Employee Engagement · head to head
Cooleaf vs Qualtrics EmployeeXM
Cooleaf
Employee Engagement
Employee engagement and recognition made easy
- From
- $4/month
- Rated
- -
Qualtrics EmployeeXM
Employee Engagement
Turn employee feedback into action
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Cooleaf cooleaf's archived 2013 employer pricing (under its original wellness-marketplace business model, before its pivot to employee engagement) shows tiered per-employee-count fees rather than flat per-seat pricing: the mid Healthy Partnership tier had a $1,000 setup fee and monthly fees ranging from $150 for 1-100 employees up to $250 for 201-500 employees, with 500+ employees requiring a custom quote (archived pricing page, 31 August 2013); Qualtrics EmployeeXM pricing is not published for either the People Engage or People Lifecycle products; both require submitting a Request Pricing form to Qualtrics
- They diverge on capability: Cooleaf covers Peer recognition, Qualtrics EmployeeXM covers Engagement surveys.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cooleaf and Qualtrics EmployeeXM actually diverge.
| Attribute | Cooleaf | Qualtrics EmployeeXM |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $4/month | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android, Api |
| Founded | 2014 | 2002 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Employee Engagement).
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 Cooleaf
- Peer recognition
- Rewards marketplace
- Wellness challenges
- Team activities
- Gamification
- Analytics
- Mobile app
- Social feed
Only in Qualtrics EmployeeXM
- Engagement surveys
- Pulse surveys
- Lifecycle surveys
- AI-powered insights
- Predictive analytics
- Action planning
- Manager enablement
- 360-degree feedback
Both cover
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Workday
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Cooleaf
- Employee recognitionnot Qualtrics EmployeeXM
- Wellness programsnot Qualtrics EmployeeXM
- Team buildingnot Qualtrics EmployeeXM
- Culture improvementnot Qualtrics EmployeeXM
Qualtrics EmployeeXM
- Organizations wanting employee experience tools priced against their own headcount rather than a flat seat feenot Cooleaf
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Cooleaf
- Cooleaf's archived 2013 employer pricing (under its original wellness-marketplace business model, before its pivot to employee engagement) shows tiered per-employee-count fees rather than flat per-seat pricing: the mid Healthy Partnership tier had a $1,000 setup fee and monthly fees ranging from $150 for 1-100 employees up to $250 for 201-500 employees, with 500+ employees requiring a custom quote (archived pricing page, 31 August 2013)
Qualtrics EmployeeXM
- Pricing is not published for either the People Engage or People Lifecycle products; both require submitting a Request Pricing form to Qualtrics
- Pricing is based on employee count rather than a flat platform fee, so cost scales with organization size
Pricing, plan by plan
Cooleaf
$4/month- Essentials$4/month
- Recognition
- Rewards catalog
- Mobile app
- Premium$undefined/month
- Wellness challenges
- Advanced gamification
- Custom integrations
Qualtrics EmployeeXM
On request- Essentials$undefined/month
- Engagement surveys
- Pulse surveys
- Basic analytics
- Business$undefined/month
- Everything in Essentials
- AI insights
- Predictive analytics
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Business
- Custom integrations
- Advanced security
Which should you pick?
Choose Qualtrics EmployeeXM if
- You need engagement surveys.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want pulse surveys.
Questions people ask
- Is Cooleaf or Qualtrics EmployeeXM better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cooleaf starts at $4/month and Qualtrics EmployeeXM at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Cooleaf or Qualtrics EmployeeXM?
- Cooleaf starts at $4/month and Qualtrics EmployeeXM at On request.
- Does Cooleaf or Qualtrics EmployeeXM run on more platforms?
- Cooleaf runs on Web. Qualtrics EmployeeXM runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- What is Cooleaf best used for?
- Cooleaf is most often used for employee recognition, wellness programs, team building, culture improvement. Of those, employee recognition and wellness programs are not what Qualtrics EmployeeXM is typically brought in for.
- What can Cooleaf do that Qualtrics EmployeeXM cannot?
- Cooleaf covers Peer recognition, Rewards marketplace, Wellness challenges, Team activities. Qualtrics EmployeeXM covers Engagement surveys, Pulse surveys, Lifecycle surveys, AI-powered insights. Both handle Slack, Microsoft Teams, Workday.