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What is Card Sorting?

Card sorting is a method used to help design or evaluate the information architecture of a site. In a card sorting session, participants organize topics into categories that make sense to them and they may also help you label these groups. Card sorting helps us gain valuable insight about the structure of data.

Types of Card Sorting –

Open -In open card sorting, each participant is given a stack of cards. The participant is then asked to group those cards together any way they want. They make labels for the groups they created.

Close -In closed card sorting, the researchers create the labels for the groups. Participants are given a stack of cards and are asked and are asked to put each card into a group.

CardSort Tool - UXtweak
(Recommended)

Type of card sort – Open, close, hybrid

Remote card sort – Yes

Report & Analysis – Yes

Price - Free & paid plans

Additional - CardSort Tool by UXtweak comes with built-in Recruitment Widget - allowing users to put a widget up on their website and recruit respondents straight from the live web and Reward feature - to motivate participants. Allows our users to upload discount codes that will be automatically given to participants after successful completion of the study.

Optimal Sort

Type of card sort – Both (Open, Close)

Remote card sort – Yes

Report & Analysis – Yes

UXMetrics

Card sorting and tree testing made easy

Type: Online

Remote card sort – Yes

Report & Analysis – Yes

UX Metrics offers free tools to research, test, and refine any information architecture using time-tested methodologies. Run unlimited online card sort and tree test studies with as many participants as you want, whether you're a complete beginner or a seasoned research expert. Card sorting will help you understand and optimize for your users' mental models, while tree testing will help validate and optimize your information architecture so that you can make confident recommendations and design decisions. UX Metrics studies are optimized for a great participant experience on any device, and you can invite participants to your study by providing them with the included shareable link. You'll get instant insights with crystal clear reports that can be easily shared with your clients and stakeholders.