Culture Amp vs PerformYard
performance & learning head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Quote-based, annual subscription | Per-seat subscription, billed annually |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | Workday, SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud | Workday |
| Vendor | Culture Amp | PerformYard |
Our take
Where Culture Amp leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 11 of the 20 capabilities where they differ (led by calibration workflows and engagement benchmarking).
- Stated SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where PerformYard leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 9 of the 20 capabilities where they differ (led by performance improvement plans (pips) and configurable review templates).
Where they differ
The 20 capabilities (of 55 in the performance & learning taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calibration workflowsPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Performance improvement plans (PIPs)Performance Reviews & Feedback | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| Configurable review templatesPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Not evidenced | Core strength Custom review questions and on-form calculations |
| Goal check-insGoals & OKRs | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| 9-box performance/potential gridSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| Engagement benchmarkingEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength Benchmarking against Culture Amp's customer dataset | Not evidenced |
| Manager action-planning toolsEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength AI action-plan drafting for managers | Not evidenced |
| Collaboration app integrationPlatform & Integrations | Core strength Slack and Microsoft Teams | Not evidenced |
| Individual development plans (IDPs)Succession & Talent Intelligence | Supported Employee development plans | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted manager coachingAI Content & Coaching | Core strength AI Coach: guided role-play prep, contextual recommendations | Partial Tone refinement suggestions for review writing; not general manager-coaching content |
| Completion & compliance reportingReporting & Analytics | Not evidenced | Supported Cycle completion and progress tracking |
| Single sign-onPlatform & Integrations | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Public API & webhooksPlatform & Integrations | Supported Developer API (docs.api.cultureamp.com) | Not evidenced |
| Goal cascading & alignmentGoals & OKRs | Supported Goal management aligned to strategic objectives | Core strength |
| OKR creation and progress trackingGoals & OKRs | Supported | Partial Flexible goal setting with categories; explicit OKR framework not documented |
| Pre-built survey template libraryEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength 40+ ready-to-use survey templates | Supported Standalone survey builder |
| AI sentiment analysis of open-textEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength AI-generated comment summaries | Supported |
| Custom reporting dashboardsReporting & Analytics | Supported Performance insights and reporting | Core strength Employee data dashboard, engagement trend dashboard |
| BI / data-warehouse exportReporting & Analytics | Not evidenced | Partial CSV export of survey responses; no BI-tool connector documented |
| Cross-cycle / peer benchmarkingReporting & Analytics | Supported | Core strength Cross-cycle comparison reports |
Both grade identically on the other 35 capabilities — see each product's full profile: Culture Amp, PerformYard.
Culture Amp vs PerformYard — FAQs
Is Culture Amp or PerformYard better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with Workday. Culture Amp additionally lists SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or PerformYard?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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