Compare/Head to head

Culture Amp vs WorkTango

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

WorkTango

Sales-quoted

Mid-market employee experience: surveys, insights, and recognition and rewards. Pricing is sales-quoted.

Where WorkTango fits

  • Mid-market people teams that want surveys and recognition together
  • Companies on Slack or Teams
  • HRIS-connected orgs on ADP or BambooHR
  • Buyers replacing both a pulse tool and a points tool

At a glance

DetailCulture AmpWorkTango
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underEngagement, People analytics, PerformanceEngagement, Recognition & rewards
CapterraNot enough reviews4.9 from 214 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

WorkTango

Stands out: Surveys and a zero-markup rewards shop in one suite, which is the Kazoo-plus-WorkTango merger, not a pulse-survey-only tool.

Watch out: Quote-only, 12-month minimum. Do not expect a Bonusly-style public per-user grid.

Not the right fit for

  • Enterprises standardised on Culture Amp plus Workhuman
  • Teams that need a public $3/user price
  • Companies that only want an ATS

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

WorkTango

  • Surveys and recognition in one mid-market suite
  • Named Slack, Teams, ADP, and BambooHR connectors
  • Rewards shop positioned as zero markup
  • Quote-only with a 12-month minimum
  • No public per-user grid
  • Not Culture Amp-deep on science or Awardco-deep on the shop

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

WorkTango

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. Employee Surveys and Insights, Recognition and Rewards, and the Full Employee Experience Platform each carry a Request Pricing button, with volume discount pricing on the full platform. No public per-employee rate on the vendor site. Pilots typically run through sales. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

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