HR software comparison

Workday vs Culture Amp

Compare product categories, modules, capabilities, buyer fit, and pricing side by side.

Workday

HR categories
8
Capabilities
79
Modules
32
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Culture Amp

HR categories
2
Capabilities
16
Modules
8
Open profileView pricing

Where the product scope overlaps

CategoryWorkdayCulture Amp
Contingent workforce / VMS
IncludedWorkday VNDLY
Not listed
Core HR / HRIS
IncludedWorkday Core HCM
Not listed
Employee experience & wellbeing
IncludedWorkday Employee Experience
Not listed
Engagement & surveys
IncludedWorkday Peakon Employee Voice
IncludedCulture Amp Engage
HR service delivery
IncludedWorkday HR Service Delivery
Not listed
Leave & absence
IncludedWorkday Absence Management
Not listed
Skills & internal mobility
IncludedWorkday Skills Cloud
Not listed
Workforce planning
IncludedWorkday Adaptive Planning for the Workforce
Not listed
Performance management
Not listed
IncludedCulture Amp Perform

Buyer-fit signals

Why each product enters a shortlist

Workday

Engagement & surveys

Organizations wanting continuous listening connected to Workday people data.

Culture Amp

Engagement & surveys

Midmarket and enterprise organizations wanting people-science surveys and guided action.

Feature-by-feature

Capability comparison

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Engagement & surveys

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CapabilityWorkdayCulture Amp
Engagement surveysDesign and run broad engagement surveys.
IncludedIncluded
Pulse and lifecycle listeningRun recurring pulse or event-triggered feedback.
IncludedIncluded
Confidentiality and thresholdsProtect respondent identity and control result visibility.
IncludedNot listed
Analysis and text insightAnalyze drivers, comments, themes, segments, and trends.
IncludedIncluded
Action planningAssign, track, and support action after results.
IncludedIncluded
Workflow and configurationConfigurable rules, approvals, forms, or orchestration.
IncludedIncluded
Reporting and analyticsOperational reporting, dashboards, metrics, or exports.
IncludedIncluded
Roles, permissions, and auditRole-based access, permissions, privacy controls, or audit history.
IncludedIncluded
Integrations and APIPublished connectors, APIs, webhooks, or managed data exchange.
Not listedIncluded
Self-service and mobileEmployee, manager, candidate, or supplier self-service and mobile access.
IncludedNot listed
Localization and complianceCountry, language, regulatory, or policy localization.
IncludedNot listed
AI and automationDocumented AI-assisted analysis, recommendations, generation, or agents.
IncludedNot listed