8 Glint Alternatives for Engagement

  • Last updated November 15, 2026
  • 8 options compared
  • Prices checked on official sites
Quick answer

Microsoft Viva Glint is the closest match for most readers who already use Microsoft 365, at $2 per user per month with a 50-seat minimum, while Culture Amp is the best pick for survey depth and Lattice is the best pick when reviews and engagement must live in one place. Published entry prices cluster at $2 to $4 per user per month, but minimums change the real cost: Lattice has a $4,000 annual minimum, Workleap starts at $4,999 per year, and Leapsome charges for its HRIS Foundation as well as for each module. Glint no longer sells as a stand-alone product. It is now Microsoft Viva Glint, sold through Microsoft, which is why buyers who want a vendor-neutral survey tool should look at Culture Amp, Qualtrics, or Leapsome first.

Glint started as an employee engagement survey tool and is now sold as Microsoft Viva Glint. That change matters, because the cheapest path depends on the software your team already uses. Teams on Microsoft 365 can add Glint for $2 per user per month, while teams on Workday, or teams that want a vendor-neutral survey platform, need a different shortlist.

On this page
  1. Comparison table
  2. 1. Microsoft Viva Glint
  3. 2. Culture Amp
  4. 3. Lattice
  5. 4. Qualtrics EmployeeXM
  6. 5. 15Five
  7. 6. Leapsome
  8. 7. Workleap Officevibe
  9. 8. Bonusly
  10. How we chose
  11. Pick by team size and budget
  12. FAQ
  13. Sources

Glint alternatives: comparison table

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#NameBest forStarting priceFree plan / trialLink
1Microsoft Viva GlintMicrosoft 365 teams that want low-cost surveys$2 per user/monthNoVisit
2Culture AmpSurvey depth and science-backed templatesquote onlyNoVisit
3LatticeReviews plus engagement in one place$4 per seat/monthNoVisit
4Qualtrics EmployeeXMLarge teams with in-house research skillquote onlyNoVisit
515FiveManagers who want weekly check-ins and surveys$4 per user/monthNoVisit
6LeapsomeEuropean teams that buy one module at a time€4 per employee/monthFree trial (14 days)Visit
7Workleap OfficevibeManager-led teams that want pulse surveys$4,999 per yearNoVisit
8BonuslySmall teams that want peer recognition$3 per user/monthYesVisit

The 8 best glint alternatives, in detail

1

Microsoft Viva Glint

Best for: Microsoft 365 teams that want low-cost surveys

Microsoft lists Viva Glint at $2 per user per month, billed annually, with a 50-seat minimum to start the service. That minimum sets a floor of $1,200 per year. Glint surveys run inside Teams, which keeps participation high for teams that already live in Microsoft 365, and results feed into Viva dashboards that managers can use for action planning.

Pricing$2 per user/month (billed annually)
Free plan / trialNo
  • Choose Glint when your team already uses Microsoft 365 and you want survey coverage at a low per-user price without a separate vendor.
  • Do not choose it when you need deep survey design or research-grade analysis, because Culture Amp and Qualtrics give survey teams more control.
  • Also check the 50-seat minimum first, because a team of 20 people cannot buy Glint alone at the $2 list price.

Pros

  • Lowest published price in this list
  • works inside Microsoft 365 and Teams
  • includes benchmarks and action planning

Cons

  • 50-seat minimum applies
  • no published free plan
  • survey depth is narrower than Culture Amp or Qualtrics

Visit Microsoft Viva Glint →

2

Culture Amp

Best for: Survey depth and science-backed templates

Culture Amp does not publish a per-seat price. Its pricing page says the quote depends on employee count, the product chosen, and the service tier, and that every plan is billed annually. The platform sells four products: Engage for surveys, Perform for reviews, Develop for growth, and People Analytics for reporting.

Pricingquote only
Free plan / trialNo
  • Engage includes more than 40 science-backed survey templates, eNPS, and recognition shoutouts.
  • Choose Culture Amp when survey quality and benchmarks matter more than a published price, and when your team has an HR lead who can run a survey cycle
  • Do not choose it when you need a price before a sales call.

Pros

  • Science-backed survey templates and benchmarks
  • covers engagement, performance, and development in one platform
  • strong action planning tools

Cons

  • No published price, so every deal needs a sales quote
  • all plans are billed annually
  • entry-level plans lack some HRIS integrations

Visit Culture Amp →

3

Lattice

Best for: Reviews plus engagement in one place

Lattice sells its platform as modules. Engagement costs $4 per seat per month, Performance costs $10 per seat per month, and Goals and OKRs costs $8 per seat per month. A Foundations bundle that combines Performance with Goals and OKRs costs $13 per seat per month.

Pricing$4 per seat/month (Engagement, billed annually)
Free plan / trialNo
  • Compensation costs $6 per seat per month as an add-on, and Grow costs $4.
  • The $4,000 annual minimum is the number that decides whether Lattice fits a small team.
  • A 25-person team that buys Engagement alone at $4 per seat would reach only $1,200 per year at list price, so the $4,000 floor applies instead, which
  • Choose Lattice when managers already run reviews and 1:1s in one place and you want surveys added to the same login.

Pros

  • Published modular prices
  • Engagement includes pulse, surveys, eNPS, and action planning
  • manager tools are included with each base product

Cons

  • $4,000 annual minimum applies to every contract
  • Engagement is an add-on to a performance-led platform
  • all contracts are billed annually in USD only

Visit Lattice →

4

Qualtrics EmployeeXM

Best for: Large teams with in-house research skill

Qualtrics does not publish a price for its employee experience products. Its pricing page lists Request Pricing for People Engage and People Lifecycle, and says employee experience pricing is based on employee count, while the software itself is for an unlimited number of users. People Engage covers employee engagement, pulse, and research, while People Lifecycle covers onboarding and exit, candidate experience, 360 development, and retention analytics.

Pricingquote only
Free plan / trialNo
  • Choose Qualtrics when your team has research skill in house and needs to run large, complex listening programs across many groups, languages, or locat
  • Do not choose it when you want a simple pulse tool that a single HR lead can run, because the setup, the quote process, and the annual contract all as

Pros

  • Research-grade survey design and analysis
  • employee experience priced by employee count
  • unlimited users on the platform

Cons

  • No published price for employee experience products
  • needs an analyst or a dedicated people team to run well
  • contracts are custom and annual

Visit Qualtrics EmployeeXM →

5

15Five

Best for: Managers who want weekly check-ins and surveys

15Five publishes three plans, all billed annually. Engage costs $4 per user per month and covers engagement surveys, targeted assessments, action planning, heat maps, data breakdowns, and benchmarking. Perform costs $11 per user per month and adds AI-assisted reviews, OKRs and goals, 360 feedback, a talent matrix, and career paths.

Pricing$4 per user/month (Engage, billed annually)
Free plan / trialNo
Website15five.com
  • Total Platform costs $16 per user per month and combines Engage and Perform with manager training microlearnings.
  • Choose 15Five when the goal is better manager habits, not just an annual survey, because weekly check-ins and 1:1 agendas feed into the formal review
  • Do not choose Engage alone when you also need reviews and goals, because that work sits in Perform at $11 per user per month.

Pros

  • Published three-tier prices
  • Engage covers surveys, assessments, and benchmarking
  • weekly check-ins feed into reviews

Cons

  • No free plan
  • Perform costs $11 per user per month, so full performance features cost far more than Engage
  • add-ons for coaching and compensation cost extra

Visit 15Five →

6

Leapsome

Best for: European teams that buy one module at a time

Leapsome prices each module separately, and every account starts with its HRIS platform. HRIS Foundation lists at €7 per employee per month, and HRIS Pro lists at €10. Engagement Surveys costs €4 per employee per month on top of that base, Performance Reviews costs €7, Goals and OKRs costs €4, and Learning costs €4.

Pricing€4 per employee/month (Engagement Surveys module, HRIS Foundation required)
Free plan / trialFree trial (14 days)
  • That means an engagement-only buy at list price costs €11 per employee per month with Foundation, or €132 per employee per year, before any volume dis
  • Choose Leapsome when you want an HRIS and talent tools in one system and you like buying one module at a time.
  • Do not choose it on the €4 module price alone, because the required HRIS base nearly triples the engagement cost at list price.
  • Ask for a written quote that names the HRIS level, the modules, and any multi-module discount.

Pros

  • Published modular prices in euros, dollars, and pounds
  • Engagement Surveys include a question library and action plans
  • 14-day free trial

Cons

  • HRIS Foundation is required for every module, so the module price is not the full cost
  • multi-module discounts appear only in a custom quote
  • prices are listed in euros by default

Visit Leapsome →

7

Workleap Officevibe

Best for: Manager-led teams that want pulse surveys

Workleap changed Officevibe pricing in 2026 from per-seat billing to flat annual tiers. The Standard Platform costs $4,999 per year, plus $32 per manager per month, billed annually, and the Pro Platform costs $11,999 per year, plus the same $32 per manager per month. Enterprise pricing is custom for teams of 250 or more.

Pricing$4,999 per year (Standard, plus $32 per manager/month, billed annually)
Free plan / trialNo
  • Standard includes core engagement features, performance management, team health reports, goals, recognition, and SSO.
  • The flat floor is the key fact for small teams.
  • For a team of 50 people with 5 managers, Standard costs $4,999 plus $1,920 per year for managers, or $6,919 in total, which works out to about $138 pe
  • For a team of 30 people, the same plan works out to more than $200 per person per year.

Pros

  • Simple weekly pulse surveys with anonymous feedback
  • includes recognition, goals, and 1:1 tools
  • Standard plan includes SSO and integrations

Cons

  • Flat $4,999 annual floor makes it costly for small teams
  • Pro costs $11,999 per year
  • no free plan and no self-serve trial on the current pricing model

Visit Workleap Officevibe →

8

Bonusly

Best for: Small teams that want peer recognition

Bonusly is a recognition tool, not a survey platform, which is why it sits last in this list. Its free plan covers up to 8 users, and Team costs $3 per user per month without Bizy AI, or $5 per user per month with Bizy AI, billed annually. That works out to $30 per user per year without Bizy, or $50 per user per year with it.

Pricing$3 per user/month (Team without Bizy, billed annually)
Free plan / trialYes
  • The Organization tier is quote only.
  • Rewards are funded separately from the subscription, so the monthly giving budget sits on top of the $3 list price.
  • Choose Bonusly when you want peer recognition with a free start for a team of 8 or fewer, or when you want to add recognition beside a survey tool suc
  • Do not choose it as a direct Glint replacement, because it does not run engagement surveys, benchmarks, or action planning on survey results.

Pros

  • Free plan for up to 8 users
  • published Team price of $3 per user per month
  • 30-day trial with no card required

Cons

  • Recognition only, not full engagement surveys
  • rewards are funded separately from the subscription
  • Organization tier is quote only

Visit Bonusly →

How we chose

We shortlisted tools that run employee engagement surveys, or that cover the same job through performance management or recognition, and that are still sold in 2026. Prices and plan limits come from official vendor pricing pages and docs opened on 2026-11-12. Where a vendor hides the price, we wrote quote only instead of using a third-party estimate. We did not test any tool hands-on. We did not use customer counts, awards, or review scores to rank the items. The unique fact that shapes this list is that Glint is now sold only as Microsoft Viva Glint, at $2 per user per month with a 50-seat minimum, so the best alternative depends on if your team already uses Microsoft 365.

Pick by team size and budget

Team size and need Best pick First-year list cost at that size
Under 50 people, Microsoft 365, surveys only Microsoft Viva Glint $2,400 per year for 100 users at $2 per user per month, with a 50-seat minimum
Under 50 people, no Microsoft 365, surveys only 15Five Engage $2,400 per year for 50 users at $4 per user per month
50 to 250 people, reviews plus surveys Lattice Engagement $4,000 per year minimum, even when the per-seat maths gives a lower total
50 to 250 people, manager-led pulses Workleap Officevibe Standard $6,919 per year for 50 people with 5 managers, at $4,999 plus $32 per manager per month
250 or more people, deep survey science Culture Amp Quote only, billed annually, based on employee count and modules
250 or more people, research-grade listening Qualtrics EmployeeXM Quote only, priced by employee count, unlimited users
Small team, recognition only Bonusly Team $360 per year for 10 users at $3 per user per month, plus a separate rewards budget

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Glint alternative for most teams?

Microsoft Viva Glint itself is the closest match for teams on Microsoft 365, at $2 per user per month with a 50-seat minimum. For teams that want a vendor-neutral survey tool, Culture Amp is the best pick for survey depth, while Lattice is the best pick when reviews and engagement must live in one place.

How much do Glint alternatives cost?

Published entry prices run from $2 per user per month for Microsoft Viva Glint to $4 for Lattice Engagement and 15Five Engage, while Bonusly Team costs $3 per user per month. Culture Amp and Qualtrics are quote only. Minimums matter more than the headline price, because Lattice has a $4,000 annual minimum and Workleap starts at $4,999 per year.

Is Glint still available as a stand-alone product?

No. Glint is now sold as Microsoft Viva Glint through Microsoft, at $2 per user per month, billed annually, with a 50-seat minimum. The product still runs engagement surveys with benchmarks and action planning, but you buy it as part of the Viva range, not as a separate Glint contract.

Which Glint alternative is best for small teams?

15Five Engage is the best small-team survey pick at $4 per user per month, billed annually, with no published minimum. Bonusly is the best recognition pick for teams of 8 or fewer, because its free plan covers up to 8 users. Avoid Lattice for surveys alone at a small headcount, because its $4,000 annual minimum applies even when per-seat maths gives a lower total.

Which Glint alternative has a free plan?

Bonusly is the only tool in this list with a free plan, for up to 8 users, and it covers peer recognition rather than full engagement surveys. Leapsome lists a 14-day free trial. None of the survey-led tools in this list, including Glint, Culture Amp, Lattice, Qualtrics, 15Five, and Workleap, offers a free plan.

Do any Glint alternatives include performance reviews as well as surveys?

Yes. Lattice includes reviews, goals, and engagement in one modular platform, with Engagement at $4 per seat per month and Performance at $10. 15Five covers reviews in Perform at $11 per user per month, while Culture Amp covers reviews in its Perform product. Leapsome also sells Performance Reviews at €7 per employee per month as a separate module.

Sources

Prices and features were read on each company’s own website in November 2026. They change often, so confirm the current offer on the official site before you sign up or buy.