HR & Recruiting · head to head
Culture Amp vs n8n

Culture Amp
HR & Recruiting
Build a better workplace with employee experience data
- From
- On request
- Rated
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The short version
- Only n8n 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; n8n starter tier limited to 1 project and 5 concurrent executions
- They diverge on capability: Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, n8n covers Workflow automation.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Culture Amp and n8n actually diverge.
| Attribute | Culture Amp | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Api | Web, Docker, Self-hosted |
| Category | HR & Recruiting | Automation & Integration |
| Founded | 2009 | 2019 |
Identical on both: 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 n8n
- Workflow automation
- Visual editor
- Conditional execution
- Looping
- Error handling
- Scheduling
- Webhooks
- REST API
Both cover
- Slack
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Culture Amp
- Employee engagement surveys and analysisnot n8n
- Performance reviews and development planning across an organisationnot n8n
n8n
- Building AI agents and workflow automation for technical teamsnot Culture Amp
- Visual workflow design with capability to write custom JavaScript or Python codenot Culture Amp
- Enterprise deployments with self-hosted or cloud optionsnot Culture Amp
- Integrating 500+ pre-built applications with custom API connectionsnot 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
n8n
- Starter tier limited to 1 project and 5 concurrent executions
- Starter and Pro tiers restricted to Cloud hosting only, not self-hosted
- Business tier requires 6 months minimum commitment at €667/month
- SSO/SAML/LDAP authentication requires Business or Enterprise tier
- Dedicated support with SLA available only on Enterprise 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
n8n
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the n8n 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.
Choose n8n if
- You need workflow automation.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Docker, Self-hosted.
- You also want visual editor.
Questions people ask
- Is Culture Amp or n8n better?
- Neither clearly leads. Culture Amp starts at On request and n8n at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or n8n?
- n8n has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Culture Amp and Free for n8n.
- Does Culture Amp or n8n run on more platforms?
- Culture Amp runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. n8n runs on Web, Docker, Self-hosted.
- Can I use n8n for free?
- Yes. n8n 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 n8n is typically brought in for.
- What can Culture Amp do that n8n cannot?
- Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Pulse surveys, Performance management, Goal tracking. n8n covers Workflow automation, Visual editor, Conditional execution, Looping. Both handle Slack.
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