Compare/Head to head

Culture Amp vs Lattice

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Culture Amp

Sales-quoted

Employee engagement, performance and development platform with AI Coach built in. Pricing is quote-based, billed annually.

Where Culture Amp fits

  • People teams running engagement surveys
  • Companies pairing reviews with engagement data
  • Managers who want coaching in the tool
  • Firms of 1,000+ staff wanting expert help

Lattice

$4/seat/mo

Performance, engagement and HRIS for people operations, with per-seat pricing from $4/mo, billed annually.

Where Lattice fits

  • People-ops teams of roughly 50 to 500
  • Companies running review cycles
  • HR teams that want surveys next to goals
  • Buyers using the Claude or ChatGPT marketplaces

At a glance

DetailCulture AmpLattice
Starting priceSales-quoted$4/seat/mo
Free tier–No–No
MCP server✓Yes✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underEngagement, People analytics, PerformanceEngagement, HRIS, People analytics, Performance
CapterraNot enough reviews4.5 from 207 reviews

Where they pull apart

Culture Amp

Stands out: AI Coach is built into Engage and Perform, plus an MCP connector for Claude and ChatGPT and a developer API.

Watch out: All products are billed annually and priced by headcount, product and service tier. The MCP connector needs sign-up.

Not the right fit for

  • Buyers who need a published per-employee price
  • Teams looking for HRIS or payroll

Lattice

Stands out: Review cycles, goals and surveys in one people-ops suite, with MCP in the assistant marketplaces.

Watch out: Pricing is modular, so the per-seat figure depends on which products you buy, and every contract is billed annually with a $4,000 minimum.

Not the right fit for

  • Talent acquisition teams looking for an ATS
  • US payroll-first small-business buyers

Pros and cons

Culture Amp

  • Engage and Perform on one platform
  • AI Coach included in every plan
  • Developer API and MCP connector
  • No published price
  • Annual billing only
  • No HRIS or payroll

Lattice

  • Public per-seat pricing
  • Reviews, goals and surveys in one suite
  • MCP in the Claude and ChatGPT marketplaces
  • Modular pricing makes the real figure vary
  • Not an ATS

What each one costs

Culture Amp

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. All products are billed annually, priced by employee count, products chosen and service tier. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Lattice

$4/seat/mo

Products are priced per seat per month and billed annually: Engagement $4, Goals and OKRs $8, Performance $10. Compensation adds $6 and Grow adds $4. The minimum annual agreement is $4,000, billed in US dollars. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Culture Amp or Lattice for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.
Does Culture Amp or Lattice have an MCP server?
Culture Amp and Lattice ship a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?