7 tools for creating a winning company culture in 2024

As companies face the unprecedented challenges that remote and hybrid work environments and dispersed teams present, leaders are placing a greater emphasis on culture to create more consistency in staying aligned, innovating, collaborating, and solving problems. Doing so also yields positive business outcomes: Research has found that 73% of employees said culture “impacts their ability to do their best work,” and 72% said culture “drives productivity and efficiency.” (1)

At the same time, organizations are leveraging culture to drive employee engagement and make work more meaningful. In our 2023 State of People Enablement Report, we found that the top engagement enablers were “transparent performance review processes,” “opportunities to take ownership and develop skills,” and “regular learning and development opportunities.” (2)

Culture software allows today’s companies to streamline their workflows for communication and collaboration and assist team members in growing within their organization by simplifying their performance and development processes. As a result, company culture software can help you make work more impactful for employees and drive stronger business outcomes. Our list of seven effective culture platforms explores what makes each solution unique and why it might deserve a place in your tech stack.*

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St. Paul/Minneapolis Business Journal, 2023
Leapsome, 2023

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*The information below is based on our research in 2023. All user feedback referenced in the text has been sourced from independent software review platforms such as G2 and Capterra in August-September 2023.

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Pricing

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Customer rating

Leapsome

Starts at US$8 per user per month when billed monthly

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4.8

Engagedly

Engagedly (culture)

Starts at US$9 per user per month

8

4.4

Humu

humu (culture)

Pricing not readily available

22

4.0

Mo

Mo (culture)

Starts at US$3 per user per month

8

4.7

Motivosity

Motivosity (culture)

Starts at US$2 per user per month

3

4.7

Officevibe

Officevibe (culture)

Pricing starts at US$3.50 per person per month

4

4.3

Worktango

Worktango (culture)

Pricing not readily available

1

4.6

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Zoho (Retention)

Prices range from US$1.50-10/month per user.

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4.3

How software can help you build a resilient & positive company culture

Organizations that are looking to establish a strong internal company culture in their day-to-day work and leverage data to make improvements will find that the right platform — or combination of platforms — can help by eliminating ambiguity, improving communication and alignment, and streamlining processes. Specific benefits of a powerful culture software solution include:

Higher engagement levels

Company culture tools like surveys allow employees to make their voices heard and participate in shaping their work environment, ensuring they’re in line with your mission and values as the company grows and evolves.

Increased productivity

Develop a more results-oriented workplace by using culture platforms to set company goals and create more alignment with department and team objectives.

Increased transparency

Many company culture software solutions come with built-in performance management features to make employee evaluations standardized and data-driven, giving team members full visibility over the factors that affect their assessments and the skills needed to progress in their careers.

Clear development paths

Features like competency frameworks and integrated learning paths help team members understand and dive into the skills they need to advance within the company and as professionals.

Unbiased decision-making

Compensation management tools mean more consistent, analytics-based pay and promotion processes, which facilitate a culture of fairness and equity.

Detailed analytics

In-depth reporting and analytics help you easily navigate employee responses and make more unbiased, data-driven decisions.

Build an employee-centric culture you’re proud of

Leapsome helps you pinpoint what’s amiss with your culture and take meaningful action with intuitive processes and targeted initiatives.

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^1. Leapsome

There are so many factors that can influence your culture. That’s why Leapsome includes engagement, performance management, goal setting, and compensation modules among its comprehensive set of products, allowing you to effectively integrate and manage your culture initiatives from every angle.

Our interconnected products empower people-centered organizations to:

Conduct collaborative, development-focused performance reviews
Set cascading goals and OKRs
Help employees build crucial skills and grow as professionals
Promote more people internally with clear processes and competency frameworks
Create dynamic, customized learning content
Conduct surveys by using custom questions or templates from our library
Exchange feedback and encourage colleagues to share recognition and praise
Use people analytics to make sure all goals, initiatives, and processes are on the right track

Leapsome is ideal for companies that are looking to build, revamp, or maintain their culture with the right scalable processes. Consider Eurowings Digital, for instance. With the help of Leapsome’s surveys, they were able to identify initiatives that specifically target challenges within the organization, which enabled them to reduce its employee turnover rate from 18% to 5.8% and increase its average Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) from 7.9 to 8.5.

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Key features
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Performance and 360-degree reviews
Anonymous engagement and pulse surveys and templates with automatic action plan recommendations and sentiment analysis for open-ended questions
Automated onboarding and exit surveys
Competency frameworks
Instant feedback feature that allows for public praise and private feedback
Anonymous Q&A board that lets employees ask high-level questions and get answers from leadership
In-depth analytics for tracking engagement and activity across all modules‍
1:1 and team meeting templates ‍
Compensation and promotion tools ‍
Built-in learning platform

Pros

Holistic people enablement tool
Intuitive user interface (UI)
Supports 13 languages
Highly scalable
Customizable goal-setting and surveys features
Attentive customer service team

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cons

Continuous iteration can lead to occasional bugs
Mobile app not yet available

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“With Leapsome, we’ve seen some amazing improvements. The initiatives we identified from the survey results decreased our turnover by 12,2%, increased our survey participation rate to 82%, and it made people more productive and excited to come to the office.

Listening and transparency is a part of our culture, and Leapsome is a tool that gives our people a voice. The results are visible to the team members, so they can openly discuss with their managers during their retros.”

Natasa Kovacevic

People and Culture Manager

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^2. Engagedly

If you work with employees in more technical roles or simply have a large company with diverse teams and job titles, Engagedly might be an option for you. The platform allows users to create unique performance review templates for different departments, levels, and positions. It can also automatically retrieve data from its goals feature so managers can make review discussions more focused and outcome-oriented.

Another noteworthy feature is Engagedly’s gamification function. You can use badges, points, and tangible rewards as motivating incentives, encouraging employees to participate in programs, complete particular tasks, or meet specific targets.
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Key features
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Performance management features
Customizable performance review templates for different roles
Engagement surveys
Gamification function for rewards and recognition
Built-in learning platform
Employee development planning features

Pros

Simple platform design

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cons

UI can feel outdated and buggy
High starting annual agreement cost

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^3. Humu

Humu is a people analytics platform that offers a large library of behavioral “nudges,” or short action recommendations for leaders and managers designed to motivate positive behavior that impacts an organization.

Recently acquired by Perceptyx, an employee listening and manager effectiveness platform, Humu will now be integrated into Perceptyx’s People Insights Platform so that it can deliver nudges to both leaders and employees.
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Key features
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Behavioral science framework for mapping where your company needs to improve
“Nudges,” or short action recommendations to encourage specific behaviors
Engagement survey tools and templates
Analytics that integrate with human resources information systems (HRIS) and employee data

Pros

Not many user reviews available

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cons

Not many user reviews available

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^4.Mo

Mo is a practical platform for any business that aims to create a more powerful culture of recognition, praise, and appreciation and integrate it smoothly into their day-to-day workflows. For instance, the Boost feature sends leaders automated prompts that encourage them to celebrate wins, post a humble brag or lesson learned, or simply share a moment that made them laugh.

Mo is also perfect for any organization that’s building its recognition and rewards program from the ground up with a public dashboard for celebrating team member wins. Users can even link those wins with tangible prizes like gift cards or reward credits.
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Key features
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Public feed for celebrating team member wins
Customizable team profiles
Option to integrate tangible rewards
Integrates with Slack and Microsoft Teams

Pros

Incentivizes employee recognition
user-friendly

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cons

Some issues when claiming reward codes
UI could be improved

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^5. Motivosity

Motivosity focuses on improving internal culture through peer-to-peer recognition in a social-media-like platform. Employees can create their own social profiles and share wins and praise on appreciation dashboards. Team leads can learn more about their reports’ strengths and weaknesses and cater their managerial style to meet team members’ needs.

On top of that, Motivosity offers one-on-one meeting agenda templates and manager development frameworks so team leads have the tools they need in their leadership roles.
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Key features
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Employee personality and social profiles
Appreciation feed
Rewards and recognition workflows and incentives
Engagement surveys, pulse surveys, and eNPS scoring
Manager development and one-on-one meeting tools

Pros

modular pricing

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cons

Reportedly steep learning curve
Users report glitches especially when logging in

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^6. Officevibe

Officevibe is an employee experience platform for businesses looking to create cultures centered around positivity and transparency. You can use Offievibe to run customizable surveys and automate regular pulse surveys with built-in questions to capture your eNPS. Its Good Vibes peer recognition dashboard encourages team members to uplift each other with specific positive feedback based on your company values.

A new feature worth noting is the continuous performance tool, which enables managers to offer more frequent feedback and coaching. With this feature, you can incorporate more frequent check-ins and conversations into your evaluation cycle, making your annual or semi-annual reviews more productive and less intimidating.
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Key features
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Pulse surveys and eNPS scoring tools
Continuous performance review cycle builder
Goal-setting and OKR tools
Employee and peer-to-peer recognition dashboard
Anonymous feedback and messaging feature
One-on-one and weekly check-in tools

Pros

forever free plan for small teams (up to 10) with limited functionality

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cons

lacks customization options
Reportedly buggy and difficult to use
If using their survey tool you can only choose from their question catalogue

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^7.Worktango

Previously branded as Kazoo, WorkTango offers an employee experience platform integrating surveys, employee feedback, goals and OKR tracking, along with incentives, aiming to boost employee engagement and company culture within organizations.
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Key features
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Feedback and praise among peers
Gamification of employee achievements
A standout trait of WorkTango is its function that promotes employee motivation and enhances involvement by rewarding actions such as accomplishing fitness routines, participating in volunteer work, organizing cultural gatherings, or assisting in new employee onboarding.

Pros

Enhances morale through its gamified elements
Fosters an environment of appreciation and acknowledgment

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cons

User experience reportedly needs significant enhancements
Users have encountered glitches, extended loading periods, and problems with the points system.