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Engagement survey software compared

For an HR lead or a founder choosing how to survey a whole organization once or twice a year. Facets’ engagement cycles beside eight suites, row by row: how small a group is shown, what comes with the scores, what happens after the results, and the published prices.

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What to compare

Whichever tool you choose, check these before you sign.

  • The smallest group shown, and when it is set. A group's results should appear only once enough people have answered that nobody can be picked out. Ask whether the number is fixed before people answer, and who may change it afterward.
  • Whether a hidden group can be worked out. If a division's total is shown and all but one of its teams are too, the missing team can be found by subtraction. Ask whether the tool hides a second group when that would happen.
  • A range beside every score. A small group's average moves a long way by chance. Without a margin of error beside it, a difference of a few tenths between two teams reads as real when it may be noise.
  • What happens after the results. Suggestions are easy to produce. Ask what a manager does next, whether the team takes part, and whether anyone asks later how it went.
  • The unit you pay in. Prices come per person a month, as a yearly fee or per survey. Work out a year's total for your headcount and for the number of surveys you will run.
  • Who reads what. Find out whether managers see their own group, whether that is decided before anyone answers, and whether written answers are ever shown as written.

Side by side

Facets first, then each suite, on the rows at least half of them document. What Facets does on the rows left out is described below.

Engagement surveys: Facets beside Culture Amp, Lattice, 15Five, Leapsome, Workleap, Microsoft Viva Glint, Workday Peakon Employee Voice and Qualtrics, row by row
RowFacetsCulture AmpCulture Amp EngageLatticeLattice Engagement15Five15Five EngageLeapsomeWorkleapWorkleap OfficevibeMicrosoft Viva GlintWorkday Peakon Employee VoiceQualtricsQualtrics EmployeeXM
Try before you buyA trial, a plan at no charge, or only a demo.No trial; bought per cycleDemo on request; prices by quoteDemo on request; an interactive tourDemo on requestYes · 14-day free trialDemo on requestBuy now, or through Microsoft salesDemo on requestRequest pricing or a demo
Smallest group shownHow many people must answer before a group's results appear, by default.5 by default; you may raise it to 50 when you set up a cycleChosen by each companyAt least 3; admins can raise it5 by default; can be 3 or 4Set per survey; 3 advised3 for scores5 by default; can be 3Set by admins5 by default
Smallest group for commentsThe same rule for written answers, which identify people more easily than scores.Themes only for a shown group, each from 3 or more people; never quoted; needs AI onUsually the same; can be raisedSame threshold as scoresSame as for scoresNot listed5 for written answers10 by defaultA separate setting for comments5 by default
Compared with the last surveyEach group's movement since the previous survey.Yes · From the second cycle; marked only when reliableYes · Past surveys, in heatmapsYes · Trend comparisonsYes · Previous survey and trendYes · Trends with each new roundYes · Compare by time periodYes · Changes in the heat mapNot listedYes · Tracks metrics over time
AI summary of commentsWritten answers grouped into themes by a model.Yes · Where AI is on: themes and a written summary of the resultsYes · AI comment summariesYes · AI Analysis & TrendsYes · AI Synthesized FeedbackYes · Summarize comments, after closeYes · AI analyses and summariesYes · Copilot summarizes commentsYes · AI Comment SummarizationYes · Intelligent verbatim analysis
Suggested actions after a surveyWhat to try next, offered once results are in.Yes · Options to consider beneath the summary, from a library of 27 cited optionsYes · AI Coach suggests next stepsYes · Recommended actions from resultsYes · Recommended areas for actionYes · Tailored recommendationsYes · Recommended actions from resultsYes · Recommended actionsYes · Suggested action plansYes · Personalized action recommendations
Action plans with a check-inManagers record what they will try and are asked later how it went.Yes · A 30-minute team conversation for each manager whose group is published; commitments checked at 6 weeksAction plans; check-in not listedAction planning; check-in not listedAction plans; check-in not listedAction plans; check-in not listedYes · Deadlines and follow-upAction plans; check-in not listedPlans with progress trackingYes · Plans with reminders
Slack or Microsoft TeamsSurvey invitations or reminders sent through chat.Yes · Email, or a Slack or Teams direct message with the email for anyone not reached; survey notices in a manager's own channel and a cycle's channelYes · Slack and Microsoft TeamsYes · Slack and Microsoft TeamsYes · Slack and SMS notificationsYes · Slack remindersYes · Slack and Microsoft TeamsYes · Microsoft TeamsYes · Slack and Microsoft TeamsYes · Microsoft Teams and Slack
Syncs with an HR systemThe survey roster kept in step with an HR system or identity provider, instead of a file.Yes · Entra ID or Okta push the roster through SCIM 2.0; applied when an owner or admin confirmsYes · HRIS sync: native connectors, more through MergeYes · HRIS integrations: 12 systems listedYes · HRIS ConnectorYes · HR-system integrations listedYes · HRIS integration: 47 systems listedNot listedYes · Employee sync: Workday, BambooHR, HiBob, Personio, SCIMNot listed
Survey languagesLanguages people can answer in.English and Spanish, one language a cycle; the translation by a language model, back-translated and reconciled, not reviewed by a professional translator; results in EnglishYes · Many languages, listed in helpYes · Platform languages, listed in helpEnglish and Spanish38 languages8 languagesOver 70, for standard contentOver 60 languagesYes · Several languages per survey
External benchmarksYour scores set beside other companies' scores.No · Not offered; you are compared with your own last cycleYes · BenchmarkingYes · Benchmarks from Mercer dataYes · Percentile against its benchmarkYes · Industry benchmarksYes · Industry benchmarkYes · Comparisons with other industriesYes · Large benchmarking datasetYes · EX benchmark sets

Not listed: we did not find it on that vendor’s public pages on 29 October 2026; it may exist.

Published prices

Engagement surveys: published prices, each in the vendor’s own unit
ToolPublished prices
Facets
  • Engagement cycle, up to 100 employees · $999 · a cycle · $599 for a second cycle in the same calendar year
  • Engagement cycle, 101–250 employees · $1,799 · a cycle · $1,079 for a second cycle in the same calendar year
  • Engagement cycle, 251–500 employees · $2,999 · a cycle · $1,799 for a second cycle in the same calendar year
  • Engagement cycle, 501–1,000 employees · $4,999 · a cycle · $2,999 for a second cycle in the same calendar year
  • Engagement cycle, 1,001–2,500 employees · $9,499 · a cycle · $5,699 for a second cycle in the same calendar year
Culture AmpCulture Amp Engage
  • Request a quote; billed annually, by headcount band
LatticeLattice Engagement
  • Engagement · $4 · a seat a month, billed annually · Minimum annual agreement $4,000; USD
15Five15Five Engage
  • Engage · $4 · a user a month, billed annually · Updated February 2026; pricing subject to change
  • Total Platform · $16 · a user a month, billed annually · Engage and Perform together
Leapsome
  • Engagement Surveys · €4 · an employee a month · Plus the required Agentic HRIS platform: Foundation €7 list (€0 on purchases by 31 December), or Pro €10
WorkleapWorkleap Officevibe
  • Standard · from $4,999 USD · billed annually, plus $32 a manager a month · Pricing for new customers; over 250 employees, Enterprise (custom)
  • Pro · from $11,999 USD · billed annually, plus $32 a manager a month · Pricing for new customers
Microsoft Viva Glint
  • Viva Glint · $2.00 · a user a month, paid yearly · 50-seat license minimum; annual commitment, auto-renews; added to a Microsoft 365 enterprise subscription
Workday Peakon Employee Voice
  • Price not published; request a demo
QualtricsQualtrics EmployeeXM
  • Request pricing; based on employee count

Two cycles in a year at 100 people cost $999 and $599, $1,598 in all: about $1.33 a person a month.

Each price is printed in the vendor’s own unit, as published. We do not convert one into another, so compare totals for your own headcount and the number of surveys you will run.

Where Facets is different

  • Priced per cycle, by headcount band, and published. An engagement cycle is priced once per survey of the whole organization, by headcount: from $999 up to 100 employees to $9,499 up to 2,500. A second cycle in the same calendar year is 60% of list.
  • A range on every score, and change marked only when it is reliable. Every group's score carries a 95% range showing how far it could move by chance. From the second cycle, each group's movement since the last one is marked only when it is reliable, so a small shift in a small group is not read as news.
  • Small groups hidden, including by subtraction. A group appears once 5 people have answered: a floor you may raise to 50 when you set up the cycle, fixed once it opens (at an organization's written request, Facets can lower it for a single cycle before it opens, and everyone invited sees the floor in force before answering). A group that could be worked out by subtraction is hidden too. Answers are confidential, not anonymous: each is linked to the person who gave it, and nobody with an account reads another person's answers as written.
  • The same core statements as the team survey. A cycle asks the same 34 core climate statements the team survey uses, about the team each person works in, then 6 questions about their own work and the organization. A unit's climate numbers mean the same thing in either product.
  • A manager's own group, and a conversation with the team. Where a cycle said so before anyone answered, a manager sees their own group's numbers and the organization total once the group clears the floor. Then a manager whose group is published can hold a 30-minute guided team conversation, choosing from a library of 27 cited options, with the team's commitments checked at 6 weeks. Since 29 October 2026, the written summary of a cycle's results has options from the same library beneath it.

When another tool fits better

Where each of these may suit you better, from what its own pages say.

  • Culture Amp. Culture Amp sends survey invitations and reminders through Slack and Microsoft Teams, for a company that works in either. It compares your results with other organizations in its benchmark database. Its help center lists many survey languages, which suits a workforce that does not share one.
  • Lattice. Lattice sets engagement scores beside benchmarks built on Mercer data. Employees can answer surveys in its iOS and Android apps, and notices reach Slack and Microsoft Teams.
  • 15Five. 15Five ranks your scores as a percentile against other organizations in its benchmark. Employees can answer surveys in its mobile app, and notices go out by Slack and SMS.
  • Leapsome. Leapsome offers a 14-day free trial and surveys in 38 languages. Its Engagement module includes industry benchmarks.
  • Workleap. Workleap Officevibe delivers surveys as private messages in Slack or Microsoft Teams. Its surveys come in 8 languages, and people can answer in its iOS and Android apps. It compares your scores with an industry benchmark.
  • Microsoft Viva Glint. Viva Glint suits a company already on Microsoft 365: it is added to an enterprise subscription, and survey notices reach Microsoft Teams. Its standard questions come in over 70 languages, and results can be compared with other industries.
  • Workday Peakon Employee Voice. Peakon collects feedback through Slack and Microsoft Teams and surveys in over 60 languages. It compares results with a large benchmarking dataset.
  • Qualtrics. Qualtrics reminds managers to create and complete their action plans. It compares results with large employee-experience benchmark sets, and one survey can run in several languages.

What Facets does not do

  • Facets surveys in English and Spanish only, one language a cycle; the Spanish was translated by a language model, back-translated and reconciled, not reviewed by a professional translator.
  • Nothing anyone answers goes to Slack or Microsoft Teams. A direct message carries only the person's own invitation link, and a channel is told only that a survey is open or closing, or that a manager's group's results are ready. Anyone may ask for email instead from any message.
  • Facets offers no external benchmarks, by decision: a benchmark sets you beside a sample you cannot inspect, so each group is compared with its own last cycle instead.
  • There are no onboarding or exit surveys.
  • There is no shorter pulse to run between cycles.

Questions

How much does engagement survey software cost per employee?
Vendors use different units, so compare a year's total for your headcount. Facets prices each cycle by headcount band. Two cycles in a year at 100 people cost $999 and $599, $1,598 in all: about $1.33 a person a month.
What is the minimum group size for an engagement survey?
Large enough that nobody can be picked out from a group's result. Facets hides any group under 5 respondents by default, a floor you may raise to 50, and any group that could be worked out by subtraction.
Are engagement survey results anonymous?
In Facets they are confidential, not anonymous. Each response is linked to the person who gave it, so they can finish later and answer only once, but nobody with an account can read another person's answers as written.
Can managers see their own team's engagement results?
In Facets, only when the cycle was set up that way before anyone answered. Then a manager sees their own group's numbers and the organization total once the group clears the floor, never an individual answer or anyone's words.
How can you tell a real change from noise?
Ask for a range beside each score and a test before any change is called real. Facets puts a 95% range on every group's score, and marks a change only when it is reliable and mostly the same people were invited both times.

Sources

“Not listed” means we did not find it on that vendor’s public pages on 29 October 2026; it may exist.

Prices are as each vendor published them on 29 October 2026, in their own units, and they change.

Culture Amp, Lattice, 15Five, Leapsome, Workleap, Microsoft Viva Glint, Workday Peakon Employee Voice and Qualtrics are trademarks of their owners. Facets is not affiliated with any of them.

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