HR & Recruiting · head to head
Culture Amp vs Homebase

Culture Amp
HR & Recruiting
Build a better workplace with employee experience data
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -

Homebase
HR & Recruiting
Scheduling, time tracking and HR for hourly teams
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Homebase has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Culture Amp no price is published, and cost depends on employee count, product chosen and service tier; Homebase free Basic plan is capped at 10 employees and a single location
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Culture Amp and Homebase actually diverge.
| Attribute | Culture Amp | Homebase |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Api | Web |
| Founded | 2009 | Unknown |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (HR & Recruiting).
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 Homebase
Nothing recorded that Culture Amp does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Culture Amp
- Employee engagement surveys and analysisnot Homebase
- Performance reviews and development planning across an organisationnot Homebase
Homebase
No use cases recorded yet. See the Homebase review.
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
Homebase
- Free Basic plan is capped at 10 employees and a single location
- Paid plans are billed per location per month ($30, $70 or $120), so a multi-location business pays the rate again for each site
- Payroll is a separate add-on at $39 per month plus $6 per month per employee paid
- Tip Manager and Task Manager are further add-ons billed per location per month on top of the base plan
Pricing, plan by plan
Culture Amp
On request- Engage$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
Homebase
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Homebase review.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Culture Amp or Homebase better?
- Neither clearly leads. Culture Amp starts at On request and Homebase at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or Homebase?
- Homebase has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Culture Amp and Free for Homebase.
- Does Culture Amp or Homebase run on more platforms?
- Culture Amp runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Homebase runs on Web.
- Can I use Homebase for free?
- Yes. Homebase has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Culture Amp starts at On request.
- 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 Homebase is typically brought in for.
- What can Culture Amp do that Homebase cannot?
- Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Pulse surveys, Performance management, Goal tracking.
Related pages
More on Culture Amp
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