Inpulse employee engagement survey software
Best Qualtrics alternative for 2026
On the hunt for a Qualtrics alternative that offers ongoing human support, a more intuitive set of features and a greater focus on emotional analytics?
The good news is, that’s where Inpulse has the edge.
Why switch to Inpulse?
There's a reason 96% of our customers recommend us.
Manager-led engagement
Give managers the tools (and confidence) to listen, lead and own employee engagement.
Bespoke, ongoing support
Maximise platform performance with ongoing guidance from a dedicated contact, and tap into a network of industry peers.
Data-driven strategy
Use live employee feedback and AI-powered foresight to drive strategic decision making at the macro level.
One platform, all your people data
See all your people data represented in one cohesive picture, without the manual burden of finding the story yourself.
What sets Inpulse apart?
Inpulse vs. Qualtrics
Qualtrics is a popular choice among enterprises, but while this platform tells you how your frontline scores compare to other leaders in your industry – that’s where the insights end. Qualtrics doesn’t tell how to turn those insights into actionable next steps.
Plus, the extensive functionality can be overwhelming for customers looking for accessible employee engagement features they’ll actually use.
Here’s how it stacks up with Inpulse, side by side:
| Criteria | Qualtrics | Inpulse |
|---|---|---|
| Key focus | Experience management platform spanning employee, customer, product and brand experiences | Specialist employee engagement and employee listening platform focused on improving engagement, retention and performance |
| Best for | Large organisations seeking a broad experience management solution across multiple business functions | Organisations looking for a dedicated employee engagement partner with a strong focus on turning feedback into action |
| Ease of use | Highly configurable platform with extensive capabilities and reporting options | Purpose-built for employee engagement, making it easier for HR teams, leaders and managers to access and act on insights |
| Speed to value | Extensive functionality can result in long and complex implementation | Designed to help organisations launch quickly, gather meaningful feedback and start driving action sooner |
| Emotional analytics | Measures employee sentiment, engagement and experience metrics. | Uses emotional analytics to help organisations understand how employees feel and uncover the drivers behind engagement results |
| Human-first AI | AI-powered analytics, text analysis and experience insights | AI designed to support human decision-making, helping organisations interpret feedback, identify priorities and take action with confidence |
| Support for managers | Manager reporting and action-planning capabilities | Strong focus on enabling managers with team-level insights, practical guidance and recommended actions |
| Support for the C-suite | Executive dashboards and enterprise-wide workforce insights. | Connects employee feedback to organisational outcomes, helping leaders understand engagement trends, risks and opportunities. |
Bring your data with you
If you’re switching from Qualtrics or another employee engagement platform to Inpulse, you can bring your existing people data with you.
We’ll help you set this up, so you can retain trend data and make comparisons against historic surveys, and see how engagement trends are shifting over time.
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Frequently asked questions about employee engagement software
Find answers to our most asked questions about the Inpulse platform and employee engagement survey software.
Employee engagement is the strength of people’s commitment, motivation and advocacy at work. Inpulse measures engagement using a balanced framework: an Engagement Index (core drivers like purpose, leadership, manager trust and growth), advocacy/eNPS-style items, and emotion insights that explain why scores move, so leaders get a clear, actionable view, not just a single number.
Most of our clients can launch quickly, because we provide ready-to-use question banks, templates and guided setup. Our team supports question design, comms and rollout, reducing admin for HR and internal comms. You get fast insight without a big project, ideal for busy teams.
An annual survey provides a broad baseline across the whole organisation, while pulse surveys are shorter, more frequent check-ins that track progress and spot risks early. Inpulse helps you combine both into a continuous listening strategy, annual for depth, pulses for momentum, so engagement improves year-round.
Inpulse turns results into clear headlines, hotspots and recommended next actions for leaders and managers. Dashboards highlight what’s changing, where it’s concentrated (team/site/role) and what’s driving it, so managers can run better conversations, prioritise actions and track progress over time.
Benchmarking is useful only when it leads to action. Inpulse helps you compare results by team, location, role and trend over time, and we focus on the “so what”: which drivers will shift engagement most. Our advisory team helps interpret results in context, so benchmarks become decisions, not vanity scores.