Softwr

Software · head to head

Confluence vs Culture Amp

Confluence logo

Confluence

Software

Your remote-friendly team workspace

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Culture Amp logo

Culture Amp

Software

Build a better workplace with employee experience data

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Confluence has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Confluence listed on UK G-Cloud at £5 to £11 per licence per month for Atlassian Confluence, via reseller Rapid X; Culture Amp no price is published, and cost depends on employee count, product chosen and service tier
  • They diverge on capability: Confluence covers Page creation, Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Confluence and Culture Amp differ
AttributeConfluenceCulture Amp
Starting priceFreeOn request
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Macos, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded20022009

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Confluence

  • Page creation
  • Rich text editing
  • Macros
  • Templates
  • Comments
  • Version history
  • Content organization
  • Jira

Only in Culture Amp

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

Both cover

  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • ISO27001

What people use each for

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

Confluence

  • Knowledge basenot Culture Amp
  • Meeting notesnot Culture Amp
  • Process documentationnot Culture Amp
  • Project planningnot Culture Amp

Culture Amp

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

Where each one falls short

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

Confluence

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud at £5 to £11 per licence per month for Atlassian Confluence, via reseller Rapid X

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

Confluence

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited pages
    • Basic sharing
    • Search
  • Standard$5.5/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Advanced permissions
    • Macros

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 Confluence if

  • You need page creation.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
  • You also want rich text editing.
Confluence 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 Confluence or Culture Amp better?
Neither clearly leads. Confluence starts at Free and Culture Amp at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Confluence or Culture Amp?
Confluence has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Confluence and On request for Culture Amp.
Does Confluence or Culture Amp run on more platforms?
Confluence runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android. Culture Amp runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
Can I use Confluence for free?
Yes. Confluence has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Culture Amp starts at On request.
What is Confluence best used for?
Confluence is most often used for knowledge base, meeting notes, process documentation, project planning. Of those, knowledge base and meeting notes are not what Culture Amp is typically brought in for.
What can Confluence do that Culture Amp cannot?
Confluence covers Page creation, Rich text editing, Macros, Templates. Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Pulse surveys, Performance management, Goal tracking. Both handle Slack, Microsoft Teams, ISO27001.
ShareXLinkedInRedditWhatsAppEmail

Related pages

More on Confluence

More on Culture Amp

Keep looking

Other head to heads