Talent Management
The Best Employee Engagement Software of 2026
We shortlist employee engagement software from verified product data so you can compare survey design, anonymity controls and action tracking on equal terms. Capabilities are checked against documentation before they are scored.
- products compared
- 14
- with a published score
- 4
- per employee per month
- $2–$11
- last updated
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Our top picks
- Best overall
Highest LeadChange Score here (7.7/10), with 7 of 11 core employee engagement capabilities verified.
From $4/user/mo1
- Best for small businesses
Highest score among products that list small businesses as a target segment, with pricing and fit weighted more.
From $11/employee/mo2
LeadChange Score: editorial assessment based on public information.
Employee Engagement Software ranked by LeadChange Score
Ranked by LeadChange Score from verified facts; products with too few verified facts are not scored yet and come last. Prices are list prices as published by each vendor.
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15Five
Best for Mid-market HR teams running reviews and engagement together
15Five suits mid-market and enterprise HR teams (most commonly 100-1000+ employees) that want performance reviews, OKRs and engagement surveys in one per-user platform. The trade-off is that coaching, manager content, AI assistants and compensation are priced as add-ons on top of the $4 to $16 plans.
Leapsome
Best for Teams wanting HRIS plus talent modules in one record
Leapsome combines an HRIS foundation with performance, goals, engagement and learning modules, for companies of roughly 20 to 2,000 employees. Every module is priced per employee on top of an HRIS platform level, so performance reviews on the Foundation list at $14 per employee a month.
Workleap Officevibe
Best for Small businesses with a small or generalist HR team
Workleap Officevibe is an AI-assisted employee engagement platform for small and growing businesses with pulse surveys, anonymous feedback, performance reviews, goals and peer recognition. Plans are annual, starting at $4,999 per year, and API and SAML SSO require the Pro plan.
Show all 14 products
- Culture Amp5.7/10 · Medium confidenceCulture Amp pricing
- BonuslyNot scored yet (14 of 25 facts verified)Bonusly pricing
- PerceptyxNot scored yet (14 of 25 facts verified)Perceptyx plans and prices
- Quantum WorkplaceNot scored yet (14 of 25 facts verified)Quantum Workplace pricing
- LatticeNot scored yet (13 of 25 facts verified)Lattice pricing
- Microsoft Viva GlintNot scored yet (11 of 25 facts verified)Microsoft Viva Glint pricing
- BetterworksNot scored yet (10 of 25 facts verified)What Betterworks costs
- Small ImprovementsNot scored yet (9 of 25 facts verified)What Small Improvements costs
- Workday Peakon Employee VoiceNot scored yet (9 of 25 facts verified)What Workday Peakon Employee Voice costs
- AssemblyNot scored yet (7 of 25 facts verified)What Assembly costs
- NectarNot scored yet (6 of 25 facts verified)Nectar HR pricing
LeadChange Score: editorial assessment based on public information.
Find your fit
By industry
By company size
Compare the top 8 side by side
| Product | Score | Starting price per employee | Pricing model | Open API | SOC 2 Type II | Mobile apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15Five1,3,7 | 7.7 | $4/user/mo | Per user | iOS, Android | ||
| Leapsome2,4,8 | 7.4 | $11/employee/mo | Per employee | Not disclosed | ||
| Workleap Officevibe5,6 | 7.2 | $4,999/yr (Standard plan) | Tiered plans | Not disclosed | ||
 Culture Amp9,10 | 5.7 | Not disclosed | Quote only | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | |
 Bonusly11–13 | Not scored | $3/user/mo | Per user | Bonusly iOS app, Bonusly Android app | ||
 Perceptyx14–16 | Not scored | Not disclosed | Quote only | Not disclosed | ||
 Quantum Workplace17–19 | Not scored | Not disclosed | Quote only | Quantum Workplace mobile app (iOS and Android) | ||
 Lattice20–22 | Not scored | $4/user/mo | Per user | Not disclosed | iOS, Android |
Not disclosed = the vendor doesn’t publish it.
Pricing at a glance
Monthly list cost from each vendor’s published base and per-employee prices, before discounts.
10 employees
$20–$110/mo
Median $40/mo
Published list prices of 7 products at 10 employees
50 employees
$100–$550/mo
Median $200/mo
Published list prices of 7 products at 50 employees
200 employees
$400–$2,200/mo
Median $800/mo
Published list prices of 7 products at 200 employees
How the 4 pricing models work
- Per employee per month1 of 14 products
- A rate for each employee each month on an annual contract. 15Five Engage and Microsoft Viva Glint publish prices this way, so the cost follows the number of people you survey.
- Tiered plans1 of 14 products
- Plans with a yearly starting price rather than a rate per person. Workleap Officevibe prices its Standard and Pro plans this way, which favors larger teams within a tier.
- Custom quote5 of 14 products
- Culture Amp quotes by company size band, and Perceptyx, Quantum Workplace and Workday Peakon sell by quote. Quantum Workplace sets a minimum contract value on its entry plan, so ask for the minimum before you compare.
- Bundled with suite
- Engagement surveys included in a performance or HR suite, as Lattice and Leapsome sell them next to reviews and goals. Bundles cost less per module but tie you to the wider suite.
How to choose employee engagement software
6 criteria · Requirements by company size · 5 red flags
Decide what you will do with the results before you compare products. A survey that no manager acts on lowers trust.
Then evaluate how each product protects anonymity, gets results to managers and tracks follow-through.
Anonymity and confidentiality controls
Employees answer honestly only if they trust they cannot be identified.
Survey design and question library
Poorly worded questions produce data you cannot use.
Pulse and lifecycle surveys
Annual surveys miss changes between cycles, and onboarding and exit data are valuable.
Manager reporting and action planning
Insight without action does not change engagement.
Segmentation and HRIS sync
Results are only useful by team, location, tenure or role.
Comment analysis
Open-text comments hold the most detail but take time to read.
Requirements by company size
Small businesses
- Simple surveys with quick setup
- Anonymity that works with small groups
- Clear pricing with no minimum beyond headcount
Watch out for
- Anonymity risk when a team has only a few members
- Benchmarks that do not fit small organizations
Mid-sized companies
- Manager dashboards and action planning
- HRIS sync for segmentation
- Pulse and lifecycle surveys
Watch out for
- Survey fatigue from too many cycles
- Reports that reach managers late
Enterprises
- Granular access roles and data governance
- Multilingual surveys and regional controls
- Integrations with HRIS, BI and collaboration tools
Watch out for
- Complex configuration that delays launch
- Inconsistent action follow-through across business units
Red flags
- The vendor cannot state its minimum reporting threshold for anonymity.
- Administrators can see individual responses without a documented control.
- Benchmarks have no stated sample or method.
- No way to track whether managers act on results.
- Frontline staff without email cannot respond.
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Learn
From the leadership library
- Employee engagement vs. satisfaction: the difference and how to measure each
Employee satisfaction is how content people are with the deal they get: pay, benefits, workload, conditions. Employee engagement is how invested they are in the work itself: the energy, effort and ownership they bring.
- How to build trust in the workplace, and rebuild it when it breaks
Build trust at work by giving people steady evidence on three questions they ask about you: can you do the job, do you care about them, and do your words match your actions.
Glossary
Frequently asked questions
What is employee engagement software?
Employee engagement software collects employee feedback through surveys and pulse checks, analyzes results by team and topic, and helps managers act on them. It focuses on anonymity, reporting and action tracking rather than individual performance.
Do I need employee engagement software?
You need it when you cannot gather, read and act on feedback by hand. Signals include multiple locations, remote or shift workers and unexplained turnover. A short survey form and regular one-on-ones may be enough for a small team.
Employee engagement software vs employee survey software: what is the difference?
Survey software collects and reports responses. Engagement platforms add action planning, manager coaching, benchmarks and lifecycle surveys. If you only need a periodic survey, a simpler tool may do.
Are anonymous surveys really anonymous?
It depends on the product and settings. Check the minimum group size for reporting, how comments are masked and what administrators can access. Small groups can reveal identity even when names are hidden.
Is employee engagement software worth it?
It is worth it when results lead to documented manager actions and you can track changes in the metrics you care about, such as turnover in specific teams. If leaders will not act on findings, the software will not help.
What is the best employee engagement software?
15Five has the highest LeadChange Score of the 14 products in our ranking, 7.7 out of 10, ahead of Leapsome (7.4) and Workleap Officevibe (7.2). 15Five's score rests on 18 of 25 checks verified from public sources. 10 more products are listed without a score until enough of their data is public.
Which employee engagement platforms in our ranking integrate with Slack?
Slack, listed by 13 of the 14 employee engagement platforms in our ranking: 15Five, Assembly, Betterworks, Bonusly, Culture Amp, and 8 more.
Which employee engagement platforms in our ranking are built for enterprises?
15Five, Assembly, Betterworks, Bonusly, Culture Amp, and 3 more list enterprises among the company sizes they serve.
How we research
Ranked by the LeadChange Score, computed only from verified facts: capability coverage (30%), pricing and value (20%), integrations and API (15%), security (15%), fit and support (10%) and data confidence (10%), times a category fit. Products with too few verified facts are not scored yet and come last. Payment never changes a score or a position.
Facts, not impressions · Missing data is never assumed · Independent of revenue
Facts, not impressions
Every input is a fact verified against vendors’ official documentation, with the date we last checked it.
Missing data is never assumed
Unverified items are left out of the score and lower its coverage; below 60% coverage a product is not scored yet.
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How this page was made
What it is built from
52 verified facts, each checked against the vendor's own pages or another primary source, most recently on Oct 21, 2026.
Method
Scored and compared with the LeadChange methodology, version 1.3. Read the methodology
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Hands-on testing
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Sources
The 22 pages this page's facts come from, with the day we last checked each one. The numbers beside the figures above link here.
Quotes from the sources
- 15Five · checked Oct 14, 2026 15five.com/pricing“Engage $4 per user per month (billed annually)” “Mobile App (Check-ins, 1-on-1s, Surveys)”
- Leapsome · checked Oct 13, 2026 leapsome.com/pricing“Pro $10 $5/employee/month” “Start with the HR platform foundation, then add the modules that support your people priorities. One price per employee per month, no setup fees.”
- 15Five Trust Center · checked Oct 14, 2026 trust.15five.com“announce the successful completion of our 2026 SOC 2 Type II audit.”
- Leapsome · checked Oct 13, 2026 trust.leapsome.com“SOC 2 Type II ISO 27001:2022 GDPR CCPA”
- Workleap · checked Oct 14, 2026 workleap.com/pricing/officevibe“Billed annually Standard End-to-end performance management” “Standard Starting at $4,999 USD Book a demo Pro Starting at $11,999 USD”
- Workleap Officevibe · checked Oct 14, 2026 security.workleap.com“Workleap SOC 2 type II Report”
- 15Five · checked Oct 14, 2026 15five.com/security“Our public API can be used for more complex or obscure systems.”
- Leapsome · checked Oct 13, 2026 leapsome.com/product/integrations“And in the unlikely event you don't see yours? We support custom API and SFTP integrations — just talk to our team!”
- Culture Amp · checked Oct 14, 2026 cultureamp.com/platform/plans-and-pricing“Pricing depends on the number of employees, product chosen, and service tier.”
- Culture Amp · checked Oct 14, 2026 cultureamp.com/integrations“Tap into your Culture Amp insights any way you like with our Developer API.”
- Bonusly · checked Oct 13, 2026 bonusly.com/pricing“Team plan available without Bizy AI for $3/user/month or $30/user paid annually.” “Up to 8 users Peer recognition and guidance Slack and Teams integrations iOS and Android apps”
- Bonusly · checked Oct 21, 2026 bonusly.com/features/integrations“Build your own apps, automations, and reports. REST API with full documentation.”
- Bonusly · checked Oct 13, 2026 trust.bonus.ly“ComplianceCCPAGDPRSOC 2 Type 2SOC 3”
- Perceptyx · checked Oct 14, 2026 perceptyx.com“Start turning your listening insights into action.Talk to an Expert”
- Perceptyx · checked Oct 14, 2026 go.perceptyx.com/developer-portal“Get started to learn how to access and build your workflows to import data into the platform or export record-level as needed.”
- Perceptyx · checked Oct 14, 2026 go.perceptyx.com/security-trust-center“SOC 2 Type 2 Attestation: Independent audits verifying the effectiveness of our controls”
- Quantum Workplace · checked Oct 14, 2026 quantumworkplace.com/pricing“Pricing varies based on the products and services purchased. Our base pricing is determined by your total number of employees.” “Mobile app for iOS and Android”
- Quantum Workplace · checked Oct 14, 2026 trust.quantumworkplace.com/faq“Quantum Workplace does not provide data extraction services through public or customer facing API’s”
- Quantum Workplace · checked Oct 14, 2026 trust.quantumworkplace.com“Our platform is SOC 2 Type II audited, aligns with NIST and ISO 27001 principles”
- Lattice · checked Oct 12, 2026 lattice.com/pricing“$4 seat/month” “Foundations Our most popular package for aligning teams, driving performance, and scaling high-impact work across your business.”
- Lattice · checked Oct 12, 2026 help.lattice.com/hc/en-us/articles/360059449534“Lattice's Public API”
- Lattice · checked Oct 19, 2026 lattice.com/mobile“Lattice’s mobile app makes on-the-go feedback easy.”