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Culture Amp vs Kazoo

Culture Amp logo

Culture Amp

HR & Recruiting

Build a better workplace with employee experience data

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Kazoo logo

Kazoo

Employee Engagement

Employee engagement and recognition platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Kazoo the kazoohr.com domain now redirects to worktango.com, so Kazoo is no longer sold under that name
  • They diverge on capability: Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Kazoo covers Social recognition.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Culture Amp and Kazoo differ
AttributeCulture AmpKazoo
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
CategoryHR & RecruitingEmployee Engagement
Founded20092014

Identical on both: starting price (On request), 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
  • Goal tracking
  • 360-degree feedback
  • Analytics & insights
  • Action planning
  • Manager effectiveness
  • Namely

Only in Kazoo

  • Social recognition
  • Goal setting
  • Learning management
  • Engagement surveys
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Mobile app
  • Customizable workflows

Both cover

  • Performance management
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Workday
  • BambooHR
  • SAP SuccessFactors

What people use each for

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

Culture Amp

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

Kazoo

  • Employee recognition and reward point programsnot Culture Amp
  • Performance conversations and goal trackingnot Culture Amp
  • Employee engagement surveys tied to recognition datanot 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

Kazoo

  • The kazoohr.com domain now redirects to worktango.com, so Kazoo is no longer sold under that name
  • No Kazoo-branded pricing, plan or per-employee rate remains published at the original domain

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

Kazoo

On request
  • Kazoo Platform$undefined/month
    • Recognition programs
    • Performance management
    • Learning paths

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.
Culture Amp review

Choose Kazoo if

  • You need social recognition.
  • You also want goal setting.
Kazoo review

Questions people ask

Is Culture Amp or Kazoo better?
Neither clearly leads. Culture Amp starts at On request and Kazoo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or Kazoo?
Culture Amp starts at On request and Kazoo at On request.
Does Culture Amp or Kazoo run on more platforms?
Culture Amp runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Kazoo runs on Web.
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 Kazoo is typically brought in for.
What can Culture Amp do that Kazoo cannot?
Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Pulse surveys, Goal tracking, 360-degree feedback. Kazoo covers Social recognition, Goal setting, Learning management, Engagement surveys. Both handle Performance management, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Workday.
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