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Head-to-head · Card Sorting Software

Murat Yilmaz Card Sorting vs ValidateThat

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Murat Yilmaz Card Sorting #4 in Card Sorting Software 7.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Murat Yilmaz
ValidateThat #6 in Card Sorting Software 7.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit ValidateThat

Murat Yilmaz Card Sorting leads on 0 checks, ValidateThat on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreMurat Yilmaz Card Sorting · 7.8/10
  • Free planboth

Murat Yilmaz Card Sorting scores higher on our rubric for card sorting software: 7.8 against 7.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #6.

Murat Yilmaz Card Sorting is the better fit for free users needing remote card-sort analytics. ValidateThat is the better fit for affordable teams wanting AI-assisted card-sort studies.

  • Murat Yilmaz Card Sorting fits best

    Free users needing remote card-sort analytics

  • ValidateThat fits best

    Affordable teams wanting AI-assisted card-sort studies

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Side by side

Feature Murat Yilmaz Card Sorting 7.8/10 Visit ↗ ValidateThat 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.8 7.6
Ranking #4 in Card Sorting Software #6 in Card Sorting Software
Best for Free users needing remote card-sort analytics Affordable teams wanting AI-assisted card-sort studies
Pricing model Free Free plan + paid
Starting price Free $160/yr
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email Email · 24/7
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Murat Yilmaz Card Sorting 4/4 · ValidateThat 4/4
Open card sorts ✓ ✓
Closed card sorts ✓ ✓
Hybrid card sorts ✓ ✓
Remote participant mode ✓ ✓
Specs
Participant limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Card limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Analysis features Advanced Advanced
Our review
Pros
  • Supports open, closed and hybrid card-sort studies
  • Provides agreement scores, similarity matrices and dendrograms
  • Remote links and CSV/JSON export require no participant accounts
  • Supports open, closed, and hybrid card sorts plus tree tests
  • AI insights, clustering, dendrograms, and similarity matrices
  • Free plan and Prolific recruitment support flexible participant sourcing
Cons
  • Web-only deployment limits offline and native-app workflows
  • Email is the listed support channel
  • Analysis is focused on card-sorting studies rather than broader UX research
  • Free analytics cover only the first 3 respondents
  • Recruitment allowances are limited on paid plans
  • Advanced collaboration and branding require Team plans
Our verdict

Murat Yilmaz Card Sorting is a browser-based tool for researchers organizing website pages, tasks or product categories. It suits solo practitioners and small or mid-market teams that need remote information-architecture studies without…

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ValidateThat is a web-based UX research platform for UX researchers, product teams, agencies, and educators. It supports open, closed, and hybrid card sorts alongside tree tests, first-click or prototype tests, surveys, participant…

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  1. Murat Yilmaz Card SortingCard Sorting Software 7.8Free plan
  2. ValidateThatCard Sorting Software 7.6Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Murat Yilmaz Card Sorting — where it wins

    • Supports open, closed and hybrid card-sort studies
    • Provides agreement scores, similarity matrices and dendrograms
    • Remote links and CSV/JSON export require no participant accounts

    Where it doesn't

    • Web-only deployment limits offline and native-app workflows
    • Email is the listed support channel
    • Analysis is focused on card-sorting studies rather than broader UX research

  • ValidateThat — where it wins

    • Supports open, closed, and hybrid card sorts plus tree tests
    • AI insights, clustering, dendrograms, and similarity matrices
    • Free plan and Prolific recruitment support flexible participant sourcing

    Where it doesn't

    • Free analytics cover only the first 3 respondents
    • Recruitment allowances are limited on paid plans
    • Advanced collaboration and branding require Team plans

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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