Ethnio for Enterprise teams
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Manage panel access for your teams
Manage access for multiple teams that interact with Research Operationis without stepping on each other’s studies, budgets, or participants.
- Control who can access each study or panel
- Limit access to specific teams
- Keep sensitive participants protected
Set roles & permissions
Give every team exactly the access they need. Control who can run studies, manage participants, and spend budgets, without teams stepping on each other’s work.
Create custom roles
Observe group dynamics and issues by inviting multiple participants to a single time. Schedule backup spots to cover yourself and maximize your time.

“Ethnio makes a huge difference in our participant recruiting process by improving our response rate and reducing our no show rate”
Every team that touches research, organized.
Manage access for multiple teams that interact with Research Operationis without stepping on each other’s studies, budgets, or participants.
- Create separate teams per product, region, or function
- Control access to studies, templates, and incentives
- Prevent participant overlap across teams
- Keep budgets clean and accountable
Budgets + Teams = Savings
Panels, segments, groups, filters–organize participant cohorts tailored to your organization’s specific needs. Leverage advanced filtering options for precise targeting while ensuring data security and compliance through automatic consent, governance, and NDA management.
Create budgets
Construct filters from uploads (CSV, XLSX, or Google Sheets), data strings, or any screener question ever.
Assign teams
Add or edit tags for individual members or groups, and see those tags in Pool and throughout Ethnio.
Add funds
Nerd out with boolean logic between filters - include, exclude, and/or logic.
Templates for studies, emails, and everything by team
Ensure consistency across research projects with templates for screener and survey questions, emails, consent forms, documents, and brands.
Roles + Teams = Time Savings
Build custom screeners to find the perfect match for specific panels - plus, save responses as custom attributes to filter with for future studies.
Role-based permissions
Control all users of your Ethnio account with specific permissions based on their roles and responsibilities.
Maintain tight control & guard rails
Define roles for research ops, PMs, researchers, and everyone on your team to only see the data associated with their own studies.
Personalized training & onboarding
Create custom onboarding flows for new team members with 1:1 training by Ethnio and a designated support rep.
Get feedback from your team on intercept respondents and participants
Share potential participants with non-researchers to get their feedback with custom instructions, filters, and inputs, all while masking PII & PHI. Bring PMs, designers, engineers, or any other stakeholders into the participant selection process seamlessly with Ethnio’s share feature.
Enhanced data security
Restrict access to sensitive data and prevent unauthorized changes.
Designed for diverse roles
Empower your team to support researchers and democratize research requests.
Mask PII and PHI to support HIPAA
Hide sensitive participant data to work closely with your compliance and privacy guidelines.
Consent managed once, respected everywhere
Track consent, NDAs, and recording permissions across teams so every study stays compliant by default
Build or integrate with DocuSign
Create forms directly in Ethnio or integrate with DocuSign for signature blocks, checkbox consent, and formatted text.
Track consent expiration
Every type of consent, whether created within Ethnio or linked to an external consent form, is tracked per participant and has an expiration date.
Translate and localize consent
Automatically show translated consent based on participant location—always localized.
Connect Ethnio with the scheduling tools you already use
One participant. One profile. Shared across teams.
Every response, interview, and incentive updates a single source of truth for future research.
Build or Integrate with DocuSign
Simplify team collaboration and future studies with saved and shared segments.
Personalized emails
Drive engagement with that magical personal touch. Customize wording, variables and email fields.
Dynamic segments and tags
You gotta love the real time updates. As responses roll in your segments and tags dynamically update.
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Panel Management
EnterpriseRecruit a diverse and engaged participant pool to build and maintain panels for ongoing research in an all-in-one platform.
Incentives
Pay participants globally in any currency with customizable branding, localization, and donation options, no matter your research method.
Screeners
Customize and distribute screeners with flexible methods. Share via social media, email, or Craigslist for maximum reach. Manage with advanced search, filtering, and enable team collaboration from a central dashboard.
Intercepts
Deploy intercepts across Web, iOS, and Android with over 30 targeting variables, ultra-fast 8ms load times, and precise control over triggers. Tailor designs to your brand and gather actionable feedback with intuitive, exportable surveys.
Scheduling
Streamline scheduling with options for 1:1, group, and multi-session interviews across time zones, and integrate with Google, Outlook, iCal, Zoom, and Slack, all from a unified calendar for a frictionless experience for both participants and team members.
Participant Management
Automatically create detailed participant profiles by collecting data from all your research interactions. Use information from screeners, surveys, incentive history, and email engagement to find the best participants for future studies.
Security & compliance
We know how seriously you treat your customer data. That’s why security is built into Ethnio from the ground up—with the certifications to back it up.
More about securityGDPR
Robust data encryption and granular access controls to ensure compliance with EU data protection regulations and safeguard the privacy of EU citizens.
HIPAA
Healthcare data is stored and processed in Dovetail’s HIPAA solution and in compliance with HIPAA standards.
CCPA
Protect participants' data with robust tools for data deletion and opt-out requests.
SSO
We support SSO via SAML 2.0 to manage vendor access for all your employees.
Swiss & Canadian data protection policy compliance
Full compliance with CPPA in Canada, FADP in Switzerland, and other international data frameworks.
Frequently asked questions
Absolutely. Ethnio’s panel management software is engineered to support small and large-scale research operations and diverse panel requirements. It is built to manage growth in data and user activity, meeting the ongoing needs of large teams overseeing hundreds of studies and extensive participant pools.
Our panel management solution features advanced performance management and team-based workflows, optimizing collaboration across research projects. You can ensure precise segmentation and dynamic updates with customization options, including tailored intercepts and screeners across 30+ targeting variables. Integration with essential tools like Zoom, Outlook, and Google Calendar streamlines research processes, boosting operational efficiency across large teams.
Additionally, Ethnio supports various panel types—general, specialized, and ad-hoc—ensuring that your panels remain current and relevant for targeted recruitment strategies and research at scale.
Absolutely. Our user research CRM integrates with the tools research teams rely on, including Outlook, Google Calendar, DocuSign, Zoom, and Slack. Additionally, our powerful API and webhooks enable seamless two-way data sync with any CRM.
Data handling is streamlined through automatic import/export with CSV and Google Sheets, reducing manual entry and enhancing accuracy. For privacy and compliance, integrations with tools like Transcend automate GDPR and CCPA processes, including user opt-outs based on their email address and data erasure (DSRs).
You can find the full list of integrations hereEthnio also integrates with visitor management systems (VMS) to send participant consent and approval to front desk check-ins, streamlining the research process and reducing manual admin tasks.
Discuss VMS integration on an Enterprise callWe also offer support for custom integrations. Simply reach out, and our dedicated support team, supported by detailed developer documentation, will assist you. By connecting your preferred tools to your participant database, you can maintain your favorite methodologies and tools with your own real users, ensuring minimal disruption to your existing workflows and a seamless integration into your research stack.
At Ethnio, protecting your data is our top priority. We implement robust security measures to protect participant data, including advanced encryption for data in transit and at rest, SOC 2 certifications, and adherence to major data protection regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA.
Customer data is stored in AWS US West (Oregon), a SOC 2 Type 2 accredited data center, and we have achieved SOC 2 Type 1 certification from A-LIGN. Regular security audits and detailed documentation on data breach response protocols further ensure that your sensitive data is protected.
To prevent unauthorized access, we support two-factor authentication (2FA).
Conduct research with confidence, knowing that your data is securely protected. For additional details on our security practices and compliance features, please visit Ethnio Security.
Ethnio centralizes your entire recruitment process into a single, easy-to-use platform. Gain complete control over every stage—from participant recruitment and onboarding to incentive distribution—eliminating the need for multiple systems and third-party platforms.
Import participant data from various sources, including global opt-in pages, recruiting agencies, marketing databases, customer opt-in pages, and tools like Qualtrics and Salesforce. Ethnio supports participant lists in multiple formats, such as CSV and Google Sheets, allowing for dynamic filters and segments to target participants based on custom attributes, survey results, and engagement history.
Onboarding is streamlined with customizable workflows for registration, consent collection, and initial engagement for smooth integration of new participants. Incentive management is flexible, with options for monetary compensation, gift cards, and other payment methods tailored to participant preferences and study needs.
Additionally, features like opt-out management and participant history tracking ensure compliance, helping you adhere to data protection regulations while managing the recruitment process end‑to‑end.
We understand that a successful transition involves more than just features. We’re here to support you throughout the implementation process and beyond, ensuring you fully leverage the platform to run research at scale. From the start, our team provides personalized one-on-one onboarding to facilitate a seamless setup. Our training sessions and resources equip your team with the knowledge needed to maximize Ethnio's capabilities. Once operational, you’ll have access to extensive support documentation and a dedicated customer success team ready to assist with any technical issues or best practices.
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Spreadsheets are out. Research Operations Platforms are in. Sign up for a live demo to see how Ethnio is transforming the way teams streamline workflows, enhance collaboration, and scale their impact.
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