Bonusly vs Culture Amp (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Bonusly if

• Fits if your team lives in Slack or Teams and wants a points-for-rewards system
• Works for companies that want recognition tied to milestones

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want wider HR such as payroll or time off, as it only does recognition
• Watch out: rewards are billed at face value when employees redeem them, on top of the subscription
• Watch out: the pricing page shows monthly billing, but its FAQ says all plans are billed annually
• Tight if you need nominations, spot bonuses or SSO, which are Organization-plan features sold through sales
• Watch out: listed prices apply to new customers only

Pick Culture Amp if

• Fits if you run regular engagement surveys and want results next to reviews
• Works for mid-sized firms that want survey science help from the vendor

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price before a sales call, as none is published
• Not for you if you need payroll or employee records
• Watch out: everything is billed annually
• Tight if you are small, as onboarding and support depth follow company size

Bonusly

• Rewards are billed separately at face value when employees redeem them, on top of the subscription.
• The pricing page shows monthly billing, but its FAQ says all plans are billed annually; confirm the term before buying.
• The Organization plan is quoted through sales.
• The listed prices apply to new customers only; existing customers are directed to their account manager.

Culture Amp

• No prices are published; the pricing page leads to a quote form, so the cost is unknown until you ask.
• The pricing FAQ says all products are billed annually.
• It does not cover payroll or core employee records; it is a survey and performance product.
• Onboarding and support depth depends on the service tier, which follows company size.

Bonusly

Peer recognition

Employees give each other points with a message, with admins setting how much each person can give and receive.

Rewards catalog

Points are redeemed for items such as gift cards, with country-specific options. The company pays face value for rewards redeemed.

Slack and Teams

Recognition can be given from Slack and Microsoft Teams, and through iOS and Android apps.

Milestone celebrations

Birthdays and work anniversaries can be recognized automatically.

Check-ins and growth tools

Smart-agenda one-on-ones, performance recaps and manager alerts are part of the Team plan.

Bizy assistant

An AI assistant priced at $2 per user / month, included in the Team and Organization plans as listed. The Organization plan includes 1,000 MCP tool calls a month.

Culture Amp

Engagement surveys

Ready-to-use surveys, pulse surveys, onboarding and offboarding surveys, AI comment summaries, benchmarking and action plans.

Performance reviews and calibration

Review cycles with calibration, continuous feedback, goal management and performance insights in the Perform module.

1-on-1s and development

1-on-1 conversations with templates, employee development plans and a skills coach, which the pricing FAQ says are included for every customer.

AI Coach

An assistant built into Engage and Perform that surfaces themes in results and suggests next steps and action plans.

People Science Consulting

An add-on to Engage and Perform with advisory work from the vendor's people scientists, quoted separately.

Bonusly

• Team + Bizy$5

  per user / month, billed monthly ($50 per user / year billed annually)

  Peer recognition, Slack and Teams, mobile apps, milestone celebrations, HRIS integrations, 24/7 chat and Bizy. Without Bizy: $3 per user / month.

• Organization + BizyCustom

  Everything in Team plus announcements, nominations, spot bonuses, company analytics, SAML SSO and a dedicated customer success manager.

Culture Amp

Pricing could not be confirmed. See cultureamp.com.

Bonusly

• Annual discount

  2 months free on annual billing

  The pricing page offers two months free when switching from monthly to annual billing, with $50 per user a year against $5 a month.

Culture Amp

No public discounts listed.