Why Suzy customers are switching

Pogo: Built on
 Verified Buyers

Pogo is the preferred Suzy alternative that runs every study on 3M+ purchase-verified buyers, so your findings are grounded in what people actually bought — not what they claim to.

3M+ purchase-verified buyers / $470B+ in tracked transaction volume
Pogo AI Interviewer product screenshot showing an AI-moderated video interview with a purchase-verified buyer
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The structural difference: verified vs. self-reported

Suzy's panel is opt-in and self-reported — what people say they bought. Pogo's panel is matched against real purchase and transaction records before anyone qualifies for a study, so findings are grounded in what people actually did, not what they recall.

3M+Purchase-verified shoppers
$470B+In tracked spend
1 in 150U.S. shopping trips

A side-by-side comparison

Suzy
Panel composition and verification
✓
3M+ purchase-verified buyers, matched to real transaction data
✕Self-reported survey panel, qualified by survey screeners rather than verified purchases
Speed to insight
✓
AI interviews + surveys fielded and reported in hours to days
✕Live moderated sessions typically fielded over days to weeks
Quant + qual in one platform
✓
Quantitative surveys and AI-moderated qualitative interviews — all on purchase-verified buyers
✕Qual limited to live moderated sessions; quant and qual run on separate, unverified panels
Audience granularity
✓
Reach niche audiences, even sub-1% incidence SKUs
✕Broader consumer panel; harder to reach very low-incidence niche audiences

Hear from leaders who choose Pogo

"The verified purchase data is really something that is unique about your platform — I haven't seen it anywhere else."

Director of Insights, CPG Snacks

"We use Suzy's DIY platform for a lot of our survey needs. But the challenge is it's all claimed — so having a purchase-verified option is where I lean in."

VP, Brand Insights, CPG

"They definitely don't have the level of transaction data that you guys use. For competitor insight, everyone else is basically estimating."

Head of Consumer Insights, Food Delivery

Why teams choose Pogo over Suzy

01 · Verified buyers

Verified buyers, not self-reported claims

Most research panels qualify respondents by answering a screener, so anyone can claim to buy your brand to collect the incentive. On Pogo, every respondent is screened by real card, receipt, and location data before the study starts.

"Suzy doesn't verify buyers the way you do, and they don't force sample-limitation counts — so it's a little unclear how they get to 'this is a representative sample of the total US.'"— VP, Consumer Insights, CPG
Pogo Audience Builder product screenshot showing verified-behavior audience segments
02 · Hard-to-fill audiences

Reach the buyers other panels can't

Low-incidence SKUs, a competitor's customers, category lapsers — that's where opt-in panels run dry. Pogo finds them by what they actually bought: brand, retailer, SKU, and frequency.

Pogo Audience Explorer product screenshot showing reachable audience segments
03 · Behavior + answer

The behavior behind every answer

Most tools give you the survey response. Pogo gives you the response and the verified purchase behind it — the receipt, the store visit, the brand switch — attached to the same person, in one study.

"What makes you unique, that I haven't seen from anyone else, is the panel-based approach — your own proprietary panel and the behavioral data that comes with it. That's huge."— Senior Director, Customer Insights, Financial Services
Pogo AI Research Agent product screenshot showing behavioral data behind survey answers
04 · Video interviews

Watch real buyers answer, in their own words

Talk to hundreds of verified buyers on video, in hours. Watch the full interviews, get instant reports, and share the highlight reels in your next deck.

"We're putting these video clips straight into our exec share-out."— Senior Manager, Consumer Insights, Beverage
Pogo AI video interview screenshot showing a verified buyer answering in their own words

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does Pogo verify its research panel?

Every Pogo respondent is matched to real purchase and transaction data before they qualify for a study. Instead of screening people on what they say they bought, we confirm it — so every finding is grounded in verified behavior, not self-report.

What data does Pogo actually use to verify a purchase?

Pogo matches respondents against real-world purchase signals — including credit and debit card transaction data, digital receipts, in-store visit data, and app usage data — before they ever qualify for a study. That's what "purchase-verified" means in practice: confirmed behavior across multiple data sources, not a single self-reported screener question.

How fast can I get results from a Pogo study?

Most surveys and AI-moderated interview studies field and report within hours to a few days, rather than the multi-week timelines common with traditional research panels.

Can I run both quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews on Pogo?

Yes. Pogo supports large-sample quantitative surveys plus AI-moderated qualitative interviews, all on the same purchase-verified panel. Quant and qual findings come from one consistent, trusted audience instead of two different sources.

Can Pogo reach niche or hard-to-find audiences?

Yes. Because respondents are matched to real transaction data, Pogo can target specific buying behaviors down to sub-1% incidence rates — audiences that are difficult to isolate through self-reported screening alone.

How deep is Pogo's purchase data, really?

Pogo's panel of 3M+ purchase-verified buyers is matched to real transaction records representing $470B+ in tracked spend. That depth lets you segment and target respondents by actual spending behavior, not just demographics or a single self-reported purchase.

How is Pogo different from a traditional survey panel?

The core difference is what qualifies someone for a study. Traditional panels typically rely on self-reported screeners, while Pogo confirms real purchase and transaction data before anyone qualifies. That carries through everything else — faster fielding, broader quant and qual methodology in one platform, and confidence in who's actually answering, even for very specific, low-incidence audiences.

See how purchase-verified data can transform your research

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