Head to head
Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.
Sales-quoted
Employee engagement, performance and development platform with AI Coach built in. Pricing is quote-based, billed annually.
Where Culture Amp fits
$15,000/yr
An engagement-first HR platform for mid-size and larger employers: validated engagement, pulse and lifecycle surveys, benchmarks, retention analytics and AI comment summaries, with performance, development and recognition modules to add. Packages start at $15,000 a year, so it is not built for small teams.
Where Quantum Workplace fits
| Detail | Culture Amp | Quantum Workplace |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Sales-quoted | $15,000/yr |
| Free tier | –No | –No |
| MCP server | ✓Yes | –No |
| Public API | ✓Yes | –No |
| Listed under | Engagement, People analytics, Performance | Engagement, Performance |
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
Quantum Workplace
Stands out: Benchmarks draw on what the vendor calls North America’s largest engagement database, 10,000+ organizations and 1 million surveys a year, tied to Best Places to Work data. Retention Radar flags turnover risk from survey results, and plans include a dedicated Customer Success Manager with no implementation fee.
Watch out: The $15,000 minimum annual contract rules out small companies, and pricing above that floor is quoted by employee count. Recognition is powered by Assembly, so check how that module is packaged and supported.
Not the right fit for
Culture Amp
Quantum Workplace
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 19 Sep 2026
Quantum Workplace
$15,000/yr
Quantum Workplace sells Engagement, Performance, Development and Recognition separately or as a bundle, priced by total employee count, with multi-product and volume discounts. Packages start at $15,000, the minimum annual contract. There is no implementation fee, and plans include a dedicated Customer Success Manager; Signature Plus and Premium service tiers add survey design and analyst support. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 28 Sep 2026
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