Culture Amp vs Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos)
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 | Quote-based |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | Workday, SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud | SAP, Workday |
| Vendor | Culture Amp | Litmos |
Our take
Where Culture Amp leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 19 of the 37 capabilities where they differ (led by structured review cycles and 360-degree / multi-rater feedback).
- Stated Oracle Fusion Cloud integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos) leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 18 of the 37 capabilities where they differ (led by native course authoring tools and scorm / xapi / aicc / cmi5 support).
Where they differ
The 37 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Structured review cyclesPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| 360-degree / multi-rater feedbackPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength Continuous 360-degree feedback | Not evidenced |
| Continuous feedback & check-insPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| 1:1 meeting managementPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Calibration workflowsPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted review writingPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength AI-drafted, editable performance review write-ups | Not evidenced |
| Pre-built survey template libraryEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength 40+ ready-to-use survey templates | Not evidenced |
| Pulse surveys & eNPSEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength Pulse surveys; eNPS not itemized separately from pulse | Not evidenced |
| Lifecycle surveysEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength Onboarding and offboarding surveys | Not evidenced |
| AI sentiment analysis of open-textEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength AI-generated comment summaries | Not evidenced |
| 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 |
| Native course authoring toolsLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength In-house authoring plus AI-assisted outline/module-text generation |
| SCORM / xAPI / AICC / cmi5 supportLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength SCORM, xAPI, AICC |
| Certification & compliance trackingLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength Automated enrollment/certification/compliance workflows |
| GamificationLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength Points, levels, badges, leaderboards |
| AI-generated course contentAI Content & Coaching | Not evidenced | Core strength AI-generated course outlines and quiz questions |
| AI-generated assessmentsAI Content & Coaching | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| AI-assisted manager coachingAI Content & Coaching | Core strength AI Coach: guided role-play prep, contextual recommendations | Not evidenced |
| Multiple branded portalsExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Not evidenced | Core strength Multi-tier branded partner/customer academy portals |
| Built-in e-commerce for course salesExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| Multilingual content deliveryExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Not evidenced | Core strength Localized delivery without duplicating the content library |
| Customer & partner trainingExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| Completion & compliance reportingReporting & Analytics | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| BI / data-warehouse exportReporting & Analytics | Not evidenced | Core strength Prebuilt connections to Power BI, Tableau, Looker, Snowflake |
| Goal cascading & alignmentGoals & OKRs | Supported Goal management aligned to strategic objectives | Not evidenced |
| OKR creation and progress trackingGoals & OKRs | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Individual development plans (IDPs)Succession & Talent Intelligence | Supported Employee development plans | Not evidenced |
| Blended & instructor-led trainingLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Supported Blended learning paths combining self-paced, live and video content |
| Third-party content marketplaceLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Supported Curated library of ready-made courses |
| Cross-cycle / peer benchmarkingReporting & Analytics | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Public API & webhooksPlatform & Integrations | Supported Developer API (docs.api.cultureamp.com) | Not evidenced |
| Mobile app with offline accessLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Partial Mobile-accessible delivery; explicit offline mode not documented |
| AI auto-tagging against a skills ontologyAI Content & Coaching | Not evidenced | Partial AI/ML video tagging documented; mapping to a skills ontology not evidenced |
| Custom reporting dashboardsReporting & Analytics | Supported Performance insights and reporting | Core strength Enterprise reporting and executive visibility dashboards |
| ROI / business-impact reportingReporting & Analytics | Not evidenced | Partial Analytics tie completion to customer health/retention; explicit ROI reporting not itemized |
| HRIS employee data syncPlatform & Integrations | Core strength Native Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft, ADP, BambooHR, Dayforce, Personio | Supported Workday (bi-directional), ADP, BambooHR |
Both grade identically on the other 18 capabilities — see each product's full profile: Culture Amp, Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos).
Culture Amp vs Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos) — FAQs
Is Culture Amp or Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos) better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with Workday, SAP. Culture Amp additionally lists Oracle Fusion Cloud. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos)?
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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