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Blink vs Culture Amp

Blink logo

Blink

Employee Engagement

Employee app for frontline and deskless workers

From
$3.4/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Culture Amp logo

Culture Amp

HR & Recruiting

Build a better workplace with employee experience data

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Blink aPI access, advanced admin controls and compliance features are Enterprise only, with pricing on request; Culture Amp no price is published, and cost depends on employee count, product chosen and service tier
  • They diverge on capability: Blink covers Mobile-first design, Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Blink and Culture Amp actually diverge.

Attributes where Blink and Culture Amp differ
AttributeBlinkCulture Amp
Starting price$3.4/monthOn request
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryEmployee EngagementHR & Recruiting
Founded20152009

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Blink

  • Mobile-first design
  • News and updates
  • Chat messaging
  • Recognition
  • Forms and surveys
  • Document hub
  • Analytics
  • Integrations

Only in Culture Amp

  • Employee engagement surveys
  • Pulse surveys
  • Performance management
  • Goal tracking
  • 360-degree feedback
  • Analytics & insights
  • Action planning
  • Manager effectiveness

Both cover

  • Workday

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Blink

  • Employee communications app for frontline and deskless staffnot Culture Amp
  • Company news feed and targeted announcementsnot Culture Amp
  • Single sign-on hub to internal tools from a phonenot Culture Amp
  • Multi-language publishing for distributed workforces on Pronot Culture Amp

Culture Amp

  • Employee engagement surveys and analysisnot Blink
  • Performance reviews and development planning across an organisationnot Blink

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Blink

  • API access, advanced admin controls and compliance features are Enterprise only, with pricing on request
  • Events management, multi-language publishing and the AI assistant require Pro at $5 per user per month
  • Monthly billing costs about 40 percent more than annual, at $5.60 against $3.75 on Core

Culture Amp

  • No price is published, and cost depends on employee count, product chosen and service tier
  • All products are billed annually
  • Support level is banded by organisation size, with additional support starting at 200 employees and enterprise treatment at 1,000, so smaller customers get less for the same product

Pricing, plan by plan

Blink

$3.4/month
  • Essential$3.4/month
    • News feed
    • Chat
    • Recognition
  • Business$undefined/month
    • Forms and surveys
    • Analytics
    • Integrations

Culture Amp

On request
  • Engage$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • Action planning
  • Perform$undefined/month
    • Goal tracking
    • Performance reviews
    • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Develop$undefined/month
    • Skills development
    • Career paths
    • Learning integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Blink if

  • You need mobile-first design.
  • You also want news and updates.
Blink review

Choose Culture Amp if

  • You need employee engagement surveys.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want pulse surveys.
Culture Amp review

Questions people ask

Is Blink or Culture Amp better?
Neither clearly leads. Blink starts at $3.4/month and Culture Amp at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Blink or Culture Amp?
Blink starts at $3.4/month and Culture Amp at On request.
Does Blink or Culture Amp run on more platforms?
Blink runs on Web. Culture Amp runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is Blink best used for?
Blink is most often used for employee communications app for frontline and deskless staff, company news feed and targeted announcements, single sign-on hub to internal tools from a phone, multi-language publishing for distributed workforces on pro. Of those, employee communications app for frontline and deskless staff and company news feed and targeted announcements are not what Culture Amp is typically brought in for.
What can Blink do that Culture Amp cannot?
Blink covers Mobile-first design, News and updates, Chat messaging, Recognition. Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Pulse surveys, Performance management, Goal tracking. Both handle Workday.
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