Best Employee Engagement Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Teamphoria is ranked #1 of 39 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of FeedbackPulse and HeartCount. The best-ranked option with a free plan is FeedbackPulse. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Tap My Back at $2/mo.
Gathering employee input and supporting peer recognition are among the concerns addressed by employee engagement software. Vantage Circle, Workday Peakon Employee Voice, and Culture Amp lead the ranked entries. Compare anonymous surveys, pulse surveys, and feedback workflows to understand the feedback options shown. Analytics level adds another point of comparison, while mobile access and peer recognition may be relevant to how your organization collects input and acknowledges contributions. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing are also listed. Consider which of these survey, feedback, and recognition capabilities matter to your team as you work through the ranking.
39 employee engagement software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Teamphoria Top pick · 7.3 Free plan · $3/mo
#2 FeedbackPulse Runner-up · 6.9 Free plan · $4/mo
#3 HeartCount Also great · 6.9 Free plan · $2.50/mo- Free plan AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$3/mofirst paid tier About TeamphoriaVisit site - Free planFree trial Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$4/mofirst paid tier About FeedbackPulseVisit site - Free planFree trial Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 2.5 /user/mo
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$2.50/mofirst paid tier About HeartCountVisit site - AndroidapiiOSWebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- AndroidiOSWeb
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Peer recognition
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 2 /user/mo
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$2/mofirst paid tier About Tap My BackVisit site - AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiWebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- WebWindowsmacOSiOSAndroid
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial Web
- Free plan
- No
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$2/mofirst paid tier About Clarity WaveVisit site - apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms£666.67/mofirst paid tier About InpulseVisit site - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- No
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$59/mofirst paid tier About HRVixa EngagementVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Peer recognition
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Pulse surveys
- Yes
- Anonymous surveys
- Yes
- Feedback workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which employee engagement software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Teamphoria is ranked #1 of 39 with a score of 7.3. FeedbackPulse is second and HeartCount third.
How many of these have a free plan?
3 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Tap My Back has the lowest first paid tier we found: $2/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.