Culture Amp vs Engagedly (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Culture Amp and Engagedly 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 whether you care more about value for money, where Culture Amp grades higher, or ease of use, where Engagedly does.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
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
Engagedly
Modular performance, learning, recognition and survey suites
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 Engagedly if
- Fits if you're a company big enough that $7,500 a year is a normal minimum
- Works for HR teams that want to buy performance or learning on its own
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're a small team: the page states a $7,500 a year minimum
- Pricey if you add suites, as Performance is $5 to $8 and Manage Compensation $10 a user
- Watch out: several prices are ranges ($3-$5, $5-$8) with no rule for what sets the figure
- Watch out: no free plan or trial, so you book a demo
How we grade them
| 1.8GPACulture AmpWeak | 1.8GPAEngagedlyWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published; the pricing page leads to a quote form, and all products are billed annually. | D$2 a user looks cheap, but the pricing page sets a $7,500 a year minimum, which for a team of five is $1,500 a head. That floor is in the dearest tenth. |
| 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. | CPerformance, learning, recognition, surveys, mentoring and compensation suites, but each is priced as its own line, and a talent mobility suite sits outside the list. |
| 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. | BThe listing has no store rating, and each suite has to be set up and switched on, so it's a C. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with an integrations page (5 on record). | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with eight listed integrations. No desktop app. |
| Best for | engagement surveys and performance reviews | modular performance and learning suites |
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 Engagedly. How we grade
Where they differ
- Engagedly also covers online courses.
At a glance
| Culture Amp | Engagedly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | $2 per user / month, billed annually (from $7,500 a year) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Culture Amp | Engagedly Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | engagedly.com |
| 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.
Engagedly
- The pricing page states a minimum of $7,500 a year, and says prices vary with headcount and bundling.
- Several prices are ranges ($5-$8, $3-$5) without saying what sets the figure.
- A deskless-employee communication add-on at $5 and a Talent Mobility suite are listed separately from the plans shown here.
- No free plan or free trial is listed; buyers book a demo or request a quote.
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.
Engagedly
- Performance reviews and 360 feedback
- Review cycles with calibration, 9-box assessment, 30-60-90 day reviews and 360 reports with an AI-written summary.
- Goals and OKRs
- Goal libraries with weighting, AI goal suggestions and links into reviews and one-on-ones.
- Learning platform
- A learning system with learning paths, certification, live sessions, mobile learning and content partners.
- Recognition and rewards
- Praise, badges and leaderboards, with a gift card store and a travel and experiences option.
- Surveys and team pulse
- Engagement surveys with an index, favorability distribution and team heat maps, plus recurring pulse questions.
- Talent mobility
- Skill gap analysis, development plans, career paths and succession planning, in a separate suite.
Plans
Culture Amp
Pricing could not be confirmed. See cultureamp.com.
Engagedly
Recognize & Reward Suite$2
per user / month, billed annually
Social recognition, praise wall, badges, gamification and a gift card storefront.
Engage & Listen Suite$2
per user / month, billed annually
Engagement and employee surveys, team pulse, heat maps and an intranet.
Learning Suite$3-$5
per user / month, billed annually
Learning platform with learning paths, assessments, compliance tracking and AI recommendations.
Performance Suite$5-$8
per user / month, billed annually
Reviews, 360 feedback, goals and OKRs, real-time feedback, 1:1s and skill libraries.
Mentoring Suite$8
per user / month, billed annually
Mentor-mentee matching, program management, progress tracking and feedback.
Manage Compensation$10
per user / month, billed annually
Compensation planning, budget control, variable pay, benchmarking and approval workflows.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or Engagedly?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Culture Amp has no price we could confirm, and Engagedly starts at $2 per user / month, billed annually (from $7,500 a year).
Which has a free plan, Culture Amp or Engagedly?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Culture Amp nor Engagedly has a free plan.
Which platforms do Culture Amp and Engagedly run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Engagedly lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.