The short answer
Lattice publishes per-seat prices: Performance costs $10 a month, Engagement $4 and Foundations $13, billed annually with a $4,000 minimum a year. Culture Amp sells Engage, Perform, Develop and AI Coach by quote, billed annually, with service tiers by company size.
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Lattice wins 2Culture Amp wins 02 ties
| Dimension | Lattice | Culture Amp |
|---|---|---|
| PricingLattice publishes per-seat prices, from $4 for Engagement to $13 for Foundations, with a $4,000 minimum a year and annual billing. Culture Amp quotes every customer and bills annually. Minimum annual agreement: $4,000 a year, whatever the seat count, Compensation add-on: +$6 per seat a month on top of a base product, Grow add-on: +$4 per seat a month on top of a base product, Seats added mid-term: active and invited users are billed, prorated to the end of the term, Seats removed mid-term: not refunded; the paid seat count stays at its peak | $10/user/mo (Performance plan) | Quote only |
| CapabilitiesBoth run performance reviews with calibration, goals and engagement surveys. Lattice adds compensation and career tracks as add-ons; Culture Amp adds Develop and an AI Coach. Performance reviews, calibration and talent reviews, Succession planning, promotions and PIPs, Cascading goals with progress updates, Pulse, onboarding and exit surveys with eNPS, Comp bands, cycle management, statements and multi-chain approvals, Competencies, IDPs and career tracks | 8 of 10 core capabilities | 5 of 10 core capabilities |
| IntegrationsLattice lists 26 integrations, including Workday, ADP, BambooHR, Rippling, HiBob, Slack and Jira. Culture Amp offers a REST API and names Slack, Microsoft Teams and Pave. 26 | 26 native | 12 documented |
| SecurityBoth support single sign-on and state GDPR compliance. Lattice names Okta, Microsoft Entra ID and OneLogin for SSO. Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin, Microsoft Azure | GDPR | GDPR |
| Attribute | Lattice | Culture Amp |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per user | Quote only |
| Price transparency | Published | Quote only |
| Support channels | Customer success team (included in every contract), Help Center, Contact Support, Lattice University | Chat, email |
| Founded | 2015 | 2009 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California | Melbourne, Australia |
| Attribute | Lattice | Culture Amp |
|---|---|---|
| Contract term | Annual | Annual |
| Best for | Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises | Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises |
| Open API | ||
| Single sign-on | Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin, Microsoft Azure | |
| GDPR program | ||
| Ownership | Private | Private |
Pricing. Lattice publishes per-seat prices, from $4 for Engagement to $13 for Foundations, with a $4,000 minimum a year and annual billing. Culture Amp quotes every customer and bills annually.
Capabilities. Both run performance reviews with calibration, goals and engagement surveys. Lattice adds compensation and career tracks as add-ons; Culture Amp adds Develop and an AI Coach.
Integrations. Lattice lists 26 integrations, including Workday, ADP, BambooHR, Rippling, HiBob, Slack and Jira. Culture Amp offers a REST API and names Slack, Microsoft Teams and Pave.
Fit and support. Culture Amp gives every customer 24/5 chat and email support and adds one-on-one Customer Success from 200 employees. Lattice includes its customer success team in every contract, plus a Help Center and Lattice University.
Security. Both support single sign-on and state GDPR compliance. Lattice names Okta, Microsoft Entra ID and OneLogin for SSO.
Leapsome has the highest LeadChange Score in Performance Management Software after excluding these two (8.9/10).
From $14/employee/mo
Lattice is the only one of the two with published prices: Engagement costs $4 per seat a month and Performance $10, with a $4,000 minimum a year. Culture Amp quotes every customer, so compare a written quote at your headcount.
No. Lattice runs performance, goals, engagement and compensation and connects to an HRIS such as Workday, ADP or BambooHR; it does not sell an HRIS or payroll. Culture Amp also works alongside your HRIS, syncing employee data by REST API.
It depends on what you weigh. Culture Amp has run since 2009 and offers ready-to-use surveys, pulse surveys, benchmarking and performance reviews with calibration. It sells by quote with annual billing and support 24/5; Lattice publishes per-seat prices for comparison.
Lattice sells a Compensation add-on with comp bands, cycle management, statements and multi-chain approvals, at $6 per seat a month on top of a base product. Culture Amp lists Pave among its integrations instead.
Yes. Lattice’s AI Agent answers questions and coaches managers, and AI analysis summarizes engagement surveys. Culture Amp offers AI Coach and AI comment summaries.
Lattice was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco. Culture Amp was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.
Lattice ranks #3 of 4 in our performance management software ranking. Besides Culture Amp, the highest-scored are Leapsome, 15Five, and BambooHR. Every alternative, matched to the reason you might switch: Lattice alternatives.
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