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Overview

Qualtrics Employee Experience Management Software equips organizations to measure and improve workforce engagement across the employee lifecycle. It offers engagement surveys with over 300 benchmarkable items, pulse surveys for real-time feedback, and retention analytics linking engagement data to attrition trends. Features include candidate experience tracking, onboarding and exit management, and 360-degree development feedback capabilities.

Employee recognition software designed to help organizations celebrate achievements, reward contributions, and recognize milestones. It supports peer-to-peer recognition, automated awards, and flexible rewards to strengthen engagement and create a culture of appreciation.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

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Pricing

Starting from

5000

Per year

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

82

5

4

3

2

1

55

24

2

1

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
83%
would recommend this app

4.7

5.1K

5

4

3

2

1

3.6K

1.3K

109

10

5

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
87%
would recommend this app

Pros

“From an institutional perspective, it can also provide good value for money because one platform can support many different types of data collection and management needs.”
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Hamidullah N.

Online learning program administrator

“Ability to drill into data that provides insights into the employee experience at our company through a variety of filters.”
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Shauna J.

Senior Employee Engagement Specialist

“It helps me track my performance at work.”
RR

Riley R.

Legal Project Analayst

Pros

“Vantage Circle is an effective tool for employee engagement, but expanding reward options and enhancing analytics would make it even more impactful.”
AK

Andros K.

Account Manager

“Vantage Circle is great for recognizing and rewarding employees, with an easy-to-use interface and features like peer recognition and reward redemption that help boost team morale.”
AK

Andros K.

Account Manager

“Users appreciate its broad range of features, including customizable benefits packages, employee recognition tools, and integration capabilities with other HR systems.”
AK

Andi K.

Capital Projects Technologist

Cons

“Extremely difficult to navigate and configure the org hierarchy and the dashboard data.”
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Shauna J.

Senior Employee Engagement Specialist

“The use interface is not very user friendly and some of the changes that have happened over the past couple of years came without warning, leaving me to try to figure out the user interface and how to use the tool all over again with no support.”
JS

John S.

Sr. Content Development Manager

“Additionally, I do not like how the responses for qualitative data are reviewed post-survey.”
MG

Madison G.

Benefits Specialist

Cons

“Gift card denominations are less and it is annoying when you cannot redeem the entire amount”
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Siva S.

Senior Software Developer

“The mobile app experience isn't the best.”
CC

Cole C.

HR Operations Manager

“I found it a little hard to navigate initially”
AO

Abiola O.

CSO

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review21 days ago

Key features

  • Total features91
  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • AI Copilot
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Action Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Anonymous Feedback
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Assessment Management
  • Awards Management
  • Benchmarking
  • Benefits Dashboard
  • Benefits Management
  • Career Development
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compensation Management
  • Competency Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Continuous Feedback
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • DEI Assessment
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Collection
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Recognition
  • Employee Reward Programs
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Feedback Management
  • GDPR Compliance
  • Gamification
  • Goal Management
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • HR Management
  • Health Monitoring
  • Individual Development Plans
  • Leaderboards
  • Manager-to-Employee Recognition
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Language
  • NPS Survey Structure
  • NPS of Customers
  • Negative Feedback Management
  • Nominations
  • Offboarding
  • Onboarding
  • Ongoing Performance Tracking
  • Online Benefits Enrollment
  • Organizational Charting
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Peer Appraisals
  • Peer-to-Peer Recognition
  • Performance Appraisal
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Review Management
  • Program Management
  • Progress Tracking
  • Pulse Surveys
  • Question Library
  • Rater Selection
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recognition Tracking
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Review Cycle Tracking
  • Rewards Catalog
  • Rewards Program
  • Self Assessment
  • Self Service Portal
  • Single Sign On
  • Skills Assessment
  • Social Recognition
  • Succession Planning
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Training Management
  • Trend Analysis
  • Visual Analytics
  • Weighted Performance Measures
  • Workflow Management
  • eCards
  • Total features63
  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • AI Copilot
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Action Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Anonymous Feedback
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Assessment Management
  • Awards Management
  • Benchmarking
  • Benefits Dashboard
  • Benefits Management
  • Career Development
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compensation Management
  • Competency Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Continuous Feedback
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • DEI Assessment
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Collection
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Recognition
  • Employee Reward Programs
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Feedback Management
  • GDPR Compliance
  • Gamification
  • Goal Management
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • HR Management
  • Health Monitoring
  • Individual Development Plans
  • Leaderboards
  • Manager-to-Employee Recognition
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Language
  • NPS Survey Structure
  • NPS of Customers
  • Negative Feedback Management
  • Nominations
  • Offboarding
  • Onboarding
  • Ongoing Performance Tracking
  • Online Benefits Enrollment
  • Organizational Charting
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Peer Appraisals
  • Peer-to-Peer Recognition
  • Performance Appraisal
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Review Management
  • Program Management
  • Progress Tracking
  • Pulse Surveys
  • Question Library
  • Rater Selection
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recognition Tracking
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Review Cycle Tracking
  • Rewards Catalog
  • Rewards Program
  • Self Assessment
  • Self Service Portal
  • Single Sign On
  • Skills Assessment
  • Social Recognition
  • Succession Planning
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Training Management
  • Trend Analysis
  • Visual Analytics
  • Weighted Performance Measures
  • Workflow Management
  • eCards

Integrations

  • Total integrations45
  • Adobe Analytics
  • Annex Cloud Loyalty Experience Platform
  • Awardco
  • BambooHR
  • Canvas
  • Chattermill
  • ClickTale
  • Contentsquare
  • DataGrail
  • Dynamics 365
  • Dynamics 365 Business Central
  • Freshdesk
  • Freshteam
  • Fuel Cycle
  • Fullstory
  • Genesys Cloud CX
  • Glassbox
  • Grade.us
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Infegy Starscape
  • Jira
  • Kantata
  • LogRocket
  • Make
  • Marketo Engage
  • Medallia Agent Connect
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Viva Engage
  • Okta
  • Pendo
  • Quantum Metric
  • Reputation
  • ReviewTrackers
  • SAP Analytics Cloud
  • SAP Customer Experience
  • SAP SuccessFactors HCM
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • ServiceNow
  • SessionCam
  • Slack
  • SocketLabs
  • Tableau
  • Tango
  • Tray.io
  • Tremendous
  • UserTesting
  • Workplace from Meta
  • Xoxoday
  • Zapier
  • Zoho People
  • Total integrations11
  • Adobe Analytics
  • Annex Cloud Loyalty Experience Platform
  • Awardco
  • BambooHR
  • Canvas
  • Chattermill
  • ClickTale
  • Contentsquare
  • DataGrail
  • Dynamics 365
  • Dynamics 365 Business Central
  • Freshdesk
  • Freshteam
  • Fuel Cycle
  • Fullstory
  • Genesys Cloud CX
  • Glassbox
  • Grade.us
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Infegy Starscape
  • Jira
  • Kantata
  • LogRocket
  • Make
  • Marketo Engage
  • Medallia Agent Connect
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Viva Engage
  • Okta
  • Pendo
  • Quantum Metric
  • Reputation
  • ReviewTrackers
  • SAP Analytics Cloud
  • SAP Customer Experience
  • SAP SuccessFactors HCM
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • ServiceNow
  • SessionCam
  • Slack
  • SocketLabs
  • Tableau
  • Tango
  • Tray.io
  • Tremendous
  • UserTesting
  • Workplace from Meta
  • Xoxoday
  • Zapier
  • Zoho People

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