Inpulse employee engagement survey software
Best Workday Peakon alternative for 2026
Want to switch from Workday Peakon to a platform that delivers deeper insight into employee emotions and a provider who’ll act as a long-term consultative partner?
Inpulse could be the ideal fit.
Why consider Inpulse
Here's why 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. Workday Peakon
Workday Peakon is a popular choice, particularly for those already invested in the Workday ecosystem. But if you need flexible, custom survey design and the ability to turn survey results into clear, actionable steps, Inpulse is a foolproof choice.
See how we compare, side by side:
| Criteria | Inpulse | Workday Peakon Employee Voice |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Employee listening, emotional insight and action | Continuous employee listening and people analytics |
| Best for | Large, complex organisations that want to understand how employees feel and why | Organisations already invested in the Workday ecosystem looking to scale employee listening |
| Ease of use | Simple, intuitive experience for employees, managers and HR teams | Robust platform, but can feel more complex due to the depth of analytics and configuration options |
| Speed to value | Fast deployment with actionable insights from day one | Strong survey framework, though implementation and adoption may require more internal resource |
| Emotional analytics | Purpose-built emotional intelligence reveals how employees feel and the drivers behind sentiment | Measures engagement and employee experience drivers, with AI-assisted analysis of feedback |
| Human-first AI | AI designed to surface emotional insights, explain themes and support meaningful conversations | AI supports comment analysis, trend identification and recommendation generation |
| Support for managers | Clear team-level insights, guided actions and practical conversation support | Manager dashboards, action planning tools and recommended actions based on survey results |
| Support for C-suite | Connects employee sentiment to organisational priorities with clear, strategic reporting | Extensive people analytics, benchmarking and organisational insights |
| Partnership | High-touch consultancy and ongoing partnership model | Enterprise-level support, with greater emphasis on platform-led programmes |
No data gets left behind
Switching from Workday Peakon Employee Voice or another employee engagement platform to Inpulse? You can bring all your existing people data with you.
Your dedicated Inpulse expert will help you map question themes, so you can make comparisons against historic survey results, 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.