HR & Recruiting · head to head
Culture Amp vs Marvel

Culture Amp
HR & Recruiting
Build a better workplace with employee experience data
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- On request
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The short version
- Only Marvel 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; Marvel pricing is not shown on the product pages
- They diverge on capability: Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Marvel covers Drag-and-drop prototyping.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Culture Amp and Marvel actually diverge.
| Attribute | Culture Amp | Marvel |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Api | Windows, Macos, Web, Ios, Android |
| Category | HR & Recruiting | Design Tools |
| Founded | 2009 | 2013 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Marvel
- Drag-and-drop prototyping
- User testing
- Animations
- Interactions
- User research
- Analytics
- Handoff tools
- Feedback
Both cover
- Slack
- GDPR
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Culture Amp
- Employee engagement surveys and analysisnot Marvel
- Performance reviews and development planning across an organisationnot Marvel
Marvel
- Wireframing and clickable prototypesnot Culture Amp
- User testing on a prototype before buildnot Culture Amp
- Developer handoff with automatic design specsnot Culture Amp
- Sharing prototypes with stakeholders for feedbacknot 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
Marvel
- Pricing is not shown on the product pages
- User research capability comes through Ballpark rather than being native to Marvel
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
Marvel
Free- FreeFree
- 1 project
- Unlimited screens
- Basic prototyping
- Professional$12/month
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited screens
- Advanced prototyping
- Team$80/month
- Everything in Professional
- Unlimited users
- Team workspace
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 Marvel if
- You need drag-and-drop prototyping.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Windows, Macos, Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want user testing.
Questions people ask
- Is Culture Amp or Marvel better?
- Neither clearly leads. Culture Amp starts at On request and Marvel at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or Marvel?
- Marvel has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Culture Amp and Free for Marvel.
- Does Culture Amp or Marvel run on more platforms?
- Culture Amp runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Marvel runs on Windows, Macos, Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Marvel for free?
- Yes. Marvel 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 Marvel is typically brought in for.
- What can Culture Amp do that Marvel cannot?
- Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Pulse surveys, Performance management, Goal tracking. Marvel covers Drag-and-drop prototyping, User testing, Animations, Interactions. Both handle Slack, GDPR.
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