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Culture Amp vs Freshservice

Culture Amp logo

Culture Amp

HR & Recruiting

Build a better workplace with employee experience data

From
On request
Rated
-
Freshservice logo

Freshservice

Customer Support

Modern IT service management

From
$19/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Culture Amp no price is published, and cost depends on employee count, product chosen and service tier; Freshservice change, problem and release management require the Pro plan at $99 per agent per month, so core ITIL processes sit two tiers up
  • They diverge on capability: Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Freshservice covers Incident management.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Culture Amp and Freshservice differ
AttributeCulture AmpFreshservice
Starting priceOn request$19/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryHR & RecruitingCustomer Support
Founded20092010

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 Culture Amp

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

Only in Freshservice

  • Incident management
  • Asset management
  • Change management
  • Knowledge base
  • Automation
  • Reporting
  • AWS
  • Azure

Both cover

  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • ISO27001
  • GDPR

What people use each for

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

Culture Amp

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

Freshservice

  • IT service management and internal help desk ticketingnot Culture Amp
  • Asset management and change control for IT teamsnot Culture Amp

Where each one falls short

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

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

Freshservice

  • Change, problem and release management require the Pro plan at $99 per agent per month, so core ITIL processes sit two tiers up
  • Every plan includes only 100 ITAM asset units, with more sold separately regardless of tier
  • Orchestration transactions are metered monthly, from 1,000 on Starter to 20,000 on Enterprise, with extra packs at $250 per 1,000
  • The Freddy AI copilot is a $29 per agent per month add on on top of Pro or Enterprise
  • Sandbox and audit logs are Enterprise only, which carries no published price

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Freshservice

$19/month
  • Starter$19/month
    • Incident management
    • Knowledge base
    • Self-service portal
  • Growth$49/month
    • Asset management
    • Approval workflows
    • SLA management
  • Pro$95/month
    • Problem management
    • Change management
    • Release management
  • Enterprise$119/month
    • Freddy AI
    • Audit logs
    • Custom SSL

Which should you pick?

Choose Culture Amp if

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

Choose Freshservice if

  • You need incident management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want asset management.

Questions people ask

Is Culture Amp or Freshservice better?
Neither clearly leads. Culture Amp starts at On request and Freshservice at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or Freshservice?
Culture Amp starts at On request and Freshservice at $19/month.
Does Culture Amp or Freshservice run on more platforms?
Culture Amp runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Freshservice runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Culture Amp best used for?
Culture Amp is most often used for employee engagement surveys and analysis, performance reviews and development planning across an organisation. Of those, employee engagement surveys and analysis and performance reviews and development planning across an organisation are not what Freshservice is typically brought in for.
What can Culture Amp do that Freshservice cannot?
Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Pulse surveys, Performance management, Goal tracking. Freshservice covers Incident management, Asset management, Change management, Knowledge base. Both handle Slack, Microsoft Teams, ISO27001, GDPR.

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