Culture Amp

cultureamp.com
HR & Payroll
Weekend Project

The market-leading employee experience platform

How to Replace Culture Amp

Overview

Culture Amp is an always-on intelligence layer that connects people, AI, and performance to help organizations build trusted, high-performing cultures. It combines people science with AI to turn employee insights into real business impact through engagement, performance management, and development tools.

Features

54 features across 20 categories

AI(4)

AI CoachAI

AI-powered coaching tool that surfaces focus areas from engagement survey data and partners with managers to take next best steps forward

AI Coach - Leadership DevelopmentAI

Uses expert coaching and guided role play to help managers handle complex conversations and situations

AI Coach - Performance ReviewsAI

Helps managers create personalized, balanced, and actionable performance reviews faster

Text Analytics & AI Comment SummariesAI

AI-powered analysis of survey comments and feedback

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Accessibility(1)

Multilingual Platform

Support for multiple languages across the platform

Also in: Justinmind, Justworks, Notion

Analytics(5)

Industry-Leading Benchmarks

Compare employee engagement and performance metrics against industry standards

People Science PlusAIPremium

Advanced guidance, trainings, linkage analysis, and predictive analytics

Performance Insights & Analytics

Data-driven insights into team and individual performance metrics

Predictive AnalyticsAIPremium

Advanced predictive modeling to forecast trends and outcomes

Retention Insights

Identify drivers of engagement and retention with visibility into key factors

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Coaching(2)

Group CoachingPremium

Coaching programs for groups of leaders or managers

One-on-One CoachingPremium

Personalized coaching for leaders and managers

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Community(1)

Culture First Community

Access to global community of people leaders, HR practitioners, and change agents

Also in: Squarespace, Hugging Face, Obsidian

Compliance(2)

GDPR & SOC2 Compliance

Full GDPR and SOC2 Type I compliance certification

ISO Compliance

ISO certification for information security management

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Development(6)

Career Paths & Role Tracks

Define career progression routes and role-specific development paths

Competency Library & Ready-Made Competencies

Pre-built competency frameworks and ability to create custom competencies

Guidance & Planning Workflows

Guided workflows to help with development planning and execution

Personalized Development Plans

Create tailored development plans for individual employee growth

Role Descriptions & Proficiency Levels

Create and manage job descriptions with clear proficiency expectations

Trackable Growth Goals

Set and track development goals for individual employees

Also in: Kissflow, Lattice, WordPress.com

Goal Management(1)

Goal or OKR Tracking

Align individual and team goals with organizational objectives

Implementation(2)

Expert Project ManagementPremium

Professional project management services during implementation

Pre-Launch ReviewPremium

Expert review of platform setup before go-live

Integration(3)

HRIS Integrations

Integration with major HRIS systems to sync employee data

MS Teams Integration

Integration with Microsoft Teams for notifications and collaboration

Slack Integration

Integration with Slack for notifications and in-app messaging

Learning(1)

Skills Coach for Daily Micro-Learning

Daily micro-learning recommendations and skill development coaching

Performance Management(6)

1-on-1 Templates

Pre-built templates for one-on-one conversations between managers and employees

360-Degree Feedback

Comprehensive feedback from managers, peers, and self-assessments

Continuous & Real-Time Feedback

Enable ongoing feedback delivery beyond annual review cycles

Employee Self Reflections

Tools for employees to reflect on their own performance and development

In-Product Calibrations

Tools to ensure fair and consistent performance ratings across teams

Performance Reviews

Tools for conducting 360-degree, peer, and manager feedback reviews

Planning(1)

Focus Areas & Action Planning

Identify priority areas and develop actionable plans to improve culture

Recognition(1)

Shoutouts for Recognition

Recognition and praise system for peer-to-peer and manager appreciation

Reporting(4)

Development & Capability Reporting

Report on employee development progress and capability gaps

Effectiveness Surveys & Reports

Measure and report on performance effectiveness at all organizational levels

Goals Reporting & Visualizations

Visual reports showing goal progress and achievement across organization

Manager & Executive Dashboards

Real-time dashboards for managers and executives to view team and organizational insights

Security(2)

Enterprise-Grade Security

Top-tier security measures for enterprise data protection

SSO & Encryption

Single Sign-On and data encryption for security

Support(4)

24/5 Chat and Email Support

Round-the-clock customer support via chat and email

Customer Success SupportPremium

Dedicated customer success team assistance

One-on-One Customer Success PartnershipPremium

Personalized partnership with dedicated Customer Success manager

Results Call with People ScientistPremium

Consultation calls with Culture Amp People Science experts

Surveys(3)

40+ Science-Backed Survey Templates

Pre-built survey templates based on organizational psychology research

Candidate, Onboarding, & Exit Surveys

Specialized surveys for recruitment, onboarding, and employee offboarding

Engagement & Pulse Surveys

Launch surveys quickly to understand employees and make strategic decisions

Tools(2)

ROI Calculator

Tool to estimate and calculate return on investment from Culture Amp

Where Should We Begin? At Work Card Game

Card game designed with Esther Perel to spark deeper connection and trust at work

Training(3)

Executive TrainingsPremium

Specialized training for executive leaders

Manager TrainingsPremium

Training programs for managers on performance management and leadership

On-Demand Training Resources

Library of training materials and resources for Culture Amp platform

Pricing

Engage

Custom
  • Engagement & pulse surveys
  • Retention Insights
  • Focus areas & action planning
  • 40+ science-backed survey templates
  • Industry-leading benchmarks
  • Candidate, onboarding, & exit surveys
  • eNPS
  • Manager & executive dashboards
  • Text analytics & AI comment summaries
  • Shoutouts for recognition
  • Skills Coach for daily micro-learning
  • 1-on-1 templates
  • Slack & MS Teams integrations
  • HRIS integrations

Perform

Custom
  • Goal or OKR tracking
  • Performance reviews (360°, peer & manager feedback)
  • Continuous & real-time feedback
  • Employee self reflections
  • Performance insights & analytics
  • Effectiveness surveys & reports for all levels
  • Goals reporting & visualizations
  • In-product calibrations
  • Shoutouts for recognition
  • Skills Coach for daily micro-learning
  • 1-on-1 templates
  • Slack & MS Teams integrations
  • HRIS integrations

Develop

Custom
  • Career paths, role tracks, descriptions & proficiency levels
  • Trackable growth goals
  • Development & capability reporting
  • Personalized development plans
  • Competency library & ready-made competencies
  • Guidance & planning workflows
  • Continuous prompts to power adoption
  • Shoutouts for recognition
  • Skills Coach for daily micro-learning
  • 1-on-1 templates
  • Slack & MS Teams integrations
  • HRIS integrations

Small & Medium

Custom
  • Guided support
  • Group Customer Success support
  • On demand resources for Culture Amp training
  • 24/5 Chat and email support

Enterprise

Custom
  • Tailored experience for 1000+ employees
  • Manager & executive trainings
  • Results call with People Scientist
  • One-on-one coaching
  • Group coaching
  • Pre-launch review
  • On-demand resources for Culture Amp training
  • 24/5 Chat and email support
  • People Science Plus (advanced guidance, trainings, linkage & predictive analytics)

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Culture Amp. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Culture Amp alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 54 features.

Buy Culture Amp

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$36,000
Maintenance$540/mo
3-year total$55,440
Dev time~3 months

Buying Culture Amp saves ~$55,440 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 54 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

4 known integrations

HRIS SystemsMajor HR SaaS ProductsMicrosoft TeamsSlack