Motivation Cloud AI features and pricing (October 2026)

Motivation Cloud is an employee engagement platform from Japan. It measures engagement with a long diagnostic survey, compares results against a large Japanese benchmark and uses AI to interpret the data and recommend actions for managers and HR.

The service is run by Link and Motivation Inc., a Tokyo company founded in 2000 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. The core is a diagnostic survey of about 20 minutes that rates expectations and satisfaction, plus short pulse surveys of about one minute on selected items. Dashboards track improvement actions and targets. The vendor's benchmark database covers 14,400 companies and 6.71 million employees.

Surveys can run in several languages for subsidiaries abroad, while the website and the materials we reviewed are in Japanese. Prices are only available on request. The tool fits Japanese groups and foreign companies with large teams in Japan.

• Interprets survey resultsThe AI diagnosis analyzes the answers to the survey items and names the main strengths and problem areas of a team or unit. HR teams and managers get a readable interpretation right after the survey closes, without an analyst preparing it by hand.
• Recommends improvement actionsBased on the issues found, the AI proposes concrete actions and supports their implementation. The vendor states that its recommendations draw on 20 years of in-house HR and organizational know-how and on survey items developed jointly with Keio University.
• Answers follow-up questionsManagers can ask the AI about a recommended action in a chat, for example about advantages, drawbacks and points to watch during rollout. This lowers the barrier for line managers who have no background in organizational development.
• Advises on individual growthAn AI growth support advisor helps with individual development topics, alongside the organizational advisor. Both are meant to let teams start improvement work without specialist knowledge.

• Benchmarks results against a database the vendor describes as one of the largest in Japan, with 14,400 companies and 6.71 million employees.
• Run by a listed Japanese HR consultancy, so survey software and consulting come from the same company.
• Multilingual surveys are available for subsidiaries abroad, while the product website is in Japanese.

Run by Tokyo-based Link and Motivation Inc., listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. The vendor's benchmark covers data from 14,400 companies, which it describes as one of the largest in Japan.

Ask where survey data is hosted and which security certifications apply, since we found no public security page in September 2026. Confirm which survey and interface languages are available for staff outside Japan. Check compliance with Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information for employee survey data. Request a written quote, because pricing depends on headcount and usage.

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