Comparison

15Five vs Qualtrics EmployeeXM

On the evidence we track, 15Five leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★15Five61
Qualtrics EmployeeXM48
Score
vioscaleAI score
15Five61 / 100high · 75%
Qualtrics EmployeeXM48 / 100low · 11%
Pricing
Free tier
15Five✗
Qualtrics EmployeeXM–
Model
Qualtrics EmployeeXM–
Price level
15Fivelow
Qualtrics EmployeeXM–
Starting price
15Five$4
Qualtrics EmployeeXM–
Transparent
15Five✓
Qualtrics EmployeeXM–
Integrations
Count
15Five2
Qualtrics EmployeeXM8
Security
Iso27001
15Five✓
Qualtrics EmployeeXM–
Pci
15Five✓
Qualtrics EmployeeXM–
Soc2
15Five✓
Qualtrics EmployeeXM–
Market
Availability
Qualtrics EmployeeXM–
Content
Faq
15Five7 items
Qualtrics EmployeeXM3 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for employee engagement. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Frequent pulse survey automation
15Five-
Qualtrics EmployeeXM✓
Enps employee net promoter score
15Five-
Qualtrics EmployeeXM-
Anonymous two way messaging
15Five-
Qualtrics EmployeeXM-
NLP free text sentiment analysis
15Five-
Qualtrics EmployeeXM✓
Industry benchmarking comparisons
15Five-
Qualtrics EmployeeXM-
Manager action plan recommendations
15Five✓
Qualtrics EmployeeXM✓
Diversity equity inclusion dei templates
15Five-
Qualtrics EmployeeXM-
Slack teams native survey delivery
15Five-
Qualtrics EmployeeXM-
HRIS demographic org chart sync
15Five-
Qualtrics EmployeeXM-
SOC2 type ii
15Five-
Qualtrics EmployeeXM-
ISO 27001
15Five-
Qualtrics EmployeeXM-
Pricing model
15FivePer employee monthly
Qualtrics EmployeeXM-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

15Five

Leader

A platform that consolidates performance reviews, engagement surveys, and analytics to give managers actionable insights for improving team performance and retention.

Independently observed

Qualtrics EmployeeXM

A platform for capturing employee feedback through surveys and continuous listening channels, delivering real-time insights to managers and executives to improve engagement, retention, and business outcomes. Includes pre-built templates and AI-powered analysis to surface themes from employee responses.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

15Five

Leader
from $4/seat/moSubscription

From $4/user/month

  • Engage$4/user/month
    • engagement surveys
    • AI-powered analytics
  • Perform$11/user/month
    • AI-powered performance reviews
    • 1-on-1s
    • check-ins
    • OKRs
    • career growth tools
  • Total Platform$16/user/month
    • everything in Engage and Perform
    • manager training microlearnings
as of verify ↗

Qualtrics EmployeeXM

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
15Five✓
Qualtrics EmployeeXM✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
15Five✓
Qualtrics EmployeeXM–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

15Five

Leader
8 total
  • Jira
  • Salesforce
  • Okta
  • Azure SSO
  • Bamboo HR
  • Namely
  • OneLogin
  • G-Suite
Independently observed

Qualtrics EmployeeXM

6 total
  • SAP Service Cloud
  • SAP Sales Cloud
  • Canvas LMS
  • Awardco
  • Tango Card
  • XM Institute NPS Benchmark
Independently observed
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