# FeedbackPulse vs Qualtrics EmployeeXM: which do AI models recommend for employee engagement surv, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Employee engagement surveys. Zero of fourteen models named FeedbackPulse first on the direct prompt; zero named Qualtrics EmployeeXM. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/experience/employee-engagement-surveys/feedbackpulse-vs-qualtrics-employeexm/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FeedbackPulse | 5% | #6 of 8 | 0% | 10 | 7 of 14 |
| Qualtrics EmployeeXM | 2% | #8 of 8 | 36% | 11 | 7 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: Explorance Blue, Qualtrics EmployeeXM, WTW Engage, WorkTango)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Qualtrics EmployeeXM, Workday Peakon Employee Voice)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Quantum Workplace)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Culture Amp, Lattice) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, Leapsome, Teamflect)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, CultureMonkey, Leapsome)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, CultureMonkey, Lattice, Quantum Workplace)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Culture Amp, Workleap Officevibe) (alternatives: Eletive, Leapsome)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Microsoft Viva Glint)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Leapsome) (alternatives: CultureMonkey, Workleap Officevibe)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Lattice) (alternatives: 15Five Engage)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Lattice) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, Culture Amp, Quantum Workplace, Workleap Officevibe)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Culture Amp, Lattice) (alternatives: Leapsome)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: Lattice, Workleap Officevibe)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Culture Amp) (alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice, Microsoft Viva Glint, Quantum Workplace, TINYpulse, Workleap Officevibe)

## What the models said about FeedbackPulse

- "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

- "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)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.