HR & Recruiting · head to head
Culture Amp vs Qualtrics EmployeeXM

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

Qualtrics EmployeeXM
Employee Engagement
Turn employee feedback into action
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
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; Qualtrics EmployeeXM pricing is not published for either the People Engage or People Lifecycle products; both require submitting a Request Pricing form to Qualtrics
- They diverge on capability: Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Qualtrics EmployeeXM covers Engagement surveys.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Culture Amp and Qualtrics EmployeeXM actually diverge.
| Attribute | Culture Amp | Qualtrics EmployeeXM |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Category | HR & Recruiting | Employee Engagement |
| Founded | 2009 | 2002 |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), 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
- Performance management
- Goal tracking
- Analytics & insights
- Manager effectiveness
- BambooHR
- Namely
- ADP
Only in Qualtrics EmployeeXM
- Engagement surveys
- Lifecycle surveys
- AI-powered insights
- Predictive analytics
- Manager enablement
- Oracle HCM
- ServiceNow
- SSO providers
Both cover
- Pulse surveys
- 360-degree feedback
- Action planning
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Workday
- SAP SuccessFactors
- HRIS systems
- SOC2 Type II
- ISO27001
- GDPR
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Culture Amp
- Employee engagement surveys and analysisnot Qualtrics EmployeeXM
- Performance reviews and development planning across an organisationnot Qualtrics EmployeeXM
Qualtrics EmployeeXM
- Organizations wanting employee experience tools priced against their own headcount rather than a flat seat feenot 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
Qualtrics EmployeeXM
- Pricing is not published for either the People Engage or People Lifecycle products; both require submitting a Request Pricing form to Qualtrics
- Pricing is based on employee count rather than a flat platform fee, so cost scales with organization size
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$undefined/month
- Skills development
- Career paths
- Learning integrations
Qualtrics EmployeeXM
On request- Essentials$undefined/month
- Engagement surveys
- Pulse surveys
- Basic analytics
- Business$undefined/month
- Everything in Essentials
- AI insights
- Predictive analytics
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Business
- Custom integrations
- Advanced security
Which should you pick?
Choose Culture Amp if
- You need employee engagement surveys.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want performance management.
Choose Qualtrics EmployeeXM if
- You need engagement surveys.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want lifecycle surveys.
Questions people ask
- Is Culture Amp or Qualtrics EmployeeXM better?
- Neither clearly leads. Culture Amp starts at On request and Qualtrics EmployeeXM at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or Qualtrics EmployeeXM?
- Culture Amp starts at On request and Qualtrics EmployeeXM at On request.
- Does Culture Amp or Qualtrics EmployeeXM run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- 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 Qualtrics EmployeeXM is typically brought in for.
- What can Culture Amp do that Qualtrics EmployeeXM cannot?
- Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Performance management, Goal tracking, Analytics & insights. Qualtrics EmployeeXM covers Engagement surveys, Lifecycle surveys, AI-powered insights, Predictive analytics. Both handle Pulse surveys, 360-degree feedback, Action planning, Slack.
Related pages
More on Culture Amp
More on Qualtrics EmployeeXM
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