Culture Amp vs LearnUpon
performance & learning head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Quote-based, annual subscription | Quote-based |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | Workday, SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud | SAP |
| Vendor | Culture Amp | LearnUpon |
Our take
Where Culture Amp leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 18 of the 33 capabilities where they differ (led by structured review cycles and 360-degree / multi-rater feedback).
- Stated Workday, Oracle Fusion Cloud integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where LearnUpon leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 15 of the 33 capabilities where they differ (led by native course authoring tools and scorm / xapi / aicc / cmi5 support).
Where they differ
The 33 capabilities (of 55 in the performance & learning taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Structured review cyclesPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| 360-degree / multi-rater feedbackPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength Continuous 360-degree feedback | Not evidenced |
| Continuous feedback & check-insPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| 1:1 meeting managementPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Calibration workflowsPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted review writingPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength AI-drafted, editable performance review write-ups | Not evidenced |
| Pre-built survey template libraryEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength 40+ ready-to-use survey templates | Not evidenced |
| Pulse surveys & eNPSEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength Pulse surveys; eNPS not itemized separately from pulse | Not evidenced |
| Lifecycle surveysEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength Onboarding and offboarding surveys | Not evidenced |
| AI sentiment analysis of open-textEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength AI-generated comment summaries | Not evidenced |
| Engagement benchmarkingEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength Benchmarking against Culture Amp's customer dataset | Not evidenced |
| Manager action-planning toolsEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength AI action-plan drafting for managers | Not evidenced |
| Native course authoring toolsLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength Native course builder plus Create+ AI-assisted authoring |
| SCORM / xAPI / AICC / cmi5 supportLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength SCORM, xAPI/Tin Can |
| Certification & compliance trackingLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength Certification and re-certification workflows with expiry tracking |
| Third-party content marketplaceLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength Go1, OpenSesame, LinkedIn Learning, Degreed |
| Conversational AI copilotAI Content & Coaching | Not evidenced | Core strength Ask Lia conversational assistant; LearnUpon IQ coordinator agent |
| AI-assisted manager coachingAI Content & Coaching | Core strength AI Coach: guided role-play prep, contextual recommendations | Not evidenced |
| Multiple branded portalsExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Not evidenced | Core strength Unlimited/multiple Learning Portals, each with own branding/catalogue/permissions |
| Built-in e-commerce for course salesExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Not evidenced | Core strength Shopify, Stripe, PayPal checkout |
| Completion & compliance reportingReporting & Analytics | Not evidenced | Core strength Compliance and audit-trail reporting for regulated training |
| Goal cascading & alignmentGoals & OKRs | Supported Goal management aligned to strategic objectives | Not evidenced |
| OKR creation and progress trackingGoals & OKRs | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Individual development plans (IDPs)Succession & Talent Intelligence | Supported Employee development plans | Not evidenced |
| GamificationLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Supported |
| AI-generated course contentAI Content & Coaching | Not evidenced | Supported Create+ AI-assisted authoring from source material |
| Customer & partner trainingExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Not evidenced | Supported LearnUpon Anywhere embeds learning inside a host product's UI |
| Cross-cycle / peer benchmarkingReporting & Analytics | Supported | Not evidenced |
| AI-driven skills inference & gap analysisSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Not evidenced | Partial Skill-gap surfacing via Profile Hub; automated skill tagging noted as "in rollout" |
| AI auto-tagging against a skills ontologyAI Content & Coaching | Not evidenced | Partial Automated skill tagging described as "in rollout" |
| Single sign-onPlatform & Integrations | Supported | Core strength Okta, OneLogin, Azure AD, Google Workspace, SAML/OAuth2/OIDC |
| Public API & webhooksPlatform & Integrations | Supported Developer API (docs.api.cultureamp.com) | Core strength API and webhooks for custom reporting; MCP server |
| Collaboration app integrationPlatform & Integrations | Core strength Slack and Microsoft Teams | Supported Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Slack |
Both grade identically on the other 22 capabilities — see each product's full profile: Culture Amp, LearnUpon.
Culture Amp vs LearnUpon — FAQs
Is Culture Amp or LearnUpon better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with SAP. Culture Amp additionally lists Workday, Oracle Fusion Cloud. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or LearnUpon?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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