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Alternatives to Culture Amp
24 hr tools sit alongside Culture Amp in this directory. Below is what separates each from Culture Amp on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 3
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Culture Amp starts at
- On request
Why people look past Culture Amp
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Culture Amp entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Culture Amp carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 3 of the 24 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
HR software with heart
- Publishes an entry price of $10/month per employee, where Culture Amp does not.
Enterprise cloud applications for finance and HR
- Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
Smart HR software for growing businesses
- Can be used without paying; Culture Amp cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Culture Amp does not.
The employee voice platform
- Publishes an entry price of $5/month, where Culture Amp does not.
- 2 tiers to Culture Amp's 3.
Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management
- Can be used without paying; Culture Amp cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of 199/month, where Culture Amp does not.
- 5 tiers to Culture Amp's 3.
Employee recognition that builds culture
- Can be used without paying; Culture Amp cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $5/month, where Culture Amp does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 7 tiers to Culture Amp's 3.
Every Culture Amp alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Amp (this page) | On request | Subscription | 3 | |
| BambooHRHR software with heart | $10/month per employee | Subscription | - | vs Culture Amp |
| WorkdayEnterprise cloud applications for finance and HR | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Culture Amp |
| FreshteamSmart HR software for growing businesses | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Culture Amp |
| TINYpulseThe employee voice platform | $5/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Culture Amp |
| Employment Hero | Free, then 199/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Culture Amp |
| Bonusly | Free, then $5/month | Freemium | 7 | vs Culture Amp |
| Talkspace for Business | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Culture Amp |
| Spring Health | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Culture Amp |
| Unmind | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Culture Amp |
| Guild | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Culture Amp |
| Humaans | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Culture Amp |
| Sesame HR | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Culture Amp |
| Cezanne HR | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Culture Amp |
| Insperity | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Culture Amp |
| Multiplier | $40/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Culture Amp |
| Officevibe | $4999/year | Subscription | 3 | vs Culture Amp |
| Motivosity | $3000/year | Quote | 3 | vs Culture Amp |
| Darwinbox | On request | Quote | - | vs Culture Amp |
| Nectar | $2.75/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Culture Amp |
| Oyster HR | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Culture Amp |
| Achievers | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Culture Amp |
| Breathe HR | £13/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Culture Amp |
| greytHR | 2495/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Culture Amp |
| HiBob | On request | Subscription | 1 | vs Culture Amp |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Culture Amp badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (3)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Freshteam , Free
- Employment Hero , Free, then 199/month
- Bonusly , Free, then $5/month
What you would be giving up
Culture Amp is most often brought in for employee engagement surveys and analysis, performance reviews and development planning across an organisation. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Culture Amp is broadly right and the question is cost, the Culture Amp pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the HR category lists everything the directory holds, and best hr tools ranks them.
Culture Amp runs on web, ios, android, api. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Culture Amp alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Culture Amp?
- 24 other hr tools are listed in this directory, led by BambooHR, Workday, Freshteam, TINYpulse. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Culture Amp?
- 3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Freshteam, Employment Hero, Bonusly.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Culture Amp?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Culture Amp?
- Culture Amp is most often brought in for employee engagement surveys and analysis, performance reviews and development planning across an organisation. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Culture Amp?
- None of the hr tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Culture Amp alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, HR, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Culture Amp against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Culture Amp covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every hr tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the HR category, 24 tools beside Culture Amp. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.