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Engagedly vs Perceptyx

Engagedly
Software
Cloud-based employee engagement and performance management
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- Rated
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The short version
- Only Engagedly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Engagedly there is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount; Perceptyx aimed at Fortune 1000 scale organisations rather than small or mid-sized employers
- They diverge on capability: Engagedly covers Performance management, Perceptyx covers Employee listening.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Engagedly and Perceptyx actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Engagedly
- Performance management
- Goal tracking
- Feedback tools
- Recognition
- Mobile app
- Manager resources
- Development plans
Only in Perceptyx
- Employee listening
- AI-powered insights
- Surveys
- Pulse surveys
- Text analytics
- Action planning
- Benchmarking
Both cover
- Analytics dashboard
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Workday
- BambooHR
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Engagedly
- Performance reviews, goals and continuous feedbacknot Perceptyx
- Employee engagement and pulse surveysnot Perceptyx
- Peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefrontnot Perceptyx
Perceptyx
- Employee engagement and lifecycle surveysnot Engagedly
- Analysing open-text feedback at scalenot Engagedly
- Manager coaching and behavioural nudges through Activatenot Engagedly
- Adaptive learning tied to survey findingsnot Engagedly
- Delivering surveys inside Teams, Slack or Workdaynot Engagedly
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Engagedly
- There is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount
- All published per-user rates are billed annually rather than monthly
- The platform is sold as separate modules, so performance, learning, survey and recognition capabilities are priced individually and stack up
- Per-user rates are quoted as ranges such as $5 to $8 for performance and $3 to $5 for learning, with the actual figure varying by employee count and bundling
- Recognition and rewards is a further $2 per user per month on top of the other modules
- Every plan routes through Book a Demo rather than self-serve checkout
Perceptyx
- Aimed at Fortune 1000 scale organisations rather than small or mid-sized employers
- Split into named modules, Discover, Activate and Develop, so listening, coaching and learning are separate purchases
- Pricing is not published
Pricing, plan by plan
Engagedly
Free- FreeFree
- Basic performance management
- Goals
- Feedback
- Pro$undefined/month
- Advanced performance management
- Recognition
- Analytics
Perceptyx
On request- Perceptyx Platform$undefined/month
- Employee listening
- AI insights
- Surveys
Which should you pick?
Choose Engagedly if
- You need performance management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want goal tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Engagedly or Perceptyx better?
- Neither clearly leads. Engagedly starts at Free and Perceptyx at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Engagedly or Perceptyx?
- Engagedly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Engagedly and On request for Perceptyx.
- Does Engagedly or Perceptyx run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Engagedly for free?
- Yes. Engagedly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Perceptyx starts at On request.
- What is Engagedly best used for?
- Engagedly is most often used for performance reviews, goals and continuous feedback, employee engagement and pulse surveys, peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefront. Of those, performance reviews, goals and continuous feedback and employee engagement and pulse surveys are not what Perceptyx is typically brought in for.
- What can Engagedly do that Perceptyx cannot?
- Engagedly covers Performance management, Goal tracking, Feedback tools, Recognition. Perceptyx covers Employee listening, AI-powered insights, Surveys, Pulse surveys. Both handle Analytics dashboard, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Workday.
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