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Culture Amp vs Quantum Workplace

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

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

  • Mid-size and larger employers running an annual engagement survey plus pulses
  • HR teams that want benchmarks against Best Places to Work data
  • Companies that want engagement, performance and recognition from one vendor

At a glance

DetailCulture AmpQuantum Workplace
Starting priceSales-quoted$15,000/yr
Free tier–No–No
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underEngagement, People analytics, PerformanceEngagement, 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

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

  • Small companies below the $15,000 minimum contract
  • Teams wanting self-serve sign up and published per seat prices
  • Buyers who only need a simple pulse survey tool

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

Quantum Workplace

  • Large engagement benchmark set tied to Best Places to Work
  • AI comment summaries and retention risk analytics
  • Dedicated Customer Success Manager and no implementation fee
  • $15,000 minimum annual contract
  • No published per employee prices
  • Recognition module is powered by a third party

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

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 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Culture Amp or Quantum Workplace for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.
Does Culture Amp or Quantum Workplace have an MCP server?
Culture Amp ships 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?