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MTurk requester workforce migration kit
Migration service for MTurk requesters that moves tasks, trusted workers, and payouts
How much it itches 28 of 40
Will people pay 3 of 35
- Job to be done
- When MTurk closes to new requesters and winds down, a requester needs to relocate its tasks and its trusted repeat worker pool to another platform with a workable payout method, so ongoing batchwork continues without losing its workforce.
- Buyer
- Existing MTurk requesters (research labs, batchwork and data-labeling companies) that rely on a trusted pool of repeat workers
- How often it comes up
- One-off
- How critical
- Medium
- Evidence layers
- 3 of 9
- What to build
- Requesters need their tasks, trusted worker pool and payouts moved to another platform, which is best delivered as a hands-on migration service.
Customer complaints 8 shown of 12
Owners and users describing the problem in their own words: Reddit, low-star reviews, App Store, Ask HN.
Official notice that MTurk closes effective September 30, 2026; existing requesters can publish until then, but no migration path is provided.
r/mturk 138 upvotes
Workers who completed many HITs for requesters want to know where those requesters will post work after MTurk closes so they can keep earning.
r/mturk 131 upvotes
Workers need payout alternatives after MTurk shuts down on Sept 30 since current payouts use MTurk bonuses.
r/mturk 72 upvotes
Requesters need to find replacement platforms after MTurk stops accepting new customers; the post is a comparison of alternatives with pay ranges.
r/mturk 67 upvotes
Amazon recommends existing customers migrate to a third-party solution, creating a need to move work to another platform.
r/mturk 40 upvotes
Graduate students cannot post surveys on MTurk because of a monthly credit limit error with no response from support, so they cannot run research and are stuck.
r/mturk 38 upvotes
Users are uncertain what the end of new registrations means for existing workers and requesters and whether the platform is winding down.
r/mturk 26 upvotes
Workers see HITs drying up, requesters disappearing, new requester registration closed, and a banner pointing requesters to third-party options with no word from Amazon on the platform's future.
r/mturk 17 upvotes
Funds raised 1
Money investors put into companies solving it: SEC Form D filings since 2024, reported funding rounds, and raises among G2 sellers.
Toloka raised $72.0M
SEC Form D filing, probable match 2025-05-16
Product sunsets 2
Software retirements, API sunsets and shutdowns that force buyers to switch.
Amazon Mechanical Turk shutdown (2026-09-30)
Mechanical Turk ()
MTurk requesters must migrate their crowd workforce and workflows to another platform, which this kit handles.
Confirmed: lxt.ai Global
No evidence found yet for: Paid tasks, Success stories, Creator patterns, Compliance needs, Search trends, Incumbent gaps.