Compare/Head to head

Culture Amp vs Viva Glint

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

Viva Glint

$2/user/mo

Microsoft Viva employee listening. Viva Glint is $2/user/mo paid yearly; Workplace Analytics + Feedback is $6; Viva Suite is $12.

Where Viva Glint fits

  • Microsoft 365 customers already buying Viva
  • Enterprise listening programs that want lifecycle, engagement, and 360 surveys
  • People teams that will act on results in Teams
  • Orgs combining survey sentiment with Viva Insights workplace analytics

At a glance

DetailCulture AmpViva Glint
Starting priceSales-quoted$2/user/mo
Free tier–No–No
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underEngagement, People analytics, PerformanceEngagement, People analytics
CapterraNot enough reviews4.6 from 25 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

Viva Glint

Stands out: It is the Microsoft-stack listening product: org-wide surveys, lifecycle and 360 templates, and Copilot comment summaries inside the same tenant as Teams and Viva Insights, which is why Microsoft 365 shops pick it over a standalone Culture Amp seat.

Watch out: Copilot in Viva Glint is governed in the Microsoft 365 admin center, not just the Glint admin. A $2 Glint SKU without Copilot enabled and without a clean HRIS feed (Workday / SuccessFactors via MODIS or SFTP) is a survey tool, not the demo you were shown. It auto-renews annually.

Not the right fit for

  • Companies not on Microsoft 365
  • SMBs that want a $4 pulse seat with no Microsoft tenant work

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

Viva Glint

  • Public Glint SKU at $2/user/mo paid yearly
  • Lives in Microsoft 365 with Teams and Viva Insights
  • Copilot summaries of comments and manager reports
  • Copilot access is a separate M365 admin setting
  • A poor fit if you are not already a Microsoft shop
  • Annual auto-renew on the Glint SKU

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

Viva Glint

$2/user/mo

Microsoft Viva Glint from $2/user/mo paid yearly. Broader Viva bundles are $6 and $12/user/mo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Culture Amp or Viva Glint for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.
Does Culture Amp or Viva Glint 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?