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Culture Amp vs Oyster HR

Culture Amp logo

Culture Amp

HR & Recruiting

Build a better workplace with employee experience data

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Oyster HR logo

Oyster HR

HR & Recruiting

Global employer of record and contractor payments

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Oyster HR 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; Oyster HR employer of Record plan is priced per employee per month at USD 699, not a flat team rate

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Culture Amp and Oyster HR actually diverge.

Attributes where Culture Amp and Oyster HR differ
AttributeCulture AmpOyster HR
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
CategoryHR & RecruitingUnknown
Founded2009Unknown

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 Oyster HR

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 Oyster HR
  • Performance reviews and development planning across an organisationnot Oyster HR

Oyster HR

No use cases recorded yet. See the Oyster HR 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

Oyster HR

  • Employer of Record plan is priced per employee per month at USD 699, not a flat team rate
  • Global Contractors plan is free for only the first 30 days, then USD 29 per contractor per month
  • A separate currency conversion fee applies whenever payment currency differs from contract currency
  • People Partner Services are billed at USD 300 per hour on top of the platform subscription

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

Oyster HR

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Oyster HR 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.
Culture Amp review

Choose Oyster HR if

  • You want to start without paying.
Oyster HR review

Questions people ask

Is Culture Amp or Oyster HR better?
Neither clearly leads. Culture Amp starts at On request and Oyster HR at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or Oyster HR?
Oyster HR has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Culture Amp and Free for Oyster HR.
Does Culture Amp or Oyster HR run on more platforms?
Culture Amp runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Oyster HR runs on Web.
Can I use Oyster HR for free?
Yes. Oyster HR 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 Oyster HR is typically brought in for.
What can Culture Amp do that Oyster HR cannot?
Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Pulse surveys, Performance management, Goal tracking.
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