# Cognician vs Culture Amp Comparison | | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.8 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 26 | 1,589 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (72.0% of reviews) | Mid-Market (62.8% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Contact Us 1 Per person, month | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Cognician Pros: - Clarity (2 reviews) - Engagement (2 reviews) Cons: - Course Duration (1 reviews) - Limited Variety (1 reviews) ### Culture Amp Pros: - Ease of Use (251 reviews) - Helpful (189 reviews) Cons: - Missing Features (65 reviews) - Not User-Friendly (53 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | Not enough data | 8.9 (1358 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | 9.0 (1406 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | Not enough data | 8.9 (639 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | Not enough data | 8.8 (435 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | Not enough data | 9.0 (1003 reviews) | | **Quality of Work** | 9.7 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Responsiveness** | 9.7 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Expertise of Team** | 9.7 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Execution Ability** | 9.7 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Communication Skills** | 9.7 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Professionalism** | 9.9 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.9 (23 reviews) | 9.1 (416 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | Not enough data | 9.2 (1379 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Cognician #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Culture Amp #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Perform Price: Contact Us 1 Per person, month Description: Build high-performing teams with measurable performance, skills training, and goal management. Key Features: - Goal or OKR tracking - Performance reviews (including 360°, peer & manager feedback) - Employee self reflections [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/culture-amp/pricing) #### Free Trial No --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Business Services | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cognician** | N/A | N/A | | **Culture Amp** | N/A | N/A | #### Planning | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Needs Assessment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Resource Allocation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Stayed within Budget** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Statement of Work** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Best Practices** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Delivery | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Technical Expertise** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Met Deadlines** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Meeting Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Project Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Scope Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Roll-out** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Objectives and Key Results (OKR) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cognician** | N/A | N/A | | **Culture Amp** | 8.0/10 | 98 | #### Communication | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Feedback** | Not enough data | 8.8 (96 reviews) | | **Confidence Levels** | Not enough data | 8.6 (95 reviews) | | **Messaging Integrations** | Not enough data | 7.8 (93 reviews) | | **Onboarding** | Not enough data | 8.0 (93 reviews) | #### Goal Creation | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Team OKR** | Not enough data | 8.5 (95 reviews) | | **Individual OKR** | Not enough data | 8.6 (96 reviews) | | **Mind Mapping** | Not enough data | 6.9 (89 reviews) | | **Action Item Creation** | Not enough data | 7.8 (90 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR) | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | 7.6 (14 reviews) | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | 7.7 (15 reviews) | ### Career Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cognician** | N/A | N/A | | **Culture Amp** | 7.9/10 | 449 | #### Platform Basics | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Reporting** | Not enough data | 8.0 (374 reviews) | | **Interoperability** | Not enough data | 7.6 (353 reviews) | | **Performance** | Not enough data | 8.8 (422 reviews) | #### Platform Content | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Employee Tracking** | Not enough data | 8.4 (374 reviews) | | **Employee Development** | Not enough data | 8.8 (410 reviews) | | **Career Development** | Not enough data | 8.8 (424 reviews) | #### Platform Additional Functionality | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Dashboard** | Not enough data | 8.3 (401 reviews) | | **Mobility** | Not enough data | 7.9 (370 reviews) | | **Messaging** | Not enough data | 7.3 (357 reviews) | | **Task Management** | Not enough data | 7.8 (367 reviews) | | **Payment** | Not enough data | 6.4 (312 reviews) | | **Portal** | Not enough data | 7.4 (345 reviews) | | **Integrations** | Not enough data | 7.5 (338 reviews) | ### Performance Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cognician** | N/A | N/A | | **Culture Amp** | 8.2/10 | 794 | #### Performance reviews | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **360 Reviews** | Not enough data | 8.5 (651 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Customizable Forms** | Not enough data | 7.9 (599 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Review Status Tracking** | Not enough data | 8.5 (652 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Goals | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Goal-Setting** | Not enough data | 8.7 (716 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Company Goals And OKRs** | Not enough data | 8.2 (660 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Feedback | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Continuous Feedback** | Not enough data | 8.7 (704 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Requesting Feedback** | Not enough data | 8.8 (706 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **1-On-1 Meetings** | Not enough data | 8.5 (698 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Public Praise** | Not enough data | 7.4 (549 reviews) | #### Data | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Dashboards And Reports** | Not enough data | 8.0 (601 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Historical Data** | Not enough data | 8.0 (597 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Agentic AI - Performance Management | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | 7.2 (37 reviews) | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | 7.5 (36 reviews) | ### HR Analytics | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cognician** | N/A | N/A | | **Culture Amp** | 7.2/10 | 45 | #### Reports | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Score Cards** | Not enough data | 7.6 (39 reviews) | | **Customizability** | Not enough data | 7.8 (41 reviews) | | **Graphs and Charts** | Not enough data | 7.4 (41 reviews) | | **Dashboards** | Not enough data | 8.6 (42 reviews) | #### Cleaning | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Filtering** | Not enough data | 8.1 (41 reviews) | | **Levels of Measurement** | Not enough data | 8.0 (38 reviews) | | **Transformation** | Not enough data | 8.2 (37 reviews) | #### Generative AI | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **AI Text-to-Image** | Not enough data | 5.6 (37 reviews) | | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | 5.8 (36 reviews) | | **AI Image-to-Text** | Not enough data | 5.1 (35 reviews) | ### Talent Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cognician** | N/A | N/A | | **Culture Amp** | N/A | N/A | #### Generative AI | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Employee Experience | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cognician** | N/A | N/A | | **Culture Amp** | 8.0/10 | 242 | #### Core Features - Employee Experience Software | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Employee Lifecycle Management** | Not enough data | 8.0 (216 reviews) | | **Communication** | Not enough data | 8.0 (215 reviews) | #### People Analytics - Employee Experience Software | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Action Plan** | Not enough data | 8.1 (222 reviews) | | **Productivity** | Not enough data | 7.8 (205 reviews) | #### Advanced Features - Employee Experience Software | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Digital Experience Management** | Not enough data | 7.8 (206 reviews) | | **Benchmarking** | Not enough data | 8.1 (220 reviews) | | **Employee Listening** | Not enough data | 8.2 (216 reviews) | #### Employee Improvement - Employee Experience Software | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Performance Management** | Not enough data | 8.4 (217 reviews) | | **Learning** | Not enough data | 7.9 (215 reviews) | | **Team Building** | Not enough data | 7.5 (206 reviews) | ### Employee Engagement | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cognician** | N/A | N/A | | **Culture Amp** | 8.3/10 | 874 | #### Platform Basics | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Performance Benchmarking** | Not enough data | 8.5 (639 reviews) | | **Reporting & Dashboards** | Not enough data | 8.5 (699 reviews) | | **Interoperability** | Not enough data | 7.8 (549 reviews) | #### Platform Content | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Employee Pulse Surveys** | Not enough data | 9.0 (701 reviews) | | **Survey Customization** | Not enough data | 8.7 (684 reviews) | | **Goal and Challenge Creation** | Not enough data | 8.4 (627 reviews) | | **Science-based templates** | Not enough data | 8.1 (570 reviews) | #### Platform Additional Functionality | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Employee Segmenting** | Not enough data | 8.4 (624 reviews) | | **Goal and Challenge Creation** | Not enough data | 8.4 (627 reviews) | | **Peer Recognition** | Not enough data | 8.2 (582 reviews) | | **Social Feedback Portal** | Not enough data | 7.6 (529 reviews) | #### Platform | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Customization ** | Not enough data | 7.9 (692 reviews) | | **Integration APIs** | Not enough data | 7.7 (597 reviews) | | **Internationalization** | Not enough data | 7.9 (596 reviews) | | **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | 8.6 (708 reviews) | | **Dashboards** | Not enough data | 8.5 (696 reviews) | ### B2B Services | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cognician** | N/A | N/A | | **Culture Amp** | N/A | N/A | #### Team Quality | Feature | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Change Management Skills** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Executive Presence** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Vertical Expertise** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Technology Partnerships** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to Cognician (1):** [Training & Development Companies](https://www.g2.com/categories/training-development) **Unique to Culture Amp (6):** [Objectives and Key Results (OKR) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/objectives-and-key-results-okr), [Employee Experience Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/employee-experience), [Career Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/career-management), [HR Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/hr-analytics), [Employee Engagement Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/employee-engagement), [Performance Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/performance-management) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Cognician | Culture Amp | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 12.0% | 8.9% | | **Mid-Market** | 16.0% | 62.8% | | **Enterprise** | 72.0% | 28.3% | ### By Industry #### Cognician - **Management Consulting:** 20.0% - **Consulting:** 16.0% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 12.0% - **Oil & Energy:** 8.0% - **Utilities:** 4.0% - **Professional Training & Coaching:** 4.0% - **Pharmaceuticals:** 4.0% - **Legal Services:** 4.0% - **Information Technology and Services:** 4.0% - **Human Resources:** 4.0% - **Other:** 20.0% #### Culture Amp - **Computer Software:** 12.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 11.8% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 10.6% - **Financial Services:** 7.6% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 3.6% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.5% - **Insurance:** 2.1% - **Retail:** 1.9% - **Accounting:** 1.9% - **Consulting:** 1.6% - **Other:** 44.1% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Cognician - [SuccessCOACHING](https://www.g2.com/products/successcoaching/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (942 reviews) - [Hone](https://www.g2.com/products/honehq/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (295 reviews) - [INTOO](https://www.g2.com/products/intoo/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (116 reviews) - 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For example, a global media company used Cognician to develop a culture of..." - Title: [Can we use Cognician for onboarding?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-we-use-cognician-for-onboarding) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Cognician worked with Accenture to develop an onboarding program for the Analyst Consulting Group in the UK. New joiners were divided into two groups. One..." - Title: [What is digital coaching?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-digital-coaching) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "When we talk about digital coaching, we mean a virtual, digital experience in which a software-based coach (not a real person) interacts through a chat-like..." ### Culture Amp - Title: [How much does culture AMP cost?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-much-does-culture-amp-cost) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "$24,000 annually" - Title: [What is Culture Amp used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-culture-amp-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Culture Amp is a user-friendly tool that can be used for interactions when doing assessments and evaluations of both yourself and the members of your team...." - Title: [What does culture AMP do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-culture-amp-do) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Culture Amp provides a platform for performance management, including tracking 1 on 1's, and feedback gathering through surveys or simple requests." - Title: [How do you make your team comfortable with sharing honest anonymous feedback internally?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-you-make-your-team-comfortable-with-sharing-honest-anonymous-feedback-internally) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Start with team building week for honest feedback about non-work related things. All feedback must contain a positive as well as a growth area " - Title: [What software does Culture Amp integrate with?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/7660-what-software-does-culture-amp-integrate-with) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Slack. And it works very well." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/cognician-vs-culture-amp)