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Torch alternatives

4 tools our write-ups put next to Torch, with starting price, free tier, MCP and API side by side.

Torch from Sales-quoted

The short answer

  • BetterUp : BetterUp adds a workforce-wide AI coach with a free Grow trial and an official MCP server, beyond Torch's leadership focus. From Sales-quoted
  • CoachHub : CoachHub has 3,500+ coaches in 80+ languages, better for multinationals than Torch's smaller senior coach network. From Sales-quoted
  • Culture Amp : Culture Amp runs engagement surveys and performance reviews rather than coaching, useful if the goal is measurement across all staff. From Sales-quoted
  • Lattice : Lattice covers performance reviews, goals and engagement in software, without human coaches. From $4/seat/mo

Why people look past Torch

Torch does not publish prices or offer a trial, so budgets depend on a scoped quote. Integrations are limited to Slack, Zoom and SAML single sign-on, with no public API.

What we noted

  • No published pricing or trial
  • Small integration list and no public API
  • Coach network is smaller than global coaching marketplaces

Not the right fit for

  • Organizations wanting a very large global coach pool in many languages
  • Buyers who need a public API or HRIS integration

Worth keeping in mind: Every Torch engagement starts by turning your strategy into a set of leadership capacities, then anchors a 360, coaching and the Spark AI agent to them, with a closing 360 on the same instrument. Its network of about 350 coaches is senior, and Torch says many hold doctoral qualifications in psychology or therapy.

Torch alternatives compared

ToolFree tierFromMCPAPIHead to head
Torch (the one you are on) –NoSales-quoted–No–No
BetterUp BetterUp adds a workforce-wide AI coach with a free Grow trial and an official MCP server, beyond Torch's leadership focus. –NoSales-quoted✓Yes✓YesHead to head
CoachHub CoachHub has 3,500+ coaches in 80+ languages, better for multinationals than Torch's smaller senior coach network. –NoSales-quoted–No–NoHead to head
Culture Amp Culture Amp runs engagement surveys and performance reviews rather than coaching, useful if the goal is measurement across all staff. –NoSales-quoted✓Yes✓YesHead to head
Lattice Lattice covers performance reviews, goals and engagement in software, without human coaches. –No$4/seat/mo✓Yes✓YesHead to head

What each one does differently

BetterUp

Sales-quoted Free trial MCP API

Why it comes up: BetterUp adds a workforce-wide AI coach with a free Grow trial and an official MCP server, beyond Torch's leadership focus.

Stands out: BetterUp splits its offer into Lead, Manage, Grow and Ready, so you can buy executive coaching and a workforce-wide AI coach from one vendor. The Grow AI coach runs in Slack and Teams, and the official MCP server at mcp.betterup.co lets Claude users book coaching sessions.

Watch out: There is no public price list, and BetterUp shows no self-serve plan for small teams. Flex sessions stopped being sold on February 1, 2026, so check which session formats your contract includes.

Best for

  • Enterprises rolling out coaching from executives to frontline staff
  • HR teams that want an AI coach inside Slack or Microsoft Teams
  • Companies on Workday that want coaching linked to HR data

Read the BetterUp write-up Torch vs BetterUp

CoachHub

Sales-quoted

Why it comes up: CoachHub has 3,500+ coaches in 80+ languages, better for multinationals than Torch's smaller senior coach network.

Stands out: CoachHub lists 3,500+ certified coaches in 90+ countries with coaching in 80+ languages, which is broad coverage for global rollouts. AIMY runs as a standalone AI coach, while the separate CoachHub Companion supports coachees between human sessions inside Microsoft Teams.

Watch out: There is no public pricing or trial, so budgets depend on a sales quote. The integrations page promotes an open API, but CoachHub does not publish public developer documentation for it.

Best for

  • Multinationals standardizing coaching across regions and languages
  • HR teams mixing one-to-one, group and AI coaching
  • Companies on Workday or Microsoft Teams

Read the CoachHub write-up Torch vs CoachHub

Culture Amp

Sales-quoted MCP API

Why it comes up: Culture Amp runs engagement surveys and performance reviews rather than coaching, useful if the goal is measurement across all staff.

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.

Best for

  • People teams running engagement surveys
  • Companies pairing reviews with engagement data
  • Managers who want coaching in the tool

Read the Culture Amp write-up Torch vs Culture Amp

Lattice

$4/seat/mo MCP API

Why it comes up: Lattice covers performance reviews, goals and engagement in software, without human coaches.

Stands out: Review cycles, goals and surveys in one people-ops suite, with MCP in the assistant marketplaces.

Watch out: Pricing is modular, so the per-seat figure depends on which products you buy, and every contract is billed annually with a $4,000 minimum.

Best for

  • People-ops teams of roughly 50 to 500
  • Companies running review cycles
  • HR teams that want surveys next to goals

4.5 on Capterra from 207 reviews

Read the Lattice write-up Torch vs Lattice

Common questions

What is the best Torch alternative?
It depends on what sent you looking. Our write-ups put BetterUp closest to Torch. Why it comes up: BetterUp adds a workforce-wide AI coach with a free Grow trial and an official MCP server, beyond Torch's leadership focus. The table above shows all 4 on price, free tier, MCP and API.
What is the cheapest Torch alternative?
Of the published starting prices here, Lattice is lowest at $4/seat/mo. Starting price is the entry plan, not the seat count you will end up on, so read the plan table on each listing.
Which Torch alternatives have an MCP server?
BetterUp, Culture Amp and Lattice ship a first party MCP server, so you can drive them from Claude or ChatGPT without building against the API yourself.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?