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24 alternatives to smileML

User research powered by emotion recognition

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. smileML launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   User Evaluation▲137

   The magical research analysis tool

   2022 · userevaluation.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   EmotionSense Pro▲171

   Privacy-first emotion AI for Google Meet in real time

   2025 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   UserStudy▲594

   Get deeper insights from users, in hours not weeks

   2023 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Emotion Analytics for Video Calls▲66

   eQ for happier & more productive video meetings

   2020 · mood-me.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Userology AI▲357

   The AI user research agent for busy product teams

   Dec 2025 · userology.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tone Analyzer by IBM▲183

   Linguistic analysis to detect emotional tones

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pulse AI▲335

   Instant UX analysis for websites and apps

   2024 · wevo.ai · its alternatives →

8. 8
   NomNom▲403

   The place where better product decisions happen

   2016 · usertesting.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hotjar AI for Surveys▲293

   Say hello to your new survey assistant

   2023 · contentsquare.com · its alternatives →

10. 10RE
    Realtime emotion tracking in JavaScript▲69

    2016 · affectiva.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Smappy▲100

    A mood tracker that makes you smile using AR/facial tracking

    2020 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Userview.ai▲102

    Talk to your customers, get quality insights with 1 click

    2024 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Usermaven 2.0▲245

    Future of web and product analytics powered by AI

    2024 · usermaven.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Emotion Recognition by Microsoft▲11

    Identify emotions communicated by the facial expressions.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mupixa 2.0▲74

    Remote usability testing, eye tracking, heatmaps, replays

    2021 · mupixa.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Realeyes▲123

    Measure people's emotions from any webcam

    2016 · realeyes.ai · its alternatives →

17. 17
    CleverTap Emotion Editor▲114

    Write impactful marketing copy with the optimal emotion mix

    2020 · emotions.clevertap.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Proven by Users▲64

    Online UX testing & usability research tool suite

    2021 · provenbyusers.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Moodbit▲78

    Check your team's mood with AI and Sentiment Analysis

    2019 · moodbit-dashboard.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Instabug Sentiment Analysis Tool▲84

    AI-powered sentiment analysis tool for mobile teams

    2023 · luciq.ai · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Wisdom-of-crowds survey tool that finds hidden consensus at scale▲94

    Run conjoint, MaxDiff, Van Westendorp and segmentation surveys in-house, with the analysis done for you. Free to start, $900 a year for unlimited seats.

    2020 · opinionx.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    AffectLab▲9

    Measure emotions to improve marketing ROI

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Facial Emotion Recognition using deep residual learning▲11

    Facial Emotion Recognition using deep residual learning. - saurabhmathur96/happy-and-you-know-it

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Menso▲11

    Turn your ux research data into emotional digital human

    Jan 2026 · menso.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →