20 Free or low-cost Usability Test tools guide

Dr. Peter J. Meyers of User Effect has made a very well-written thorough 48 pages PDF eBook on Usability Testing entitled: Guide to Low-cost Usability Tools where he has analyzed 20 of the free and low-cost web based usability tools. On the post Guide to Low-cost Usability Tools, he outlines the major tools he is analyzing as a respond to the flood of Usability test tools we are seeing in the last couple of years.

The eBook covers the following groups of usability tools:

I. Heat Mapping

Heat mapping (or click mapping) tools record visitor clicks to create visual maps of user activity. Section I also includes eye-tracking simulators.

II. Screen Recording

Screen recorders track individual visitors to your website to create a simulated video for each of those user sessions.

III. User Testing

User testing tools simulate traditional, task-based usability testing.

IV. User Feedback

User feedback tools solicit direct feedback from your website visitors.

Here’s the link to the book: Guide to Low-cost Usability Tools by: Dr. Peter J. Meyers