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11 Culture Amp alternatives for HR teams
Culture Amp: Australian employee experience platform with an AI coach for managers and automatic summaries of open-text comments. These 11 tools cover the same task (engagement & surveys). They are ranked by how many of Culture Amp's strongest markets they share, then by how complete their profile is.
Why teams look beyond Culture Amp
- Culture Amp does not target companies under 50 employees. 3 alternatives do.
- 7 alternatives are strong in at least one of the same countries as Culture Amp, so local support and compliance should be comparable.
Culture Amp and the top 3 alternatives at a glance
Open in the comparison tool →| Culture Amp | 15Five | Lattice | Perceptyx | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Per employee | Per user | Per user | Contact for pricing |
| Free plan | No | No | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No | No | No |
| Data hosting | Multiple regions, EU region available | United States | Multiple regions, EU region available | Multiple regions, EU region available |
| Strong in | United States, Australia, United Kingdom | United States | United States | United States |
| Company size | Midsize, Enterprise | Midsize, Enterprise | Small, Midsize, Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Certifications | ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, SOC 2 | SOC 2 Type II | SOC 2 Type II | SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001, HITRUST CSF |
All 11 alternatives to Culture Amp
All engagement & surveys tools →Performance management platform with an AI agent for goal alignment, feedback summaries and engagement surveys.
US employee listening platform with several AI agents for open-text analysis, coaching nudges and recommended actions.
Qualtrics employee experience module with AI analysis of open-text responses and predictive flight-risk detection.
Indian all-in-one platform for employee recognition, benefits and surveys, with AI-driven recommendations via the Vantage Edge module.
Workday's continuous employee listening platform, formerly Peakon, with AI-driven sentiment synthesis from HCM data.
US talent suite for performance, learning and engagement, with the Marissa AI assistant for goal tracking and competency insight.
Dutch employee survey platform with scientifically validated surveys, AI text analytics for open comments and a survey on AI adoption.
Microsoft's employee engagement survey platform, formerly Glint, with AI summaries of real-time sentiment data for managers.
Canadian engagement platform for SMBs with automated pulse surveys, anonymous feedback and peer recognition.
South African employee survey platform with AI text analytics that turns open comments into clear themes.
Questions
What is the best alternative to Culture Amp?
It depends on your country and company size. In our data, 15Five, Lattice and Perceptyx share the most strong markets with Culture Amp, so they are the closest fit if you work where Culture Amp is strong. Filter the list by country and size to narrow it down.
Is there a free alternative to Culture Amp?
None of the 11 alternatives lists a free plan or free trial in our data. Most vendors in engagement & surveys sell through demos and quotes.
Which Culture Amp alternatives can host data in the EU?
Lattice, Perceptyx, Qualtrics EmployeeXM, Workday Peakon Employee Voice, Effectory and Viva Glint can store customer data in the EU, according to the vendors. Ask for the data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR) and the list of subprocessors.










