Culture Amp vs CultureMonkey (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Culture Amp and CultureMonkey share a 1.8 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on which features you need.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Culture Amp
Engagement surveys, performance reviews and development together
Paid
CultureMonkey
Employee engagement surveys with people-science support
Paid
Which one is for you
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
Pick CultureMonkey if
- Fits if you want engagement surveys with SSO and HRMS sync included
- Works for HR teams that want help reading results
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price, as the page gives a custom quote only
- Not for you if you want HR records, payroll or time off
- Watch out: People Science Plus is a paid add-on
- Not for you if you want to try it free, as no trial is listed
How we grade them
| 1.8GPACulture AmpWeak | 1.8GPACultureMonkeyWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published; the pricing page leads to a quote form, and all products are billed annually. | CPricing is a custom quote by employee count and support level, with no figures, so C. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial is on record in the listing or on its pricing page. | FNo free plan and no trial is listed. You start with a demo request. |
| Features | CEngagement surveys, reviews, calibration, 1-on-1s, development and an AI coach. It does no payroll or employee records. | CSurveys and feedback, with implementation, HRMS sync and SSO included. A smaller job than an HR suite, so C. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Survey programs and review cycles have to be designed before they run, and support depth follows company size. | CNo store rating on record, and you'd set it up with your own people data first, so it's an ordinary C. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with an integrations page (5 on record). | BWeb only, with eight listed integrations. No mobile app named. |
| Best for | engagement surveys and performance reviews | engagement surveys with people-science help |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Culture Amp and CultureMonkey. How we grade
Where they differ
- Culture Amp also covers goals.
- CultureMonkey also covers whatsApp messaging and dashboards.
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At a glance
| Culture Amp | CultureMonkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Culture Amp | CultureMonkey |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
CultureMonkey
- Pricing is a custom quote based on employee count and support level; no figures are published.
- People Science Plus is the only paid add-on named; implementation, HRMS sync and SSO are included.
- Survey and feedback only, with no HR records, payroll or time off.
Key features
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.
CultureMonkey
- Survey templates
- 100+ survey templates, including annual engagement, pulse, lifecycle and candidate experience surveys.
- Anonymous feedback
- Responses are aggregated so individuals are not identified.
- Many channels
- Send surveys by email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, SMS, WhatsApp, QR code or kiosk, in 100+ languages.
- Manager dashboards
- Role-based views show managers only their own team's results.
- HRMS sync and SSO
- Syncs from systems including Workday, SuccessFactors, BambooHR and Keka, and supports SAML sign-in.
- People Science Plus
- A paid add-on with driver analysis, predictive insights and board-ready reports.
Plans
Culture Amp
Pricing could not be confirmed. See cultureamp.com.
CultureMonkey
Pricing could not be confirmed. See culturemonkey.io.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or CultureMonkey?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Culture Amp has no price we could confirm, and CultureMonkey has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Culture Amp or CultureMonkey?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Culture Amp nor CultureMonkey has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.