Crowdtech is the EU-hosted research platform built for organisations that need enterprise-grade survey, panel, and community tools without the complexity, cost surprises, or US data residency risk.
Qualtrics enterprise contracts average $323,532 per year. Annual uplifts of 5 to 9 percent are standard. Overage fees range from $5,000 to $50,000. Users on G2 report renewal shocks of two to three times their original contract value.
Average implementation takes around two months. Complex deployments require third-party consultants. G2 rates Qualtrics 60 out of 100 for ease of setup. That means weeks of project management before a single survey goes live.
All Qualtrics data is processed in the US on AWS. Under the US Cloud Act, American authorities can compel data handover regardless of where the data subject resides. If your DPO requires EU-only processing, this is a fundamental gap.
Most teams use a fraction of the platform. Maintaining Qualtrics requires a dedicated administrator, and features outside survey research often go untouched. The question is not whether Qualtrics can do it, but whether you need everything it offers.
| Feature | Crowdtech | Qualtrics |
|---|---|---|
| Data hosting | EU-only (Amsterdam, Equinix AM5/AM8) | US (AWS) |
| ISO 27001 + 27701 | Yes, annually audited by DEKRA | ISO 27001 only |
| DORA compliance | Contractual quarterly reporting | Not available |
| Survey + Panel + Community | One integrated platform | Separate modules, different pricing |
| Pricing model | Transparent volume-based tiers | Custom quotes, per-response billing |
| Implementation | Days to weeks | 2+ months typical |
| Dedicated support | In-house, included | Tiered; premium costs extra |
| GDPR approach | By design (EU-native) | Retrofit (US-origin) |
Own Equinix servers in Amsterdam. No AWS, no Azure, no US cloud. US jurisdiction never applies to your respondent data.
Survey, panel, and community share a single respondent database. No data silos, no duplicate profiles, no integration middleware.
Quarterly reporting on uptime, incidents, and response times as a contractual commitment. Your compliance team can include it directly in regulatory reporting.
Built inside MWM2, a research agency founded in 2003. Features are prioritised by research utility, not enterprise sales cycles.
Volume-based annual licensing with an interactive calculator. No per-response billing, no hidden overages, no annual uplift clauses.
Your compliance team requires EU data residency, dual ISO certification, and quarterly DORA reporting. With Crowdtech, those boxes are checked by default.
SURFconext SSO, multi-logo support for partnership-funded studies, and documented EU-only processing. Built for institutional research.
Manage panels for multiple clients with separate branding, respondent databases, and access controls. White-label as standard.
Clients include Heineken, Philips, Coca-Cola, and DPG Media. Founded in 2012 as the technology division of MWM2, a research agency with over 20 years of experience.
Export from Qualtrics, import into Crowdtech. Our team handles mapping and validation.
Platform configuration, user accounts, branding, and integrations are set up as part of your contract.
A named onboarding contact works with your team until you are fully operational.
From signed contract to first survey in the field, the typical timeline is five to ten business days.
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