Compare/Head to head

Culture Amp vs Leapsome

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

Leapsome

$7/employee/mo Free trial

Modular HRIS, performance, engagement and recruiting platform. Agentic HRIS Foundation lists at $7 per employee a month and Pro at $10; Talent Suite modules are sales-quoted.

Where Leapsome fits

  • People teams wanting reviews and OKRs together
  • Companies switching HRIS and adding modules later
  • Orgs using AI agents for reviews and workflows
  • Teams connecting HR data to AI tools via MCP

At a glance

DetailCulture AmpLeapsome
Starting priceSales-quoted$7/employee/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on recordYes
MCP server✓Yes✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underEngagement, People analytics, PerformanceEngagement, Learning, Performance

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

Leapsome

Stands out: Buy modules one at a time, with AI agents and an MCP connector for Claude and ChatGPT included in all plans.

Watch out: Only the HRIS tiers show a price. Talent Suite module prices are not displayed and plans are bought through sales, so the total depends on modules, user count and multi-module discounts.

Not the right fit for

  • Buyers who want a low-cost self-serve plan
  • Teams that only need payroll

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

Leapsome

  • Modules sold individually or bundled
  • AI agents and MCP included in all plans
  • Public content API
  • Talent Suite module prices are not published
  • Recruiting module still in early access
  • No payroll processing

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

Leapsome

$7/employee/mo

Leapsome's Agentic HRIS Foundation lists at $7 per employee a month and Agentic HRIS Pro at $10, in USD. A current offer makes Foundation free and Pro $5 per employee a month when you buy any Talent Suite module, until December 31. Talent Suite module prices are not displayed, and plans are bought through sales. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Culture Amp or Leapsome for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Leapsome offers a free trial.
Does Culture Amp or Leapsome have an MCP server?
Culture Amp and Leapsome 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?