credits | Never expire while the account is active | Expire 24 months after purchase. Unused paid credits are refunded if you close the account |
Where PickFu is ahead
- More kinds of stimulus. Video, screen recordings and live websites have no 50heads equivalent. (50heads has click tests with heatmaps, five-second tests, up to 4 images an option and listing mockups drawn in its own styling, not a marketplace's.)
- Several questions to the same people. Up to 16 in one poll. On 50heads that works only when you ask your own audience through a link.
- Your question translated for each market. PickFu translates it for you; on 50heads you write each language yourself.
- A bigger panel and a longer record. 15 million or more people and years of polls.
- Enterprise paperwork. SOC 2 Type II, custom NDAs and a named customer success contact.
- Playbooks and integrations live today. A library of ready-made research plans, and Slack and Zapier you can use now.
Where 50heads is ahead
- Price per answer. 20 credits at Tier 1 against PickFu's published "from $1.00" per person, and Tier 3 is also below that figure. PickFu's $15 minimum and per-trait prices are in the table; compare totals for your own question.
- Flexible sample sizes. Ask 37 people rather than the nearest fixed size, within our limits. Rush is there when you need answers sooner, at a higher price.
- Account and device verification. Every answer goes through an Apple or Google integrity check, and Tier 2 adds ID and live-face checks with random re-checks. These checks reduce fraud risk; they do not remove it.
- Agent safeguards. Idempotent asks, a daily spend cap per connection, results that wait on our side instead of polling, and signed webhooks with replay.
- Plain-words results. Every result says which option led, by how many points, and how strongly the answers favor it for a sample of that size. It describes what this group chose, not certainty that the option is best.
- Published pay for the people answering, and a refund of unused paid credits when you leave.
- Teams on every account. One shared balance, roles, a spending cap per member and a record of who asked.
Which to use
Use PickFu when you need a kind of stimulus we do not have (video, screen recordings, live websites), several questions answered by the same panel, your question translated for you, or SOC 2 paperwork today.
Use 50heads when you want a quick read on one thing (which name, which image, which line) at a price that lets you ask again tomorrow, at exactly the size you need, or from an agent or a script. For the "why", turn on a written reason with every answer, or ask the winning option as a follow-up to 20 Tier 2 heads with free text, which is usually cheaper than asking everyone to explain.