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Employee engagement surveys · October 2026 Edition

Leapsome vs Qualtrics EmployeeXM

One of fourteen models named Leapsome first on the direct prompt; zero named Qualtrics EmployeeXM. Leapsome was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Qualtrics EmployeeXM by seven and Leapsome carries 17 labels and Qualtrics EmployeeXM 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Leapsome

accepted challenger

Named in twelve categories this edition.

Qualtrics EmployeeXM

criticized challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share12%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%36%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#8A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels1711A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Leapsome reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Culture Amp was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Culture Amp vs Leapsome · Culture Amp vs Qualtrics EmployeeXM · Workleap Officevibe vs Leapsome

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the employee engagement surveys page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
LeapsomeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsQualtrics EmployeeXM
Direct101 against Qualtrics EmployeeXM
Paraphrase60
Comparative00
Budget-constrained001 against Leapsome · 2 against Qualtrics EmployeeXM
Scale-constrained011 against Qualtrics EmployeeXM
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Leapsome and Qualtrics EmployeeXM stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Leapsome Qualtrics EmployeeXM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Leapsome on the left and Qualtrics EmployeeXM on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Leapsome and Qualtrics EmployeeXM stood in it.

Leapsome first, Qualtrics EmployeeXM not the choice

1 of 14 modelsQualtrics EmployeeXM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Llama 4 MaverickLeapsome alternatives: CultureMonkey, Workleap Officevibe

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniCulture Amp alternatives: Explorance Blue, Qualtrics EmployeeXM, WTW Engage, WorkTango
Gemini 3.5 FlashCulture Amp, Lattice alternatives: 15Five Engage, Leapsome, Teamflect
Perplexity SonarCulture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, CultureMonkey, Leapsome
Mistral SmallCulture Amp, Workleap Officevibe alternatives: Eletive, Leapsome
GLM 4.7 FlashXCulture Amp, Lattice alternatives: Leapsome
MiniMax M2.5Culture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Qualtrics EmployeeXM, Workday Peakon Employee Voice

Neither was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Culture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Quantum Workplace
Grok 4.1 FastCulture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, CultureMonkey, Lattice, Quantum Workplace
DeepSeek V4 FlashCulture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Microsoft Viva Glint
Qwen 3.7 FlashLattice alternatives: 15Five Engage
Kimi K2Lattice alternatives: 15Five Engage, Culture Amp, Quantum Workplace, Workleap Officevibe
GPT-6 LunaCulture Amp alternatives: Lattice, Workleap Officevibe
Muse Glimmer 30BCulture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Microsoft Viva Glint, Quantum Workplace, TINYpulse, Workleap Officevibe

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Leapsome0%#– of 9
Qualtrics EmployeeXM0%#– of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Leapsome leads by ten points.
Leapsome12%#3 of 8
Qualtrics EmployeeXM2%#8 of 8
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Qualtrics EmployeeXM leads at enterprise.
Qualtrics EmployeeXM20%#2 of 9
Leapsome0%#8 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Leapsome

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“Avoid platforms like Culture Amp, Leapsome, or Qualtrics” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“1. Leapsome - Surveys, performance reviews, learning, goal management for growing companies seeking an all-in-one people platform.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose Lattice for a highly polished, US-centric market leader, or Leapsome if you have a global/European footprint” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Qualtrics EmployeeXM

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“Avoid platforms like Culture Amp, Leapsome, or Qualtrics” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“you cannot afford to spend months on enterprise implementation (like Qualtrics)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Rather than paying for enterprise-level suites like Culture Amp or Qualtrics” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“platforms like Culture Amp, Lattice, and Qualtrics often provide the best balance of features and support” GLM 4.7 FlashX · scale prompt · first choice
“if you need deeper survey logic, more advanced research-style analytics, or you're closer to enterprise complexity” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · alternative
“if you need enterprise-grade analytics ... and you're okay with more complexity” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.