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Head-to-head · Employee Engagement Software

Culture Amp vs Gallup Access

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Culture Amp #3 in Employee Engagement Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Culture Amp
Gallup Access #6 in Employee Engagement Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Gallup Access

Culture Amp leads on 0 checks, Gallup Access on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCulture Amp · 8.7/10
  • Most featuresGallup Access · 3 of 4

Culture Amp scores higher on our rubric for employee engagement software: 8.7 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #6.

Culture Amp is the better fit for integrated engagement and performance management. Gallup Access is the better fit for research-led engagement measurement.

  • Culture Amp fits best

    Integrated engagement and performance management

  • Gallup Access fits best

    Research-led engagement measurement

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Side by side

Feature Culture Amp 8.7/10 Visit ↗ Gallup Access 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.4
Ranking #3 in Employee Engagement Software #6 in Employee Engagement Software
Best for Integrated engagement and performance management Research-led engagement measurement
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request Pricing on request
Free plan Not checked yet Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web Web, iOS, Android
Support Email, Live chat, Docs Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML SSO/SAML
Integrations 6 integrations 1 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Culture Amp 0/4 · Gallup Access 3/4
Pulse surveys Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Peer recognition Not checked yet Not checked yet
Anonymous surveys Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Feedback workflows Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Analytics level Not checked yet Advanced
Mobile access Not checked yet Web_ios_android
Our review
Pros
  • Combines engagement surveys with performance reviews, goals, and feedback
  • Supports branching, benchmarking, AI insights, and action planning
  • Connects with HRIS, Slack, Teams, SSO, SFTP, and API systems
  • Advanced reporting with heatmaps, benchmarking and text analytics
  • Engagement, lifecycle and pulse surveys with custom questions
  • Manager action plans, CliftonStrengths tools and Gallup AI guidance
Cons
  • Pricing is quote-based and billed annually
  • Its broad feature set may exceed survey-only requirements
  • The platform requires coordination across engagement and performance workflows
  • Workplace pricing requires a demo or Business Development contact
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple survey programs
  • The platform combines engagement, strengths and learning tools in one suite
Our verdict

Culture Amp is an employee experience platform for HR teams, managers, and leaders that want to measure and improve engagement, performance, retention, and development. Its Engage module includes employee and pulse surveys, templates for…

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Gallup Access is a cloud-based workplace platform for leaders, managers and HR professionals. It brings together employee engagement, lifecycle and pulse surveys, including anonymous surveys, custom questions, scheduling, distribution and…

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  1. Culture AmpEmployee Engagement Software 8.7Pricing on request
  2. Gallup AccessEmployee Engagement Software 8.4Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Culture Amp — where it wins

    • Combines engagement surveys with performance reviews, goals, and feedback
    • Supports branching, benchmarking, AI insights, and action planning
    • Connects with HRIS, Slack, Teams, SSO, SFTP, and API systems

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is quote-based and billed annually
    • Its broad feature set may exceed survey-only requirements
    • The platform requires coordination across engagement and performance workflows

  • Gallup Access — where it wins

    • Advanced reporting with heatmaps, benchmarking and text analytics
    • Engagement, lifecycle and pulse surveys with custom questions
    • Manager action plans, CliftonStrengths tools and Gallup AI guidance

    Where it doesn't

    • Workplace pricing requires a demo or Business Development contact
    • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple survey programs
    • The platform combines engagement, strengths and learning tools in one suite

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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