Culture Amp vs Perceptyx (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Culture Amp and Perceptyx 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
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 Perceptyx if
- Fits if you're a large organization running a formal listening program
- Works for HR teams that want survey results tied to an analyst's advice
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you're a small team, as there is no self-serve option
- Not for you if you want a price, since the site sends you to an expert
- Watch out: SOC 2, HITRUST and FedRAMP are the vendor's own claims
- Too light for performance reviews or HR records, which aren't described
How we grade them
| 1.8GPACulture AmpWeak | 1.8GPAPerceptyxWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published; the pricing page leads to a quote form, and all products are billed annually. | CNo price is published, so there's nothing to set against the $2 to $9 a seat a month this category charges. That leaves it at 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. | CEmployee listening and engagement surveys. It's a smaller job than a full HR suite, and the pages show no gap in it, 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 two listed integrations. No desktop or phone app on record. |
| Best for | engagement surveys and performance reviews | enterprise employee listening surveys |
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 Perceptyx. How we grade
Where they differ
- Culture Amp also covers goals.
- Perceptyx also covers dashboards.
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At a glance
| Culture Amp | Perceptyx | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Culture Amp | Perceptyx, Inc. |
| 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.
Perceptyx
- No prices, plans or trial are published; the site sends buyers to talk to an expert.
- It is aimed at large organizations; smaller teams will find no self-serve option.
- The security certifications named (SOC 2 Type II, HITRUST CSF, FedRAMP authorized) are the vendor's own claims.
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.
Perceptyx
- Employee listening (Discover)
- Engagement surveys and continuous listening that surface attrition, disengagement and leadership gaps.
- AI feedback analysis
- AI agents summarize open-text comments into themes, risks and priorities, and flag predictive attrition signals.
- Nudges in the flow of work (Activate)
- Coaching and next-step nudges are delivered in Microsoft Teams, Slack, email and mobile tools used by frontline staff.
- Learning and development (Develop)
- Turns an organization's existing learning content into adaptive, conversational lessons and manager feedback programs.
- Integrations and an MCP server
- Connects to HCM, LMS, ATS, Teams and Slack, and the site lists a developer portal and an MCP server.
Plans
Culture Amp
Pricing could not be confirmed. See cultureamp.com.
Perceptyx
Pricing could not be confirmed. See perceptyx.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or Perceptyx?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Culture Amp has no price we could confirm, and Perceptyx has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Culture Amp or Perceptyx?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Culture Amp nor Perceptyx 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.