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Employee engagement surveys · October 2026 Edition
FeedbackPulse vs Qualtrics EmployeeXM
Zero of fourteen models named FeedbackPulse first on the direct prompt; zero named Qualtrics EmployeeXM. FeedbackPulse was named by seven of the fourteen models and Qualtrics EmployeeXM by seven and FeedbackPulse carries 10 labels and Qualtrics EmployeeXM 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share5%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%36%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#8A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels1011A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, FeedbackPulse reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Culture Amp was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Culture Amp vs FeedbackPulse · Culture Amp vs Qualtrics EmployeeXM · Workleap Officevibe vs FeedbackPulse
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the employee engagement surveys page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
FeedbackPulseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsQualtrics EmployeeXM
Direct001 against Qualtrics EmployeeXM
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained302 against Qualtrics EmployeeXM
Scale-constrained011 against Qualtrics EmployeeXM
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where FeedbackPulse and Qualtrics EmployeeXM stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | |||||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | |||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
FeedbackPulse Qualtrics EmployeeXM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, FeedbackPulse on the left and Qualtrics EmployeeXM on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where FeedbackPulse and Qualtrics EmployeeXM stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniCulture Amp alternatives: Explorance Blue, Qualtrics EmployeeXM, WTW Engage, WorkTango
MiniMax M2.5Culture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Qualtrics EmployeeXM, Workday Peakon Employee Voice
Neither was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Culture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Quantum Workplace
Gemini 3.5 FlashCulture Amp, Lattice alternatives: 15Five Engage, Leapsome, Teamflect
Perplexity SonarCulture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, CultureMonkey, Leapsome
Grok 4.1 FastCulture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, CultureMonkey, Lattice, Quantum Workplace
Mistral SmallCulture Amp, Workleap Officevibe alternatives: Eletive, Leapsome
DeepSeek V4 FlashCulture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Microsoft Viva Glint
Llama 4 MaverickLeapsome alternatives: CultureMonkey, Workleap Officevibe
Qwen 3.7 FlashLattice alternatives: 15Five Engage
Kimi K2Lattice alternatives: 15Five Engage, Culture Amp, Quantum Workplace, Workleap Officevibe
GLM 4.7 FlashXCulture Amp, Lattice alternatives: Leapsome
GPT-6 LunaCulture Amp alternatives: Lattice, Workleap Officevibe
Muse Glimmer 30BCulture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Microsoft Viva Glint, Quantum Workplace, TINYpulse, Workleap Officevibe
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
FeedbackPulse leads by twenty-one points.
FeedbackPulse21%#2 of 9Qualtrics EmployeeXM0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
FeedbackPulse leads by three points.
FeedbackPulse5%#6 of 8Qualtrics EmployeeXM2%#8 of 8Enterprise
The order flips: Qualtrics EmployeeXM leads at enterprise.
Qualtrics EmployeeXM20%#2 of 9FeedbackPulse0%#– of 9What the models said about FeedbackPulse
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Go with FeedbackPulse. It offers the best mix of free tier, low cost per user, no seat minimum” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“best overall affordable employee feedback and listening tool for 30 to 100 person teams” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Qualtrics EmployeeXM
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Avoid platforms like Culture Amp, Leapsome, or Qualtrics” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“you cannot afford to spend months on enterprise implementation (like Qualtrics)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Rather than paying for enterprise-level suites like Culture Amp or Qualtrics” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“platforms like Culture Amp, Lattice, and Qualtrics often provide the best balance of features and support” GLM 4.7 FlashX · scale prompt · first choice
“if you need deeper survey logic, more advanced research-style analytics, or you're closer to enterprise complexity” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · alternative
“if you need enterprise-grade analytics ... and you're okay with more complexity” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.