# Culture Amp: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 150 judge labels across 13 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/culture-amp/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee engagement surveys | 37% | 1 | 17% | 42 |
| 360 feedback | 6% | 4 | 13% | 47 |
| Succession planning | 2% | 13 | 0% | 4 |
| Performance management | 0% | 14 | 8% | 25 |
| People analytics | 0% | 19 | 5% | 21 |
| Recognition and rewards | 0% | 22 | 0% | 3 |
| Coaching platforms | 0% | 45 | 0% | 2 |
| Employee monitoring | 0% | 55 | 0% | 1 |
| Employee wellbeing and mental health | 0% | 85 | 100% | 1 |
| Goals and OKRs | 0% | 41 | 0% | 1 |
| Org charts and org design | 0% | 58 | 0% | 1 |
| Pay equity | 0% | 51 | 0% | 1 |
| Workforce planning | 0% | 62 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "the most-cited dedicated employee experience platform for this segment... Want best-in-class survey science + benchmarks and analytics: Culture Amp." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Employee engagement surv)
- "The gold standard for people science and analytics. Highly robust, excellent benchmarking, but can be on the pricier/more complex side." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Employee engagement surv)
- "Culture Amp and Officevibe are top choices due to their strong analytics, ease of use, and focus on actionable insights" (Mistral Small, Employee engagement surv)
- "I'd typically lean toward Lattice or Culture Amp as they offer strong balance of features, scalability, and usability" (MiniMax M2.5, Succession planning)

## And against it

- "Avoid platforms like Culture Amp, Leapsome, or Qualtrics—they're excellent but priced for enterprise" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Employee engagement surv)
- "Avoid "Enterprise Trap" Tools Platforms like Culture Amp ... high minimum annual contracts" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Employee engagement surv)
- "Avoid enterprise-heavy like Culture Amp (custom pricing, better for 500+)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, 360 feedback)
- "avoid platforms with $4,000+ annual minimums like Lattice/Culture Amp" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Employee engagement surv)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Employee engagement surveys: 40% to 37%, −6. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 1 of 58, unchanged.
- Performance management: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 9 → 14 of 85.
- Succession planning: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 32 → 13 of 93.
- People analytics: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 10 → 19 of 114.
- 360 feedback: 8% to 6%, −1. Inside the floor by 12 points · rank 4 of 73, unchanged.
- Recognition and rewards: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 40 → 22 of 98.
- Coaching platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 45 of 128.
- Employee monitoring: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 55 of 75.
- Employee wellbeing and mental health: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 85 of 111.
- Goals and OKRs: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 41 of 68.
- Org charts and org design: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 58 of 95.
- Pay equity: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 51 of 73.
- Workforce planning: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 62 of 98.

## In its own words

What Culture Amp's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The market-leading employee experience platform (https://cultureamp.com/)
- For: HR Executives, HR Leaders, CFOs, CIOs, Enterprise, Commercial (https://www.cultureamp.com/platform)
- Certifications: Soc II, ISO, GDPR compliant
- Customers named: Unifonic, Lycopodium, OLX Group, NASCAR, Tennis Australia, Wave Utilities, Brownes Dairy, Tonkin + Taylor

## What it publishes

Every page cultureamp.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2798 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1389 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- case study: 75 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-10-26
- webinar or virtual event: 142 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- conference or event: 3 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-23
- report or ebook: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-24
- comparison: 17 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-29
- template or tool: 5 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- glossary or explainer: 11 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- podcast or video: 195 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-01
- news or press: 83 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-04-05
- Recent: 2026-09-24 webinar or virtual event: Your employees are talking are you listening https://www.cultureamp.com/resources/on-demand-webinars/your-employees-are-talking-are-you-listening
- Recent: 2026-09-23 template or tool: 9266579 strategic design checklist for engagement surveys https://support.cultureamp.com/en/articles/9266579-strategic-design-checklist-for-engagement-surveys
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: 4 reasons professional services choose culture amp https://www.cultureamp.com/resources/guides-and-toolkits/4-reasons-professional-services-choose-culture-amp
- Recent: 2026-09-16 glossary or explainer: What is offboarding https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/what-is-offboarding
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: Culture lessons from tennis australia https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/culture-lessons-from-tennis-australia
- Recent: 2026-09-09 glossary or explainer: What is a likert scale https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/what-is-a-likert-scale

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.