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Motivosity vs Culture Amp

Motivosity logo

Motivosity

HR & Recruiting

Recognition that actually matters

From
$4/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Culture Amp logo

Culture Amp

HR & Recruiting

Build a better workplace with employee experience data

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Motivosity pricing is custom, with no published per-employee rate; Culture Amp no price is published, and cost depends on employee count, product chosen and service tier
  • They diverge on capability: Motivosity covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Motivosity and Culture Amp actually diverge.

Attributes where Motivosity and Culture Amp differ
AttributeMotivosityCulture Amp
Starting price$4/monthOn request
Founded20132009

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (HR & Recruiting).

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 Motivosity

  • Peer-to-peer recognition
  • Spot bonuses
  • Social recognition feed
  • Manager insights
  • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Rewards marketplace
  • Company values alignment
  • Gusto

Only in Culture Amp

  • Employee engagement surveys
  • Performance management
  • Goal tracking
  • 360-degree feedback
  • Analytics & insights
  • Action planning
  • Manager effectiveness
  • SAP SuccessFactors

Both cover

  • Pulse surveys
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • BambooHR
  • Workday
  • ADP
  • HRIS systems
  • GDPR
  • Data encryption

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Motivosity

  • Peer-to-peer recognition and spot bonusesnot Culture Amp
  • Service milestones and work anniversariesnot Culture Amp
  • Pulse surveys on employee sentimentnot Culture Amp
  • Rewards and lifestyle spending accountsnot Culture Amp
  • Nominations and awards programmesnot Culture Amp

Culture Amp

  • Employee engagement surveys and analysisnot Motivosity
  • Performance reviews and development planning across an organisationnot Motivosity

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Motivosity

  • Pricing is custom, with no published per-employee rate
  • Small business plans carry a minimum spend of $3,000 a year, so a small team pays that floor whatever its headcount
  • Sold as eleven separate modules, so recognition, wellness, surveys and rewards are each priced on top of the platform

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

Pricing, plan by plan

Motivosity

$4/month
  • Recognize$4/month
    • Peer recognition
    • Spot bonuses
    • Social feed
  • Lead$5/month
    • Everything in Recognize
    • Manager insights
    • 1-on-1 tools
  • Listen$2/month
    • Pulse surveys
    • eNPS tracking
    • Engagement metrics

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Motivosity if

  • You need peer-to-peer recognition.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want spot bonuses.
Motivosity review

Choose Culture Amp if

  • You need employee engagement surveys.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want performance management.
Culture Amp review

Questions people ask

Is Motivosity or Culture Amp better?
Neither clearly leads. Motivosity starts at $4/month and Culture Amp at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Motivosity or Culture Amp?
Motivosity starts at $4/month and Culture Amp at On request.
Does Motivosity or Culture Amp run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Motivosity best used for?
Motivosity is most often used for peer-to-peer recognition and spot bonuses, service milestones and work anniversaries, pulse surveys on employee sentiment, rewards and lifestyle spending accounts. Of those, peer-to-peer recognition and spot bonuses and service milestones and work anniversaries are not what Culture Amp is typically brought in for.
What can Motivosity do that Culture Amp cannot?
Motivosity covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Spot bonuses, Social recognition feed, Manager insights. Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Performance management, Goal tracking, 360-degree feedback. Both handle Pulse surveys, Slack, Microsoft Teams, BambooHR.
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